Research on HIV/AIDS
- Scientists Use World's Fastest Supercomputer to Create the Largest HIV Evolutionary Tree (October 30, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Researchers Decode HIV Genome (August 6, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- HIV (Apparently) Comes From Gorillas: What This Means for the HIV Community -- A Blog Entry by Myles Helfand (August 5, 2009)
The latest bout of overblown HIV-related news comes to you from France, where scientists have found the first case in which a human was apparently infected with a gorilla-like strain of HIV.
From The Body
- UNC Researchers Decode Structure of an Entire HIV Genome (August 5, 2009)
From The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Scientists Discover New Strain of HIV Closely Related to Simian Virus (August 3, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Study Suggests Immune Systems of Untreated HIV-Infected Individuals May Deteriorate Faster Than Previously Thought (July 29, 2009)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Tanzania: Wild Chimpanzees Get AIDS-Like Illness (July 23, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV-1's "Hijacking Mechanism" Pinpointed by McGill/JGH Researchers (June 10, 2009)
Could lead to treatments to block commandeering of cell's internal "highway."
From McGill University
- Custom HIV: Researchers Examine How HIV Adapts to Each Person It Infects (April 29, 2009)
Australian researchers have taken a close-up look at the way HIV sets up shop in a person's body, and found that the virus quickly starts to adapt itself to the unique features of each person's immune system.
From The University of Melbourne
- After 25 Years, a Landmark HIV Study Is Still Going Strong (April 25, 2009)
The Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) is one for the history books: It's one of the most important HIV/AIDS studies ever done, and over the past 25 years it has brought about many major discoveries.
From National Public Radio
- A, B, C, D: Regardless of Your HIV Subtype, HIV Meds Work Well, Study Says (April 15, 2009)
From aidsmap.com
- Time Between Initial HIV Infection and AIDS is Not Symptom-Free (April 6, 2009)
In CATIE News, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- First-Ever Video Reveals How HIV Spreads Between Immune Cells (March 30, 2009)
Cell-to-cell transmission could explain why experimental vaccines have yet to work.
From Center for Biophotonics Science & Technology
- HIV Disease Progresses More Slowly Among People of African Descent, Study Finds (March 9, 2009)
From aidsmap.com
- Study Links Acid Produced From Gum Disease With HIV (February 13, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- The Changing Picture of HIV (February 2009)
To read PDF, click here
In Treatment Update, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Engineered Killer T Cell Recognizes HIV-1's Lethal Molecular Disguises (November 10, 2008)
Implications for developing new treatments for AIDS.
From Penn Medicine
- New Study May Help Explain How Untreated HIV Harms the Body (October 21, 2008)
In PLoS Medicine
- Researchers Identify Novel Type of Antibody That Potently Inhibits HIV Infection (October 20, 2008)
From National Cancer Institute
- Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier Win Nobel Prize for Discovery of HIV (October 6, 2008)
From Nobelprize.org
- IAS Congratulates Dr. Françoise Barré-Sinoussi for Nobel Prize Award (October 6, 2008)
From International AIDS Society
- Study Reveals Link Between Apobec3 Gene and Neutralizing Antibody Response to Retrovirus (September 4, 2008)
From National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Blacks Are More Susceptible to HIV Than Whites Due to Genetic Quirk, Study Finds (July 17, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Study Examines Interaction Between HIV, Antibody That Helps Fight Infections (July 17, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Most HIV Cases Traced to Transmission of Single Virus, Study Finds (May 22, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Research Findings Open New Front in Fight Against AIDS Virus (April 28, 2008)
Human protein may offer novel target for blocking HIV infection.
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
- HIV Might Spread More Quickly Within the Body Than Previously Thought (April 15, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- HIV May Reproduce Much Faster Than Previously Thought, Researchers Say (April 13, 2008)
In The Santa Fe New Mexican
- Higher HCV RNA Levels Associated With Greater Early T-Cell Activation and CD4+ Cell Depletion Among Antiretroviral-Naive, HIV/HCV-Coinfected Patients (February 5, 2008)
From The Body PRO
- HIV/Hepatitis C Coinfection Does Not Influence CD4+ Cell Recovery in Patients on Suppressive HAART (February 5, 2008)
Lars Peters, M.D., discusses his study, which counters long-established assumptions about the effect of HCV/HIV coinfection on immune recovery after patients commence antiretroviral therapy.
From The Body PRO
- Mario Stevenson, Ph.D., Discusses Targets for a New Generation of HIV Antiretrovirals (February 3, 2008)
In 15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- UCLA Researchers Find Cell Protein That Literally Nips HIV in the Bud (January 14, 2008)
From University of California-Los Angeles
- Researchers Discover "Switch" Responsible for Turning Off the Immune System's Response Against HIV (September 30, 2007)
Potential treatment target needs further investigation before clinical testing.
From Massachusetts General Hospital
- Palm Project Interview Series: Douglas Nixon (February 8, 2007)
From Treatment Action Group
- An Interview With Dennis Burton: Structure-Function in HIV research (January/February 2007)
In IAVI Report, from International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
- HIV/AIDS Treatment Should Target Gut Lining, Researchers Say (December 19, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- HIV Transmission Highest During Acute Infection and End-Stage Disease (January 2006)
Part of David Wohl, M.D.'s review of the top 10 HIV research reports of 2005.
In HIV JournalView, from The Body PRO
- Biologists Discover Why 10% of Europeans Are Safe From HIV Infection (March 9, 2005)
From University of Liverpool
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