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Early Treatment May Improve Socioeconomic Conditions for People in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa With HIV
Adults with HIV in rural sub-Saharan Africa who receive antiretroviral drugs early in their infection may reap benefits in their ability to work and their children's ability to stay in school, according to a first-of-its-kind clinical study in Uganda that compared socioeconomic outcomes with CD4+ counts — a standard measure of health status for people with HIV.
AIDS 2012 Declaration Draws Support to End Global AIDS Epidemic
<p>Nearly 4,000 people around the world have shown their support for ending the global AIDS epidemic by signing an online declaration during the XIX International AIDS Conference.</p>
San Francisco VA/UCSF Psychiatry Researcher Honored by Behavioral Medicine Society
<p>Aoife O’Donovan, PhD, a Society in Science: Branco Weiss Fellow in psychiatry at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and UCSF, was presented with the Neal E. Miller New Investigator Award for 2012 by the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research.</p>
Jesse Dylan Film Series Spotlights Gladstone Science
The UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institutes has joined forces with Jesse Dylan’s award-winning film company to raise public awareness — through a series of short films — about unmet medical needs that Gladstone scientists and supporters are addressing with a powerful blend of basic science and disease expertise.
Women with Diabetes More Likely to Experience Sexual Dissatisfaction
Women with diabetes are just as likely to be interested in, and engage in, sexual activity as non-diabetic women, but they are much more likely to report low overall sexual satisfaction, according to a UCSF study.