Immunology
Study reveals new clues to how a successful HIV vaccine could work
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have made a discovery that could speed efforts to develop a successful HIV vaccine.
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HIV & AIDS
Women with HIV in Cameroon still stigmatised
Blandine, a 28-year-old mother of a baby girl, sits restlessly on a chair in a women's health centre in Cameroon's capital, not knowing how or what to feel as she waits for an HIV test.
Jul 24, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Scientists elicit broadly neutralizing antibodies to HIV in calves
Scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health have achieved a significant step forward, eliciting broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) to HIV by immunizing calves. The findings offer insights for HIV vaccine ...
Jul 20, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Barrier to autoimmune disease may open door to HIV, study suggests
Researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine have discovered that a process that protects the body from autoimmune disease also prevents the immune system from generating antibodies that can neutralize the ...
Jul 11, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Researchers uncover clues about how HIV virus mutates
A new study published in Cell Host & Microbe led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center completely maps all mutations that help the HIV virus evolve away from a single broadly neutralizing antibody, known ...
Jun 1, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Team devises a new method that could speed up vaccine development for HIV
Around 1% of patients with HIV - known as elite controllers - are able to survive without antiviral treatment, because their immune systems produce certain kinds of HIV-specific antibodies: proteins that recognise features ...
May 25, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Interaction between HIV-1 and antibodies modeled with new mathematical precision
An experimental and mathematical analysis has revealed new insights into the interactions between HIV-1 and antibodies that can inhibit transmission of the virus from one person to another. These findings, presented in PLOS ...
May 4, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study reveals new insight into susceptibility to pneumonia
A new research study of immune responses to pneumococcal vaccines, commonly given to people with compromised immune systems, young children and people over 65, has identified a type of immune cell which is important in generating ...
May 3, 2017
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Medical research
New approach makes cells resistant to HIV
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a way to tether HIV-fighting antibodies to immune cells, creating a cell population resistant to the virus. Their experiments under lab conditions show that these ...
Apr 10, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Researchers develop new method to 'fingerprint' HIV
HIV is a master of disguise. The virus uses a shield of sugar molecules, called glycans, to hide from the immune system and block antibodies from attacking it.
Mar 28, 2017
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