Uncovering the Achilles' heel of the HIV-1 envelope January 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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New structural details illustrate how a promising class of antibodies may block human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infection and reveal valuable clues for design of an effective HIV-1 vaccine. | |
Genomic screen nets hundreds of human proteins exploited by HIV January 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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In some ways, HIV resembles a minimalist painter, using a few basic components to achieve dramatic effects. The virus contains just nine genes encoding 15 proteins, which wreak havoc on the human immune system. But this bare ... | |
Circumcision doesn't reduce sexual satisfaction and performance, says study of 4,500 men January 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
More than 98 per cent of men who are circumcised can enjoy the same levels of sexual satisfaction and performance as men who are not, according to a study of nearly 4,500 males published in the January issue of the UK-based ... | |
Semen ingredient 'drastically' enhances HIV infection December 13, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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A plentiful ingredient found in human semen drastically enhances the ability of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to cause infection, according to a report in the December 14, 2007, issue of the journal Cell, ... | |
Brown researchers create first-ever HIV rapid test video December 12, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
Researchers at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University have created the first educational video for patients to explain rapid tests for HIV, a relatively new tool in the fight against the AIDS epidemic. | |
Research on HIV-1 resistance in Old World monkeys December 06, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
For his research of HIV-1 resistance in monkeys, Matt Stremlau, has been named the grand prize winner and the North American regional winner for the GE & Science Prize for Young Life Scientists. The competition, which ... | |
Monkeys able to fend off AIDS-like symptoms with enhanced HIV vaccine November 20, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered that using an immune system gene to enhance a vaccine used to study HIV in macaque monkeys provides the animals with greater protection against ... | |
Unstable housing status increases the risk of HIV transmission November 19, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
New studies show that there is a demonstrable correlation between a person's housing status and his or her likelihood of transmitting or getting HIV. The groundbreaking research from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) ... | |
New HIV vaccine target could solve mutation problem November 09, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Researchers at UCSF and the University of Toronto have identified a potential new way of fighting against HIV infection that relies on the remnants of ancient viruses, human endogenous retroviruses (HERV), which have become ... | |
HIV's path out of Africa: Haiti, the US then the world October 29, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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The AIDS virus entered the United States via Haiti, probably arriving in just one person in about 1969, earlier than previously believed, according to new research. After the virus, HIV-1, entered the U.S., it flourished ... | |
 HIV is spread most by people with medium levels of HIV in blood, says study October 23, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
People with medium levels of HIV in their blood are likely to contribute most to the spread of the virus, according to new research published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of ... | |
Researcher tracks genetic journey of HIV from birth to death October 16, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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University of Florida scientists have discovered how HIV evolves over the course of a person’s lifetime into a more deadly form that heralds the onset of full-blown AIDS. The findings could pave the way for new therapeutic ... | |
Scientists shed new light on how antibodies fight HIV September 06, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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By furthering scientists’ understanding of the molecular mechanisms that separate the minority of successful HIV antibodies from the majority of ineffective antibodies, the work may have implications for future attempts to ... | |
HIV's impact in Zimbabwe explored in new research August 28, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The impact of HIV in Zimbabwe since the early 1980s is explored in new research published this week in the journal PNAS. | |
Genomic analysis uncovers new targets for HIV vaccine July 19, 2007 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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An international team of researchers has identified three gene variants in the DNA of 486 people infected with HIV that appear to have helped some of the patients fight off the virus and delay the onset of full-blown AIDS. | |
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