Tag: HIV/AIDS
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Medical Students Discuss HIV Treatment and Advocacy During Hands-on Learning Module
First-year medical students participated in small group discussions and activities focused on HIV/AIDS to integrate and apply what they’d learned previously in a new context.
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Investigating Clinical Trends in HIV-Associated Cancers
Two HIV-associated cancers are less common since the advent of antiretroviral therapy, but still occur in patients with controlled HIV, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.
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Global Health Days Event Explores Student Research and Expert Discussions
The medical school’s annual Global Health Days event featured presentations on student research conducted around the world, as well as expert discussions on healthcare in Africa and HIV/AIDS treatment.
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Tracking HIV With Social Data
A five-year, $3.3 million grant will help Northwestern Medicine scientists develop and expand a software tool that will simplify and streamline social network data collection related to HIV transmission.
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Northwestern Receives Fogarty Grant for Research Training in Africa
Robert Murphy, MD, director of Feinberg’s Center for Global Health, will lead a program training scientists in Mali to conduct research on HIV and mycobacterial disease.
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Glowing Map of Infection May Shine Light on Female HIV Transmission
Scientists have created a glowing map of the very first cells to be infected with an HIV-like virus, pinpointing the vulnerable points where HIV may enter the female reproductive tract.
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New Intravaginal Ring Enhances Drug Delivery
A team left by Northwestern Medicine biomedical engineer Patrick Kiser, PhD, designed an intravaginal ring equipped with a novel drug release mechanism that enables the delivery of a diverse array of drugs for extended durations.
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HIV Is Still Growing, Even When Undetectable In The Blood
HIV still replicates in lymphoid tissue, even when it is undetectable in the blood of patients on antiretroviral drugs, according to new Northwestern Medicine research.
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From Beginning to Hopeful End
Northwestern researchers collaborate across fields and disciplines to use every means possible to fight HIV/AIDS.
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Training Faculty at Universities in Africa
Northwestern Medicine mentors will help junior faculty at three universities in Nigeria develop research skills during a five-year program funded by the National Institutes of Health.
