/newsroom/taxonomy/term/1678/all en /newsroom/channels/news/preventable-deaths-children-hiv-261780 <p><a href="/newsroom"><strong><em>黑料不打烊 Newsroom</em></strong></a></p> <p><em>Reducing opportunistic infections such as TB in children with HIV could save both lives and money</em></p> Tue, 19 Jul 2016 15:28:45 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 26025 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/hiv-target-shows-surprising-resistance-260257 <p><b><i>By Tod Hoffman,聽<a href="http://www.ladydavis.ca/">Lady Davis Institute聽</a></i></b></p> <p><i>Research reveals that even a tiny mutation can allow the HIV virus to become resistant to therapies using the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing platform</i></p> Fri, 08 Apr 2016 15:31:31 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 25686 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/hiv-uses-immune-systems-own-tools-suppress-it-253966 <p>A Canadian research team at the IRCM in Montr茅al, led by molecular virologist 脡ric A. Cohen, PhD, made a significant discovery on how HIV escapes the body鈥檚 antiviral responses. The team uncovered how an HIV viral protein known as Vpu tricks the immune system by using its own regulatory process to evade the host鈥檚 first line of defence. This breakthrough was published yesterday in the scientific journal PLoS Pathogens and will be presented at the upcoming IAS 2015 conference in Vancouver. The findings pave the way for future HIV prevention or cure strategies. Wed, 15 Jul 2015 20:19:43 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 24327 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/2015-world-blood-donor-day-june-14-253437 <p> Mon, 08 Jun 2015 17:53:23 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 24121 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/domestic-violence-deters-contraception-244528 <p>Domestic violence takes many forms. The control of a woman鈥檚 reproductive choices by her partner is one of them. A major study published in PLOS One, led by 黑料不打烊 PhD student Lauren Maxwell, showed that women who are abused by their partner or ex-partner are much less likely to use contraception; this exposes them to sexually transmitted diseases and leads to more frequent unintended pregnancies and abortions. These findings could influence how physicians provide contraceptive counselling.</p> Tue, 31 Mar 2015 14:22:39 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 22352 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/world-aids-day-december-1-mcgillmuhc-experts-240448 Thu, 27 Nov 2014 19:05:23 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 21649 at /newsroom