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
03/18/24NIH-funded study suggests fenoprofen as a potential therapeutic for disease that affects 1 in 10 U.S. women.
03/18/24Compared 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
03/13/24Large 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
03/12/24New details of EBV protein could aid treatment, prevention efforts.
Delta-8-THC use reported by 11% of 12th graders in 2023
03/12/24Use of the psychoactive cannabis product is higher in states without existing delta-8 regulations or cannabis legalization, NIH-funded study finds.