HIV infection stems from few viruses May 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
| No comments yet
A new study reveals the genetic identity of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the version responsible for sexual transmission, in unprecedented detail. | |
Compound has potential for new class of AIDS drugs May 14, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
| No comments yet
Researchers have developed what they believe is the first new mechanism in nearly 20 years for inhibiting a common target used to treat all HIV patients, which could eventually lead to a new class of AIDS drugs. | |
Major shift in HIV prevention priorities needed May 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 3
According to a new policy analysis led by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the University of California, Berkeley, the most common HIV prevention strategies—condom promotion, HIV testing, treatment ... | |
Prisoner HIV program leads to continuum of medical care after release May 07, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
By linking HIV positive prisoners to community-based medical care prior to release through an innovative program called Project Bridge, 95 percent of ex-offenders were retained in health care for a year after being released ... | |
Immune exhaustion in HIV infection May 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
| No comments yet
As HIV disease progresses in a person infected with the HIV virus, a group of cells in the immune system, the CD8+ T lymphocytes, become “exhausted,” losing many of their abilities to kill other cells infected by the virus. ... | |
Preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission in low-income countries May 06, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Can HIV transmission in pregnancy in low income settings be prevented with round the clock rapid testing in labor? | |
Researchers synthesize compound to flush HIV out of hiding May 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
| User comments: 1
Any hunter will tell you that when your quarry goes into hiding, you have to flush it out to get a good shot at it. Such is the case with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. | |
Climate change threats to HIV rates April 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Social factors, including economic pressures caused by climate change, could lead to an increase in HIV infection rates world-wide, warns a leading researcher from the University of New South Wales (UNSW). | |
Research findings open new front in fight against AIDS virus April 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
| No comments yet
A research group supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has uncovered a new route for attacking the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that may offer a way to circumvent problems with drug resistance. In findings ... | |
Scientists test device to track medication adherence in patients with HIV/AIDS April 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Most of us have missed a dose of antibiotic or forgotten to take a daily vitamin. But when the stakes are higher — as they are for people with HIV/AIDS — a skipped pill could mean the difference between health and hazard ... | |
Cutting through the stigma April 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Training community members such as barbers as peer educators can be an effective way of spreading information on HIV/AIDS throughout low-literacy, rural communities, say findings published this week in the open access journal ... | |
Leading HIV researchers to collaborate on vaccine development April 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Two global research organizations dedicated to designing a vaccine against HIV – the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), and the Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI) – have signed an agreement to work ... | |
Video doc helps HIV-positive patients reduce risky behaviors April 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A computer-based interactive risk assessment and risk reduction counseling program using a video doctor sharply reduces sexual and drug risk behaviors by HIV-positive patients, according to UCSF researchers who developed ... | |
Clinical trial will test new HIV/AIDS vaccine April 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A phase 1 clinical trial to test a novel HIV/AIDS vaccine has begun at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). This new vaccine aims to overcome the problem of preexisting immunity to common vaccine vectors, which is thought ... | |
AIDS may partly be the consequence of an evolutionary accident says scientist April 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
AIDS, a fatal disease in humans, may partly be the consequence of an evolutionary accident, scientists heard today at the Society for General Microbiology’s 162nd meeting being held this week at the Edinburgh International ... | |
PhysOrg Video
- Hurricane Nears Haiti, Drives Up Oil Prices - video , August 26
- Rice Tries to Speed-up, Slow Peace Talks - video , August 26
- Clinton Gets Share of Convention Spotlight - video , August 26
- Raw Video: Tropical Storm Julio Hits Baja - video , August 26
- AP Top Stories - video , August 25
- Raw Video: Tornadoes Touch Down Near Denver - video , August 25
- PhysOrg Video »
Most popular stories
-
New Zealand's colossal squid defies legends: scientists,
August 21, 2008
-
Intel cuts electric cords with wireless power system,
August 22, 2008
-
First particles observed in Large Hadron Collider,
August 26, 2008
-
Operating quantum memory at room temperature,
August 25, 2008
-
Japanese physicists aim to unlock universe's mysteries,
August 27, 2008
- Most popular »
News Pix
-
Phoenix Lander Pictures Show Robotic Arm's Workspace After 90 Sols,
3 hours ago
-
The sophisticated sex lives of sea squirts,
August 26, 2008
-
Artist concept of GLAST,
August 26, 2008
-
NASA Mars Lander Digs Deeper as Third Month Nears End,
August 26, 2008
- More news pix »
PhysOrg Forum
Video
Editorials
Free Magazines
Free White Papers
PhysOrg Jobs
Newsletter
Goto Archive
Suggest a story idea
Send feedback
