Tryptophan deficiency in breast milk may explain health challenges in children born to mothers with HIV

Tryptophan deficiency in breast milk may explain health challenges in children born to mothers with HIV

A new UCLA study reveals that breast milk from women living with HIV contains significantly lower levels of tryptophan, an essential amino acid likely important for infant immune function, growth, and brain development. This discovery may help explain why children born to women living with HIV experience higher rates of illness and developmental challenges, even…

Read More
Researchers highlight ethical implications of clinical trial terminations

Researchers highlight ethical implications of clinical trial terminations

The termination of thousands of federal grants that fund clinical trials threatens to reverse substantial progress in understanding and treating the health challenges of marginalized populations, particularly children and adolescents who are already underrepresented in research.  A new commentary in the medical journal Pediatrics raises important concerns about the ethics of stopping clinical trials before…

Read More
New NIH grant supports development of experimental pediatric HIV vaccine

New NIH grant supports development of experimental pediatric HIV vaccine

A multi-institutional team led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators has been awarded a five-year, $20.8 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, for advanced preclinical development of a promising experimental HIV vaccine. A successful vaccine to prevent new HIV infections would be a major…

Read More
Neonatal male circumcision rates decline in the United States despite health benefits

Neonatal male circumcision rates decline in the United States despite health benefits

Scientific evidence supporting the health benefits of male circumcision – surgical removal of the foreskin from the penis – dates back hundreds of years to observations made by physicians of their circumcised patients. More recently, research has continued to confirm that the procedure reduces penile inflammation, urinary tract infections, and acquisition of HIV and other…

Read More