Welcome to the HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Division

The mission of the HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Division is to develop and evaluate interventions designed to reduce the spread of HIV and other blood-borne infections. The division promotes the application of evidence-based practices in the development of public health policies to respond to the HIV epidemic.

 



News

Repurposed drug shows promise against endometriosis-related pain in animal model

03/18/24

NIH-funded study suggests fenoprofen as a potential therapeutic for disease that affects 1 in 10 U.S. women.

NIH studies find severe symptoms of “Havana Syndrome,” but no evidence of MRI-detectable brain injury or biological abnormalities

03/18/24

Compared to healthy volunteers, affected U.S. government personnel did not exhibit differences that would explain symptoms.

NIH researchers identify brain connections associated with ADHD in youth

03/13/24

Large study finds atypical interactions between the frontal cortex and information processing centers deep in the brain.

NIH scientists find weak points on Epstein-Barr virus

03/12/24

New details of EBV protein could aid treatment, prevention efforts.

Delta-8-THC use reported by 11% of 12th graders in 2023

03/12/24

Use of the psychoactive cannabis product is higher in states without existing delta-8 regulations or cannabis legalization, NIH-funded study finds.