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Discovery May Help Prevent HIV: Insights Into Eliminating Reservoirs of HIV-1
April 17, 2013 Researchers have discovered how the protein that blocks HIV-1 from multiplying in white blood cells is regulated. HIV-1 is the virus that causes AIDS, and the discovery could lead to novel approaches ... > full story -
Women With HIV Shown to Have Elevated Resting Energy Expenditure
April 16, 2013 Studies have shown that about 10 percent of men infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have an elevated resting energy expenditure (REE). Their bodies use more kilocalories for basic ... > full story -
Mathematics Provides a Shortcut to Timely, Cost-Effective Interventions for HIV
April 15, 2013 Mathematical estimates of treatment outcomes can cut costs and provide faster delivery of preventative measures. South Africa is home to the largest HIV epidemic in the world with a total of 5.6 ... > full story -
Blocking Immune Response Protein Helps Body Clear Chronic Infection; Potential Therapy for HIV, Other Viral Infections?
April 11, 2013 Scientists have shown that temporarily blocking a protein critical to immune response actually helps the body clear itself of chronic infection. The finding suggests new approaches to treating HIV ... > full story -
Some Lung Cancers Linked to Common Virus
April 10, 2013 A common virus known to cause cervical and head and neck cancers may also trigger some cases of lung cancer, according to new ... > full story -
Some Types of Papilloma Virus Might Prevent Cervical Cancer
April 10, 2013 Certain types of papilloma virus might actually prevent cervical cancer, according to a new ... > full story -
Shingles Vaccine Is Associated With Reduction in Both Postherpetic Neuralgia and Herpes Zoster
April 9, 2013 A vaccine to prevent shingles may reduce by half the occurrence of this painful skin and nerve infection in older people (aged over 65 years) and may also reduce the rate of a painful complication of ... > full story -
Current HPV Vaccine May Not Help Some Women With Immune Problems
April 7, 2013 Women with HIV acquire cancer-causing forms of the human papillomavirus that are not included in the current HPV vaccines Gardasil and Cervarix, according to new ... > full story -
Antibody Evolution Could Guide HIV Vaccine Development
April 4, 2013 Observing the evolution of a particular type of antibody in an infected HIV-1 patient, a new study has provided insights that will enable vaccination strategies that mimic the actual antibody ... > full story -
New Light Shed on Common Sexually Transmitted Infection
April 2, 2013 Medical researchers have found that a common sexually transmitted infection-causing parasite "cultivates" bacteria beneficial to it, changing thinking about which comes first -- infection or ... > full story
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