FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A single hardwired brain circuit might be responsible for male sexual drive, a new mouse study reports. Researchers have singled out in lab mice a brain region that controls sexual interest, libido, mating behavior and pleasure, said senior researcher Dr. Nirao Shah, aContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More girls started puberty before age 8 during the COVID-19 pandemic, a phenomenon called precocious puberty, researchers say. The reasons include potential risk factors such as increased screen time and less exercise, according to a new study, published online Aug. 3 in theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A newly discovered genetic variant might explain why some people of African ancestry have naturally lower viral loads of HIV, an international team of researchers reports. This variant, carried by an estimated 4% to 13% of people of African origin, reduces their riskContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a program that’s long successfully provided relief to people with AIDS around the world, will now be housed within the U.S. State Department. The move comes after years of pressure by anti-abortion groups and someContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hip replacement surgery is safe for HIV patients, a new study shows. Some surgeons are reluctant to perform total hip replacement surgery on patients with HIV or AIDS, because of concerns about complications, including higher risk of infection, need for repeated surgery andContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Heart disease is a high risk for people with HIV, but a new study finds that taking statins significantly reduces the risk of serious heart incidents. People with HIV who took a daily statin pill lowered their risk of stroke, heart attack orContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People taking antiretroviral therapy to treat HIV who have low but detectable virus levels have almost zero risk of transmitting the virus to others, according to a new research review. Researchers looked at eight studies of more than 7,700 couples in which oneContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s rare for someone with HIV to go into remission and be considered “cured,” but a European man may be the sixth to do so. First diagnosed with HIV in 1990, the man had been taking antiretroviral drugs since 2005 and received aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Infectious disease experts are warning that a shortage of a key antibiotic for treating the sexually transmitted infection syphilis could make it hard to fight the spread of the disease. The United States already has a big problem with syphilis, with cases risingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For nearly three decades, daily antiretroviral pills have offered patients living with HIV a highly effective way to keep their infection under control. But some patients, particularly those beset by homelessness, drug addiction and/or mental illness, find it very difficult to follow aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Youth who are both LGBTQ+ and either Black or Hispanic and live in U.S. states that have discriminatory policies are more likely to have depression than their counterparts in states that are more affirming to gender and sexual identity, new research finds. “ThisContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Animal research is pointing toward a new way to prevent HIV infection: a refillable implant that continuously delivers antiretroviral medications for up to 20 months at a time. Antiretrovirals are the cornerstone of PrEP, an infection prevention protocol that has been around sinceContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Meningococcal disease — which includes meningitis — appears to be on the rise among Americans infected with HIV, new research reveals. Researchers stress that the risk to any one person remains exceedingly rare, regardless of their HIV status. Each year between 2017 andContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Let’s talk about menopause and its impact on your sex life. We all know that this phase of life can bring about some changes, like a lower sex drive and vaginal dryness. But here’s the thing: you don’t have to suffer through it.Continue Reading