
A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports on a new medical device that was found to protect female monkeys from an AIDS-like virus.
Known as NuvaRing, the device is a vaginal ring that contains an anti-retroviral drug which has so far shown to protect 100 percent of female monkeys from becoming infected with a non-human primate version of HIV.
The researchers revealed that the device contains tenofovir, which has shown to protect humans against HIV infection, and while it is available in a pill form, remembering to take it daily could be problematic.
Source: Medindia
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