AIDS virus

1 step down, 2 more to go in quest to cure AIDS

harminka — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:43:15 -0500

Johns Hopkins expert in HIV and how the AIDS virus hides in the body says antiretroviral drugs have stopped HIV from replicating, the first of three key steps needed to rid people of the virus.

Protein's role in enabling AIDS virus to reproduce

harminka — Sat, 24 May 2008 04:03:59 -0500

A team of scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has discovered new details about how a simian strain of the AIDS virus replicates. The findings are significant because they suggest new strategies to prevent replication, and because they are applicable to human strains of the virus, which, despite the persistent efforts of scientists over two decades, can only be slowed by drug treatments but neither cured nor prevented.

UN reduces AIDS infection estimate

Dinka — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:17:06 -0600

The United Nations has sharply reduced its estimate of HIV/AIDS sufferers in an annual report, saying a revision of statistics from India means there are 7 million less than previously thought.

Organ donor infects 4 transplant patients in US

Dinka — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:40:41 -0600

Four transplant patients were infected with the AIDS virus from their organ donor. The first such transmission occurred in the U.S. in 1994.

TB meeting opens in South Africa

Dinka — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:48:25 -0600

Untreatable strains of TB and AIDS scare residents of South Africa , where the tuberculosis conference takes place.

Feline virus, antiviral drug studied to understand drug resistance

harminka — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:28:04 -0500

Researchers at Ohio State will spend the next two years testing their theories about just how an AIDS-like virus in cats is able to resist the powerful medicines that are thrown against it.

AIDS vaccine experiment fails

Dinka — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 06:52:56 -0500

An experiment aimed at getting vaccine against the AIDS virus has failed, with volunteers becoming infected with HIV anyway. Merck & Co. said Friday it is ending enrollment and vaccination of volunteers participating in the international study, which is partly funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

How HIV becomes AIDS

harminka — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:02:42 -0500

A new UC Irvine study sheds light on how HIV develops into AIDS and suggests a possible way to block the deadly transformation.

New target for HIV/AIDS drugs, vaccines discovered

harminka — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:37:20 -0500

Researchers from Rome, Italy, describe a finding in the August 2007 print issue of The FASEB Journal that could lead to new drugs to fight the HIV/AIDS virus, as well as new vaccines to prevent infection. It has been known that HIV proteins disable the antibody-forming part of the immune system (the “homeland defense” or acquired immune system).

Released HIV Nurses Receive Heroes' Welcome in Bulgaria

Dinka — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:52:46 -0500

Following long negotiations, six foreign medics held in Libya on charges of infecting hundreds of children with the AIDS virus have been released, after the European Union agreed it would work on normalization of relations with the African country.

Injecting Drugs Growing Source of New HIV Infections

Dinka — Mon, 14 May 2007 11:50:18 -0500

The United Nations says injecting drug use is beginning to rival sexual activity as a vehicle for the transmission of the AIDS virus in Asia, and the world in general. UNAIDS officials say Asian governments have made encouraging commitments to fight the disease, but most have not yet followed through with concrete action.

Bill Gates and Canada Announce AIDS Initiative

Dinka — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:33:09 -0600