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POLTAVA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 12: Roma, 30, with his wife Lena, 22 and their five month old baby pose for a picture on August 12, 2005 in Poltava, Ukraine. Roma is a former drug addict who met Lena at a rehab camp. Lena is a psychologist who was in another relationship with an addict at the time but left him for Roma. Despite relapsing just before the birht of his child, Roma has now been clean for 9 months and is trying to make it work for his new family. Getty Images is partnering with the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS ongoing projects.
Breakthrough study finds clues to eliminate HIV infections in infants ANI | Updated: May 02, 2021 22:11 IST
Washington [US], May 2 (ANI): Why the transmission of HIV infection from mother to baby in womb occurs in some cases but not others has long been a mystery, but now a team of researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and Duke University has found an important clue about the same which also gives treatment hints to eliminate the infection in infants.
In a study published in the medical journal PLoS Pathogens, the researchers found evidence linking mother-to-child transmission of HIV to rare variants of the virus in the mother s blood that is able to escape broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) an emerging type of treatment that can be used to block a wide range of HIV strains. The scientists also found that these HIV variants tend to contain key genetic signatures.
Credit: Provided This year was very different than any year I ve done camps before, Hill said. Years ago I d be waiting for pre-registration, get it done in January, February. To be honest with you this time I waited til about 2 weeks ago? 3 weeks ago? To see which camps were open. I definitely did my due diligence and research on protocols for this year, especially because kids are not vaccinated.
She says she ll definitely vaccinate her kids as soon as that time comes. My oldest definitely started asking me, mommy, you got vaccinated, when will I be able to get vaccinated? she said.
Scientists uncover an important clue to the conundrum of mother-to-child HIV transmission
Each year over 150,000 infants worldwide are infected with HIV in the womb, at birth, or through breastfeeding. Why transmission occurs in some cases but not others has long been a mystery, but now a team led by Weill Cornell Medicine and Duke University scientists has uncovered an important clue, with implications for how to eliminate infant HIV infections.
In a study published April 2 in
PLoS Pathogens, the researchers found evidence linking mother-to-child transmission of HIV to rare variants of the virus in the mother s blood that are able to escape broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) an emerging type of treatment that can be used to block a wide range of HIV strains. The scientists also found that these HIV variants tend to contain key genetic signatures.
Researchers detect new clues to eliminate infant HIV infections
Researchers detect new clues to eliminate infant HIV infections
Last Updated: Tue, Apr 27th, 2021, 10:20:08hrs
Washington [US], April 27 (ANI): Each year over 150,000 infants worldwide are infected with HIV in the womb, at birth, or through breastfeeding. Why transmission occurs in some cases but not others has long been a mystery, but now a team led by Weill Cornell Medicine and Duke University scientists has uncovered an important clue, with implications for how to eliminate infant HIV infections.
In a study published in the medical journal PLoS Pathogens, the researchers found evidence linking mother-to-child transmission of HIV to rare variants of the virus in the mother s blood that is able to escape broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) an emerging type of treatment that can be used to block a wide range of HIV strains. The scientists also found that these HIV variants tend to contain key genetic signatures.