HIV

Duke Identifies Shortcomings In HIV Vaccine

Will Michaels — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:29:39 +0000

Researchers at Duke University are using a flaw in an HIV vaccine in order to develop new formulas to fight off the virus.

Duke Doctors Discover Pathway To Possible HIV Vaccine

Gurnal Scott — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:51:57 +0000

Duke University researchers are several steps closer to developing a vaccine to help the body fight HIV.

A team of doctors was able to find and track down rare individuals whose immune systems can produce enough antibodies to combat the virus that causes AIDS.

New Research At Duke Could Point To HIV/AIDS Vaccine

Eric Hodge — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:59:00 +0000

New research from Duke University may help make an effective vaccine for HIV-AIDS. Four years ago a potential vaccine showed some protection for about a third of recipients, but was not an overall success. Barton Haynes is a senior author on the latest study and the director of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute. He says the research looks at how that original vaccine achieved limited success.

A World Without Aids?

Alex Granados and Frank Stasio — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:34:00 +0000

When the AIDS epidemic hit in the 1980s, it was a scourge unlike any other, one that weakened the body’s defenses and left victims to die an agonizingly slow death. Now, new treatments have made HIV/AIDS a manageable disease, while a cure and vaccine seem like more of a possibility than ever.

HIV/AIDS Conference In Raleigh

Leoneda Inge — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:00:00 +0000

A network of health experts, policymakers and advocates in the fight against AIDS are gathering for a conference today near the state capitol.

Leoneda Inge: The rate of new HIV cases in North Carolina is 41-percent higher than the national rate. Lisa Hazirjian is the Executive Director of North Carolina AIDS Action Network.

Lisa Hazirjian: It is very scary and it’s part of a southern situation where throughout the southeast we see disproportionately high incidents of new HIV infections.

HIV & Sex

Frank Stasio and Susan Davis — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:02:00 +0000

Dr. Myron Cohen presented a paper at this summer's Global AIDS Conference in Rome that caused a sensation. Cohen, a Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology and Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, displayed a new treatment that would allow people with HIV to have normal sex lives without worrying about infecting their partners.

UNC Leading Study to Eradicate HIV

Jeremy Loeb — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:22:00 +0000

Researchers at UNC Chapel Hill will be leading an effort to find a cure for HIV AIDS. The National Institutes of Health awarded a $32 million, 5-year grant to UNC. That money will then be distributed to 19 different laboratories at 9 different academic institutions. David Margolis is a professor of medicine, microbiology, and immunology in the UNC School of Medicine and is a lead researcher with the project. He says previous efforts have lead to anti-retroviral drugs that have improved and prolonged the life of people with HIV.

HIV/AIDS Clinic Opens in Greensboro

Will Michaels — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:10:00 +0000

A new facility for the treatment of HIV, AIDS and other infectious diseases opens today in Greensboro. It's a joint project between Moses Cone Memorial Hospital and HIV/AIDS care providers in North Carolina. Doctor Jeff Hatcher is the medical director of the clinic. He says it's the only infectious disease facility in the state that offers several different services in one place: