Sentences with phrase «reducing viral loads»

By reducing viral loads in patients, antiretroviral drugs make transmission less likely.

«Although chloroquine didn't completely clear Zika from infected mice it did reduce the viral load, suggesting it could limit the neurological damage found in newborns infected by the virus.»

The patients in the elbasvir - grazoprevir group saw a reduced viral load, regardless of ongoing drug use.

Research shows that it improves memory and sleep, boosts immune cell activity and reduces viral load in AIDS patients, and even speeds healing after surgery.

In subsequent tests using an immunodeficient mouse model infected by Zika, intravenous injections of sofosbuvir significantly reduced viral loads in blood serum compared to a placebo group.

This paper describes results from a clinical trial that demonstrates that a single dose of a broadly neutralizing anti-HIV-1 monoclonal antibody is well tolerated and reduces viral load in a cohort of 33 research participants.

The team of researchers harvested hematopoietic stem cells from three macaques prior to SHIV infection of all six animals in the study, treated the animals with anti-retroviral therapy (ART) to reduce viral load and mimic the situation in human HIV - infected patients who are treated with ART, and then exposed the three monkeys from which they had collected hematopoietic stem cells to a high dose of radiation.

Research recently carried out has revealed that coconut oil reduces viral load in AIDS patients.

Dr. Berkson reports that alpha lipoic acid lowers liver enzymes, reduces viral loads and alleviates symptoms of liver disease.

Preliminary research has shown indications of the effect of coconut oil on reducing the viral load of HIV patients (Reference).

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With proper treatment, an infected mother's viral load becomes undetectable, not only protecting her own health and survival, but also reducing to virtually zero the risk of her baby acquiring HIV through her breastmilk.

The additional funds — only a fraction of the city's $ 78 billion budget — would be used to support programs to reduce the spread of HIV infection in local communities and provide people living with HIV with access to care, medications that make viral loads undetectable, and other treatment supports.

Those other methods included condom use, seroadapive behaviors (such as taking different positions during intercourse to reduce transmission risk) and treatment as prevention (which could reduce the «viral load» and make it less likely to transfer).

And in an effort to reduce HIV infections, all states should require the reporting of all CD4 and viral load tests, essential data deemed necessary to build a robust continuum of care in each state.

Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) consists of a «cocktail» of several drugs that work together to reduce the amount of detectable virus (viral load) in the bloodstream.

Conversely, insulin reduces illness parameters and viral load — however obviously I don't think you should inject yourself with insulin just to beat a fever.

A 2015 study found that just two weeks of taking reishi mushroom significantly reduced the effects of the flu by stimulating all types of immune cells, resulting in a «lower viral load.»