HIV and AIDS News

Posted January 4, 2012:

• Guidelines Stress Caution When Combining Anti-Epileptic, HIV Drugs
• No More Free Rides for 'Piggy-Backing' Viruses
• Experimental Vaccine Partially Protects Monkeys from HIV-Like Infection

Posted January 3, 2012:

• Females May Be More Susceptible to Infection During Ovulation

Posted December 23, 2011:

• HIV Study Named '2011 Breakthrough of the Year' by Science

Posted December 21, 2011:

• Self-Affirmation May Break Down Resistance to Medical Screening
• Global View of How HIV/AIDS Hijacks Cells During Infection
• Pathogenic Landscape of HIV: Hundreds of Connections Between Viral and Human Proteins Identified in Work That May Reveal New Drug Targets

Posted December 14, 2011:

• Human Proteins That May Fuel HIV/AIDS Transmission Identified

Posted December 13, 2011:

• 'Pep Talk' Can Revive Immune Cells Exhausted by Chronic Viral Infection
• HIV Drug Reduces Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Stem Cell Transplant Patients

Posted December 8, 2011:

• Changing the Locks: HIV Discovery Could Allow Scientists to Block Virus's Entry Into Cell Nucleus

Posted December 7, 2011:

• Researchers Suggest Unconventional Approach to Control HIV Epidemics

Posted December 6, 2011:

• Mayo Clinic Makes Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Available to HIV-Infected Patients

Posted December 5, 2011:

• Plasma-Based Treatment Goes Viral

Posted December 1, 2011:

• HIV Uncertainty Pushes Malawians to Want Children Earlier
• Children With HIV/AIDS Falling Through the Cracks of Treatment Scale-Up Efforts
• Danish HIV Patients Can Live as Long as the General Population When Treated Optimally

Posted November 30, 2011:

• Biologists Deliver Neutralizing Antibodies That Protect Against HIV Infection in Mice

Posted November 25, 2011:

• Many Africans Have No Access to Efficient and Safe AIDS Therapy

Posted November 23, 2011:

• Scientists Determine How Antibody Recognizes Key Sugars on HIV Surface

Posted November 19, 2011:

• Public Asked to Help in Fight Against Malaria

Posted November 16, 2011:

• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Seniors Face Harder Old Age, U. S. Study Finds

Posted November 15, 2011:

• Focus on Testing Hurts Students in High School Health Classes
• Hope for More Options in Couples Where One Partner Is HIV Positive

Posted November 10, 2011:

• Scientists Defuse the 'Vietnam Time Bomb': How Bacterial Pathogen Causes Deadly Tropical Disease Melioidosis

Posted November 9, 2011:

• Fundamental Discovery Casts Enzymes in New Light

Posted November 7, 2011:

• HIV Study Identifies Key Cellular Defence Mechanism

Posted November 2, 2011:

• Scientists Outline Steps Toward Epstein-Barr Virus Vaccine

Posted October 31, 2011:

• New Research on Improved Treatment Options and Screening Strategies for Hepatitis C

Posted October 27, 2011:

• Building Better HIV Antibodies: Biologists Create Neutralizing Antibody That Shows Increased Potency

Posted October 25, 2011:

• Innovative Transdermal Patch for Delivery of HIV Medicine

Posted October 24, 2011:

• Non-Targeted HIV Testing in Emergency Departments Identifies Only a Few New Cases, French Study Finds
• Unraveling the Mysteries of the Natural Killer Within Us
• Gene Variant Increases Risk of Kidney Disease in African-Americans

Posted October 20, 2011:

• Early HIV Treatment Dramatically Increases Survival in Patients Co-Infected With Tuberculosis, Study Suggests
• For Patients With Both HIV and Tuberculosis the Timing of Drug Therapies Is Critical

Posted October 18, 2011:

• New Acute Hepatitis C Screening Strategy for HIV-Infected Patients
• Expanding HIV Treatment for Discordant Couples Could Significantly Reduce Global HIV Epidemic

Posted October 17, 2011:

• Genomic Sequence and Comparison of Two Macaques Reveal New Insights Into Biomedical Research

Posted October 14, 2011:

• Better Ways to Predict Kidney Disease Risk for African Americans: Gene Testing Could Help Identify Patients Who Need Early Treatment

Posted October 13, 2011:

• Scientists Reveal Surprising Picture of How Powerful Antibody Neutralizes HIV

Posted October 12, 2011:

• Potential New Drugs Plug Brain's Biological 'Vacuum Cleaner' and Target HIV

Posted October 11, 2011:

• 15-Year Increase in Life Expectancy for People With HIV in UK
• Common Antibiotic Can Have Serious Adverse Reactions, Review Finds

Posted October 6, 2011:

• HIV: Ancient Gene Found to Control Potent Antibody Response to Retroviruses
• Distinct AIDS Viruses Found in Cerebrospinal Fluid of People With HIV Dementia
• Earlier Male Circumcision May Help to Slow Rates of HIV, HPV Transmission in South Africa
• Changes in Brain Function in Early HIV Infection: A Reliable Indicator of Disease Prognosis?

Posted October 4, 2011:

• Smoking Could Lead to 40 Million Excess Tuberculosis Deaths by 2050

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