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Antiretroviral Therapy

Treatment in Seroconversion Maintains HIV-Specific Immune Responses Similar to Long-Term Slow Progressors

Charlotte Walker,; HIV i-Base
News
2 Min Read

Recent studies by Hocqueloux et al suggest that long-term control of viraemia is possible after discontinuation of prolonged ART initiated at seroconversion.1 This study compared a cohort of 15 long-term non-progressors (LTNPs) with spontaneously con...

Antiretroviral Therapy

Treatment in Seroconversion Maintains HIV-Specific Immune Responses Similar to Long-Term Slow Progressors

Charlotte Walker,; HIV i-Base
News
2 Min Read

Recent studies by Hocqueloux et al suggest that long-term control of viraemia is possible after discontinuation of prolonged ART initiated at seroconversion.1 This study compared a cohort of 15 long-term non-progressors (LTNPs) with spontaneously con...

Adverse Events & Comorbidities

The Use of Calcaneal Stiffness Index to Screen for Osteoporosis in HIV-Infected Individuals

Charlotte Walker,; HIV i-Base
3 Min Read

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital reported results on the feasibility of using calcaneal stiffness as an indicator for osteoporosis in HIV-positive patients.1

Currently, a DEXA scan remains the gold standard measure of Bone Mineral Density (BMD) with...

Adverse Events & Comorbidities

The Use of Calcaneal Stiffness Index to Screen for Osteoporosis in HIV-Infected Individuals

Charlotte Walker,; HIV i-Base
3 Min Read

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital reported results on the feasibility of using calcaneal stiffness as an indicator for osteoporosis in HIV-positive patients.1

Currently, a DEXA scan remains the gold standard measure of Bone Mineral Density (BMD) with...

Frequency and Characteristics of Long-Term Non-Progressors and HIV Controllers in the Chelsea and Westminster Cohort Img
Epidemiology

Frequency and Characteristics of Long-Term Non-Progressors and HIV Controllers in the Chelsea and Westminster Cohort

Charlotte Walker,; HIV i-Base
2 Min Read

Just how rare is it that an HIV-positive person's body is able to maintain a strong immune system without the use of medications? A massive British study presented earlier this year found that only 13 of 14,227 people in the study had been HIV positi...

Frequency and Characteristics of Long-Term Non-Progressors and HIV Controllers in the Chelsea and Westminster Cohort Img
Epidemiology

Frequency and Characteristics of Long-Term Non-Progressors and HIV Controllers in the Chelsea and Westminster Cohort

Charlotte Walker,; HIV i-Base
2 Min Read

Just how rare is it that an HIV-positive person's body is able to maintain a strong immune system without the use of medications? A massive British study presented earlier this year found that only 13 of 14,227 people in the study had been HIV positi...

Adverse Events & Comorbidities

Cerebral Function in Perinatally HIV Infected Young People and HIV Uninfected Sibling Controls

Charlotte Walker,; HIV i-Base
2 Min Read

A study by Ashby and colleagues aimed to characterise the neurocognitive function of young adults with perinatally acquired HIV (paHIV) infection and compare them to their HIV negative siblings or family members as aged matched controls.

The study h...

Adverse Events & Comorbidities

Cerebral Function in Perinatally HIV Infected Young People and HIV Uninfected Sibling Controls

Charlotte Walker,; HIV i-Base
2 Min Read

A study by Ashby and colleagues aimed to characterise the neurocognitive function of young adults with perinatally acquired HIV (paHIV) infection and compare them to their HIV negative siblings or family members as aged matched controls.

The study h...