Press Releases for hiv persistence

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    Clues to HIV Persistence on ART

    Recent research has found that while antiretroviral therapy (ART) is effective at significantly reducing the number of plasma-to-T-cell transmissions of HIV, it's not as effective against T-cell-to-T-cell. The remaining virus hides in infected T-cells, which allows it to easily be passed on to non-infected ones; this, in fact, is one of the reasons why HIV persists through ART.

    By : | 08-24-2011 | Health and Fitness:Healthcare | Total Views : 728

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    HIV Reservoirs and Strategies to Control Them

    Despite effective antiretroviral therapy, HIV persists in long-term latent reservoirs, making the hope for a cure as pipe dreams.

    By : | 12-30-2010 | Health and Fitness:Health and Fitness | Total Views : 720