Global Research Archive

Research News

• Report: amfAR Global Consultation on MSM and HIV/AIDS Research (pdf)
• Complete playback, recordings and presentation materials from the four CHAMP-AVAC HIV Prevention Research Update webinars that ran during CROI 2009 are now available online!
• All articles from the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS) more than a year old are now available for free
• The continuing evolution of research on sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men
• UK calls for new drive on HIV research

Biomedical Research

• HIV transmission risk through anal intercourse: systematic review, meta-analysis and implications for HIV prevention (full text)
• The Association Between Lack of Circumcision and HIV, HSV-2 and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Men Who Have Sex With Men
• Why Rectal Douches May Be Acceptable Rectal-Microbicide Delivery Vehicles for Men Who Have Sex With Men (abstract)
• Many patients diagnosed with HIV today will have normal life expectancies, European studies find
• Circumcision status and HIV infection among MSM: reanalysis of a Phase III HIV vaccine clinical trial (abstract)
• Anal sexually transmitted infections and risk of HIV infection in homosexual men (abstract)
• HIV Transmission in MSM Pinned Down to Seminal Plasma
• Update: Status of the Botswana TDF2 Study of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention
• Anal cells, not low level physical damage, appear to be the major HIV risk factor in anal sex
• Implications of anal intercourse and rectal use of products in vaginal microbicide trials (slides and audio)
• Candidates for New HIV Meds Found
• "Molecular Condom" Gel That Blocks HIV Developed By Scientists
• PrEP-related presentations & abstracts from the IAS Conference in Cape Town
• Study Suggests Circumcision Protects Insertive MSM Partners
• July 2009 Pipeline Update of Microbicide and PrEP Candidates
• Studying and Stopping Rectal Transmission of HIV
• June 2009 Pipeline Update of Microbicide and PrEP Candidates
• A Summary of Preclinical Topical Microbicide Rectal Safety and Efficacy Evaluations in a Pigtailed Macaque Model
• Alliance for Microbicide Development releases May 2009 Pipeline Update of Microbicide and PrEP Candidates (pdf)
• Human papillomavirus-associated diseases in HIV-infected men who have sex with men
• April 2009 Pipeline Update of Microbicide and PrEP Candidates (Alliance for Microbicide Development)
• Repeated exposure to HIV during oral sex elicits HIV-neutralising antibodies in HIV-negative men
• Trying a Pill to Prevent HIV: Worldwide Trials of Drug to Stem HIV Infections Raises Behavioral Questions
• Immune system defects persist in people who start treatment late
• HIV patients who miss appointments have increased risk of death
• Transsexual gene link identified
• The evolution of homosexuality: Genes that make some people gay make their brothers and sisters fecund
• Study examines repeated exposure to HIV in treatment-suppressed HIV patients
• IRMA has released a Spanish-language version of "Less Silence, More Science," its 2008 publication that "serves as an authoritative reference on recent developments and current efforts in rectal microbicide research".  The document is called "Menos Silencio, Más Ciencia".
• Dr. Joel Gallant gives us his take on the most interesting research presented at CROI 2008
  
• Researchers discover "off switch" for HIV-infected cells
• Prevention of Rectal SHIV Transmission in Macaques by Tenofovir/FTC Combination
• Less Silence, More Science: Advocacy to Make Rectal Microbicides a Reality (pdf)

Epidemiological Research

• Estimating Levels of HIV Testing, HIV Prevention Coverage, HIV Knowledge, and Condom Use Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries (full text)
• Prediction of HIV Acquisition Among Men Who Have Sex With Men
• Reemergence of the HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men in North America, Western Europe, and Australia, 1996-2005
• Men who have sex with men in low- and middle-income countries have significantly increased risk of HIV
• Testing rates for sexually transmitted infections among HIV-infected men who have sex with men attending two different HIV services

Psychosocial and Behavioral Research

• Beliefs about transmission risk and vulnerability, treatment adherence, and sexual risk behavior among a sample of HIV-positive men who have sex with men
• Revealing Same-Sex Attraction’s Evolutionary Role: One researcher brings back a dead hypothesis
• Study Finds That Serosorting Increases Risk Of HIV Transmission
• National Geographic discusses possible bases for sexual orientation (a look at identical twins) (video)
• Why Rectal Douches May Be Acceptable Rectal-Microbicide Delivery Vehicles for Men Who Have Sex With Men
• Stressful or Traumatic Life Events, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms and HIV Sexual Risk Taking Among Men Who Have Sex With Men
• Gay, bisexual men who have social anxiety tend to engage in risky sex
• Resolving Internalized Homophobia From Religious Sources
• Study shows single-session, online intervention effectively reduced risky sexual behavior among MSM
• Dangerous desires and post-queer HIV prevention: Rethinking community, incitement and intervention
• Formation of personal HIV disclosure policies among HIV-positive men who have sex with men
• The Urban Environment and Sexual Risk Behavior among Men who have Sex with Men (full text)
• Gay men diagnosed with HIV during primary infection substantially reduce their risk behaviour
• Effects of a short individually tailored counselling session for HIV prevention in gay and bisexual men receiving Hepatitis B vaccination
• Gay men sexually abused in childhood more likely to have risky sex, get HIV
• Will I? Won't I? Why Do Men Who Have Sex With Men Present for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis for Sexual Exposures?
• Implementers Meeting Update, June 11: Screening For Gender-Based ViolenceIn HIV Services To Address Vulnerability Among MSM/TG (page 4)
• Implementers Meeting Update, June 13: HIV Prevalence and Related Risk Factors among Male Sex Workers, a Time-Location-Sampling Survey in Shenzhen, China 2008 (page 2); Developing a System for Collecting Strategic Information on Most-at-risk Populations (MARPs) in Zanzibar (page 4)
• The Non-sexual Needs of Men that Motivate them to Engage in High-Risk Sexual Practices with Other Men (pdf)
• Study shows clear association between use of multiple drugs and risk of HIV for gay men
• Materials now available from IRMA's May 14th Teleconference, "Understanding the habits and preferences of people having anal sex: Implications for rectal microbicide development"
• Use of a Rapid HIV Home Test to Screen Sexual Partners: An Evaluation of its Possible Use and Relative Risk
• Negative mood and sexual behavior among non-monogamous men who have sex with men in the context of methamphetamine and HIV
• Is 'bareback' a useful construct in primary HIV-prevention? Definitions, identity and research (open access until end of May)
• Methods of promoting safer sex behaviors utilized by men who have sex with male casual sex partners
• HIV Testing Frequency Among Men Who Have Sex With Men Attending Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics: Implications for HIV Prevention and Surveillance
• Serostatus differences and agreements about sex with outside partners among gay male couples
• Behavioral interventions to reduce risk for sexual transmission of HIV among men who have sex with men
• Barebacking: A Review of Literature
• Behavioral interventions to reduce risk for sexual transmission of HIV among men who have sex with men
• 'It's like the treasure': beliefs associated with semen among young HIV-positive and HIV-negative gay men
• The Role of Sexual Arousal and Sexual Partner Characteristics in HIV+ MSM's Intentions to Engage in Unprotected Sexual Intercourse
• Behavior Change and HIV Prevention: (Re)Considerations for the 21st Century
• Behavioural strategies to reduce HIV transmission: how to make them work better
• Erection loss with condoms predicts subsequent unsafe sex
• Sexual practices and psychosocial correlates of current condom use among Chinese gay men in Hong Kong