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The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. The Library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care.
The body's decreasing ability to respond to and use the insulin it produces. As a result, excess glucose builds up in the blood (hyperglycemia). Insulin resistance increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Use of certain antiretroviral (ARV) drugs may cause insulin resistance.
Industry:Health care
The breakdown or destruction of cells. Lysis may be caused by chemical or physical damage, such as by drugs or injury, or infection.
Industry:Health care
The bullet-shaped center of HIV. The viral core contains the genetic information (two single strands of RNA) and three enzymes needed for HIV to replicate.
Industry:Health care
The bullet-shaped center of HIV. The viral core contains the genetic information (two single strands of RNA) and three enzymes needed for HIV to replicate.
Industry:Health care
The cause of a disease or abnormal condition. Etiology may also refer to the branch of medical science that studies the causes of diseases.
Industry:Health care
The change in the genetic makeup of a virus population as the viruses mutate and multiply over time. HIV evolves rapidly because of its high mutation and replication rates. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) and the body's immune response can also influence HIV evolution.
Industry:Health care
The clear, yellowish liquid part of blood that remains after clotting. Serum is used for various laboratory tests.
Industry:Health care
The clear, yellowish liquid part of blood. Plasma carries red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets throughout the body.
Industry:Health care
The combination of antiretroviral (ART) drugs most likely to control a person’s HIV. Optimized background therapy (OBT) is chosen on the basis of a person’s resistance test results and treatment history.
Industry:Health care
