News sources report on several research findings and talks given at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, taking place this week in Boston.

Associated Press: Studies show big promise for HIV prevention drug
“Exciting research suggests that a shot every one to three months may someday give an alternative to the daily pills that some people take now to cut their risk of getting HIV…” (Marchione, 3/4).

New York Times: Injections Providing Protection Against AIDS in Monkeys, Studies Find
“Researchers are reporting that injections of long-lasting AIDS drugs protected monkeys for weeks against infection, a finding that could lead to a major breakthrough in preventing the disease in humans…” (McNeil, 3/4).

Science Speaks: CROI 2014: Plenary on evidence for harm reduction need for HIV in people who use drugs is a first for conference
The Center for Global Health Policy’s blog summarizes a plenary session from CROI that discussed the success of harm reduction methods to reduce the risk of HIV infection (Barton, 3/4).

Science Speaks: CROI 2014: Research backed Senegal’s AIDS control efforts
The blog summarizes a talk by Souleymane Mboup of the Universite Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar, who discussed Senegal’s efforts to reduce HIV transmission (Barton, 3/4).