News tagged with virologic response
Competing antibodies may have limited the protection achieved in HIV vaccine trial in Thailand
Continuing analysis of an HIV vaccine trial undertaken in Thailand is yielding additional information about how immune responses were triggered and why the vaccine did not protect more people.
HIV & AIDS
May 06, 2013 |
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Ebola's secret weapon revealed
Researchers have discovered the mechanism behind one of the Ebola virus' most dangerous attributes: its ability to disarm the adaptive immune system.
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May 02, 2013 |
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New vaccine strategy may fight genital herpes, mouse study suggests
(HealthDay)—A new vaccination approach may provide protection against genital herpes as well as other sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, according to a new study involving mice.
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Oct 17, 2012 |
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Sofosbuvir shows promise for chronic hepatitis C infection
(HealthDay)—Sofosbuvir seems to be a promising treatment option for patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, according to two studies published online April 23 in the New England Journal of ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 23, 2013 |
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New insights into how certain slow progressers control HIV infection
People with a rare genetic trait who are infected with HIV progress more slowly to AIDS than others. But even within this group, there are wide variations in time to progression. A new study illustrates in detail how the ...
HIV & AIDS
Sep 19, 2012 |
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Researchers identify possible key to slow progression toward AIDS
One of the big mysteries of AIDS is why some HIV-positive people take more than a decade to progress to full-blown AIDS, if they progress at all.
HIV & AIDS
Sep 19, 2012 |
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How immune cells defend themselves against HIV
A team of scientists led by virologists Prof. Oliver T. Fackler and Prof. Oliver T. Keppler from Heidelberg University Hospital have decoded a mechanism used by the human immune system to protect itself from HIV viruses. ...
HIV & AIDS
Oct 02, 2012 |
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Prior alcohol consumption does not impair HCV treatment
(HealthDay)—For patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) treated with pegylated interferon-alpha and ribavirin (P/R), drinking patterns and the amount of alcohol consumed before treatment do not impact treatment ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 11, 2012 |
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Interferon-free therapies for hep C virus look promising
(HealthDay)—For untreated patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV), treatment with an oral nucleotide inhibitor of HCV polymerase, sofosbuvir, plus ribavirin seems effective for genotypes 1, 2, and 3; and ...
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Jan 03, 2013 |
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Why human body cannot fight HIV infection? Study results could lead to new drug therapies
University of Washington researchers have made a discovery that sheds light on why the human body is unable to adequately fight off HIV infection.
HIV & AIDS
Jul 12, 2012 |
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Study could help improve gene therapy for heart disease, cancer
A Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine study could lead to improved gene therapies for conditions such as heart disease and cancer as well as more effective vaccines for tuberculosis, malaria and other diseases.
Cardiology
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Adult antiviral drug effective in suppressing hepatitis B in teens
A recent clinical trial found that the adult antiviral drug, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (tenofovir DF), is safe and effective in treating adolescents with hepatitis B virus (HBV). Trial results published in the December ...
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Dec 05, 2012 |
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Danger signal limits Hepatitis C infection
Despite the fact that hepatitis C virus (HCV) persists chronically in about 80 percent of those infected, some liver cells remain free of the virus even after many years. Now Sung Key Jang of Pohang University of Science ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 19, 2011 |
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Risk of cytomegalovirus infection following lung transplant now more measurable
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers in the Department of Virology and the Clinical Department of Thoracic Surgery at the MedUni Vienna have demonstrated that the risk of cytomegalovirus infection following lung ...
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Jun 25, 2012 |
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P7 protein resistance mutations identified; represent drug targets for hepatitis C virus
British researchers have identified specific resistance mutations for two classes of p7 inhibitor, which may explain their lack of effectiveness in clinical trials combined with current standard of care. Study results support ...
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Jun 28, 2011 |
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