Hiv Virus
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Researchers Track the HIV Virus to a Hideout in the Bone Marrow
Mar 08, 2010Researchers Track the HIV Virus to a Hideout in the Bone MarrowFor a study this week in the journal Nature Medicine , Kathleen Collins and her team have uncovered another of HIV’s dirty tricks: the virus can hide out in bone marrow cells and lie in wait for the right time to strike. In recent years, drugs have reduced AIDS deaths sharply,... by blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats | related posts
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How HIV escapes treatment
Mar 08, 2010LONDON - The AIDS virus, HIV, can dodge treatment by staying dormant inside progenitor blood cells that develop into immune cells. These cellular reservoirs are resistant to the immune response of the host and the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) administered to... by blog.taragana.com | related posts
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Finding a Voice: Establishing a Support Network for HIV+ Women
7 hours agoFinding a Voice: Establishing a Support Network for HIV+ Womenblind since suffering from severe complications of HIV nearly fifteen years ago, has been undetectable for ten years and says, “Now that the virus is undetectable, it is not really a topic of discussion.” A student involved in last year’s support group talked with us about... by neuroanthropology.net | related posts
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Researchers At Duke University Looking Into HIV Virus Blocking Gel!
Jan 04, 2010Researchers At Duke University Looking Into HIV Virus Blocking Gel!We stumbled across this interesting article about researchers at the University of Utah and Duke University who are working on a gel for women that could block the HIV virus from entering the blood stream. Here is an excerpt below: The project is led by Dr. Patrick Kiser,... by thelifefiles.com | related posts
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Today is World AIDS Day
Dec 01, 2009Today is World AIDS Day33 million people worldwide are living with the HIV virus. That includes 9,000 people in King County alone. Today, December 1st, is the international day of solidarity against HIV and AIDS. Instituted in 1988 and gaining the support of major government and health... by lineout.thestranger.com/blogs/lineout | related posts
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Latinas are five times more likely to contract the HIV virus
Dec 01, 2009Latinas are five times more likely to contract the HIV virus, vaginal infections. The doctor thought that I had cancer and he said, "Go and get tested for cancer. Do a biopsy, because I'm sure you have cancer. Do HIV just to rule it out." The biopsy came back negative and the HIV test came back positive. When I went home and I told my... by literanista.net | related posts
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Monkey Control Of SIV Infection Provides Insight Into HIV
Nov 24, 2009IV is a virus related to HIV that can infect monkeys. In some strains of monkey (which are known as natural hosts) SIV does not cause disease, whereas it does in others (which are known as susceptible hosts). It is hoped that understanding why SIV does not cause disease in natural... by medicalnewstoday.com | related posts
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Neutered HIV Virus Delivers Treatment to Fatally Ill Boys
Nov 06, 2009Neutered HIV Virus Delivers Treatment to Fatally Ill BoysResearchers may have taken a step towards curing the rare, inherited brain disease made famous by the movie Lorenzo’s Oil –and also towards ushering a new era of gene therapy . To help two young boys suffering from the disease, researchers tried an experimental treatment using a deactivated version of the... by blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats | related posts
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FDA Approves Use Of Roche Test To Screen Source Plasma For HIV, Hepatitis...
Dec 03, 2009FDA Approves Use Of Roche Test To Screen Source Plasma For HIV, Hepatitis...cobas s 201 system, is a qualitative, in-vitro test for the simultaneous, direct detection of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1 Group M RNA, HIV-1 Group O RNA , HIV-2 RNA), hepatitis C virus RNA and hepatitis B... by medicalnewstoday.com | related posts
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HIV AIDS Prevention - AIDS virus ‘prevention’ gel fails in African...
Dec 21, 2009AIDS virus ‘prevention’ gel fails in African trials - MSNBC Almost 60 million people have been infected with HIV and 25 million people have died of HIV-related causes since the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. United Nations data have shown... by aidsbuddy.com | related posts
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A Reductionist Approach To HIV Research
Dec 01, 2009A major obstacle to HIV research is the virus's exquisite specialisation for its human host - meaning that scientists' traditional tools, like the humble lab mouse, can deliver only limited information. Now, a team of researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access Journal of... by medicalnewstoday.com | related posts
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A reductionist approach to HIV research
Nov 30, 2009A major obstacle to HIV research is the virus's exquisite specialisation for its human host - meaning that scientists' traditional tools, like the humble lab mouse, can deliver only limited information. Now, a team of researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access Journal of... by physorg.com/weblog | related posts
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