HIV & AIDS
Scientists zoom in on AIDS virus hideout
French scientists said Wednesday they had found a way to pinpoint elusive white blood cells which provide a hideout for the AIDS virus in people taking anti-HIV drugs.
Mar 15, 2017
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Immunology
Understanding how HIV evades the immune system
Monash University (Australia) and Cardiff University (UK) researchers have come a step further in understanding how the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) evades the immune system.
Feb 21, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Genetics of both virus and patient work together to influence the course of HIV infection
Viral and human genetics together account for about one third of the differences in disease progression rates seen among people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), according to new research published in ...
Feb 9, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
How geospatial characteristics affect those most affected by HIV
Young men who have sex with men (YMSM), particularly racial/ethnic minorities and youth living in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities, are disproportionately affected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic ...
Feb 6, 2017
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Immunology
New therapeutic target against persistent viral infections
Life is a question of balance, and the body is no exception. Expression levels of certain proteins can affect the immune system's ability to neutralize a virus. Type I interferons (IFN-I) are cytokines that were previously ...
Jan 11, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Why a standard treatment for the aggressive blood-cell cancer AML so often fails
An international team of researchers has shown why a standard treatment for the aggressive blood-cell cancer AML so often fails. The study uncovers a new biomarker that predicts the efficacy of the chemotherapy and identifies ...
Dec 20, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study examines trends in infectious disease mortality in US
In a study appearing in the November 22/29 issue of JAMA, Heidi E. Brown, Ph.D., of the University of Arizona, Tucson, and colleagues investigated trends in infectious disease mortality in the United States from 1980 through ...
Nov 22, 2016
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HIV & AIDS
New antiretroviral drugs decrease chances of HIV sexual transmission
More than 2 million people were infected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 2015 via sexual transmission. Researchers from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), led by Dr. Daniel Podzamczer, have evaluated ...
Nov 22, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Seven substances added to 14th Report on Carcinogens
Today's release of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 14th Report on Carcinogens includes seven newly reviewed substances, bringing the cumulative total to 248 listings.
Nov 3, 2016
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HIV & AIDS
How AIDS conquered North America: Researchers restore HIV genomes from serum samples more than 40 years old
Researchers at the University of Arizona and the University of Cambridge in the U.K. have reconstructed the origins of the AIDS pandemic in unprecedented detail.
Oct 26, 2016
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