HIV/AIDS Research: Overview
Overview
- Pennsylvania: Pitt Awards Porter Prize to French AIDS Researcher (May 24, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- R&D Issues Around HIV/AIDS (March 18, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Update: 2010 International AIDS Conference (September/October 2010)
Tales from Vienna: The world's AIDS community converges upon Vienna for the International AIDS Conference.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Obama Seeks Boosts in Funds for AIDS Prevention, Research (August 25, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Promising Science Highlights From 2010 AIDS Conference (July 23, 2010)
From PBS
- AIDS 2010 Studies, Releases: PMTCT, Treating Children, Male Circumcision; National Prevention Programs; IDUs (July 21, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Poverty, Protest, Policy -- and Well-Kept Secrets of Positive Women and Risk Reduction (July 20, 2010)
Vienna roundup, days 1 and 2.
From U.S. Positive Women's Network
- International AIDS Conference Day 3: Research Highlights -- A Blog Entry From Positive Policy (July 20, 2010)
In The XVIII International AIDS Conference, from The Body
- Scientists Use World's Fastest Supercomputer to Create the Largest HIV Evolutionary Tree (October 27, 2009)
Experts hope that by mapping out HIV's evolution into many different strains, they can pinpoint some common features that might be ideal targets for a vaccine.
From Los Alamos National Laboratory
- In Search of a Cure: Working to Turn on HIV (October 16, 2009)
It sounds like a weird idea: Beat HIV by creating a drug that makes the virus more active. But that's exactly the strategy that some researchers are using.
From amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
- How HIV Cripples Immune Cells (September 16, 2009)
From University Hospital Heidelberg
- Journal Nature Medicine Includes Section Focusing On HIV Research (August 14, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- UNC Researchers Decode Structure of an Entire HIV Genome (August 5, 2009)
From The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Breaking Research on HIV/AIDS Treatment: An Interview With Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H. (August 5, 2009)
Tune in as Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H., one of the United States' foremost HIV experts, walks us through some of the most important findings in HIV treatment strategies presented at the conference.
In The 5th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, from The Body PRO
- $10.4 Billion Increase in NIH Funding Could Increase HIV/AIDS Research, Bloomberg Reports (May 7, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- NPR Program Examines Impact of MACS HIV Study Over Past 25 Years (April 28, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Study Details Strategy for Boosting Ranks of Black HIV/AIDS Researchers (March 31, 2009)
From University of California-Los Angeles
- Hair Samples Can Be Used to Measure Effectiveness of Antiretrovirals, Researchers Say (March 17, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Using Hair to Manage HIV/AIDS and Predict Treatment Success (March 3, 2009)
From University of California-San Francisco
- Cancer and HIV -- Trends in the United States (January 19, 2009)
From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Thirty Years of AIDS -- Cancer Trends in HIV, Then and Now (January 16, 2009)
From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Use of Amphetamines Linked to Cancer (December 17, 2008)
From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Efavirenz Significantly Reduces Levels of Some Oral Contraceptives (November/December 2008)
In HIV Treatment Bulletin, from HIV i-Base
- Statistics 101 (November/December 2008)
If you want to understand HIV research, learning about statistics can give you a much deeper grasp of what the latest studies say.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- HAART, Hubris and Humility (September 2006)
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In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- AIDS Drugs Still Effective After Ten Years (August 7, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HAART Turns 10 (January/February 2006)
At the 10-year anniversary of the combination HIV treatment era, Guy Pujol takes a look back at how far we've come, and on what the next 10 years may hold in store.
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In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- What Is the Most Important HIV Development of 2005? (December 19, 2005)
[Archived Article]
Researchers, physicians and other attendees of ICAAC 2005 are asked for their views; here's what they had to say.
In The 45th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Discussion of Proposal for Free Access to NIH-Funded Research (October 26, 2004)
[Archived Article]
AIDS Treatment News discusses why the proposal is a step forward but far from a solution, and offers an alternative idea that may solve some remaining issues.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Top Papers of 2002 (January 2003)
[Archived Article]
Brief summaries of the 12 most important HIV-related publications of last year, compiled by HIV researcher Dr. John G. Bartlett.
In Hopkins HIV Report
- New Discoveries in HIV Research (August 2001)
[Archived Article]
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In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
- The AIDS Research Model: Implications for Other Infectious Diseases of Global Health Importance (July 25, 2001)
[Archived Article]
In Journal of the American Medical Association
- Taking the Pulse of AIDS Research (Summer 2001)
[Archived Article]
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In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Cutting Edge Research Includes Chemotherapy and Transplant Drugs (September/October 2000)
[Archived Article]
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Plenary Session: Living With AIDS (July 11, 2000)
[Archived Article]
In The XIII International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
- Organ Transplant Study Moves Forward (March 2000)
[Archived Article]
In Hotline Memos, from Project Inform
- 1999: Treatments, Issues to Watch (January 8, 1999)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Treatment News
Research News
- New Protein Discovery Could Lead to New HIV Drugs (February 6, 2012)
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- PlusNews Highlights 10 Major HIV Headlines of 2011 (January 3, 2012)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Louisiana: New Orleans Children's Hospital Doctor Gets $100K Gates Grant (November 15, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- UGA Professor Gets $1 Million to Study DNA (November 4, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Treatment in Seroconversion Maintains HIV-Specific Immune Responses Similar to Long-Term Slow Progressors (July/August 2011)
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In HIV Treatment Bulletin, from HIV i-Base
- Lancet Issue Dedicated to HIV/AIDS Ahead of IAS Conference (July 15, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Scientists Apply Math Model to HIV to Discover Targets for Vaccines or Drugs (June 21, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- NIH Scientists Reactivate Immune Cells Exhausted by Chronic HIV (June 3, 2011)
From National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Canada: Home Is Where the HAART Is -- An Examination of Factors Affecting Neighborhood Perceptions Among People With HIV/AIDS on Antiretroviral Therapy (May 31, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Brigham Young University Researchers Take Look at How HIV Adapts in Three Separate Studies (May 3, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Really Rapid Review of CROI 2011 -- and No CROI 2012 Dates (March 8, 2011)
From Journal Watch
- Scientists at Retrovirus Conference Present Findings on Microbicide Gel, Truvada, Male Circumcision, ART Care by Nurses (March 1, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- What's in It for Non-AIDS Infectious Diseases Researchers? (October 21, 2010)
From AIDS.gov
- Scientists Find Antibodies That Prevent Most HIV Strains From Infecting Human Cells (July 8, 2010)
Discovery to advance HIV vaccine design, antibody therapy for other diseases.
From National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- ART Associated With Reduced Risk of HIV Transmission to Sexual Partners, Study Shows (May 27, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Researchers: AIDS Virus Can Hide in Bone Marrow (March 9, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV Hides Out in Bone Marrow, Study Finds (March 8, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Emergency Department Utilization Among HIV-Infected Patients in a Multisite, Multistate Study (February 22, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Key Retrovirus Enzyme Grown in Lab (February 1, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- HIV/AIDS Drug Cocktails Saving Lives: Study (January 12, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Circumcision and Its Potential Impact on the Spread of HIV Among Gay and Bisexual Men (December 18, 2009)
In CATIE News, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- 7,000 Gay Men Help Study AIDS (October 5, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- University of Alabama Receives $7.5 Million NIH Grant to Continue HIV Research (August 13, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Researchers Create HIV Strain That Can Infect Monkeys, Study Says (March 4, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Cellphones' Growth Does a Number on Health Research (January 27, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Two Immune Proteins Found to Control HIV Infection (January 9, 2009)
From Project Inform
- UCLA Researchers Find Cell Protein That Literally Nips HIV in the Bud (January 14, 2008)
From University of California-Los Angeles
- Recent Research Developments on HIV and the Gut (December 2007)
In PRN Notebook
- IAS 2007 Research Highlights: Day Three & Conference Roundup (July 25, 2007)
In The 4th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, from The Body PRO
- IAS 2007 Research Highlights: Day Two (July 24, 2007)
In The 4th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, from The Body PRO
- IAS 2007 Research Highlights: Day One (July 23, 2007)
In The 4th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, from The Body PRO
- Biotechnology: The Next Frontier for Generic Drugs? (April 8, 2007)
There aren't any biotech meds available for HIV yet, but many scientists are exploring the possibilities. U.S. lawmakers are pushing to make those scientific advances available generically, so that more people can afford the meds when they come out.
In The New York Times
- Seven U.S. Medical Centers to Create First Collaborative Electronic Database of HIV/AIDS Treatment Results (October 10, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Risk for AIDS-Defining Events Is Greater Among Antiretroviral-Naive Patients Who Don't Achieve CD4+ Cell Count Above 200 on Treatment (September 29, 2006)
[Archived Article]
In 46th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- White House Mandates NIH AIDS Research Funds Be Funneled to New Anthrax Vaccine Development (July 28, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Senate Approves Bill Requiring Pediatric Testing of Drugs, Including HIV/AIDS Medications (July 25, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- California: UCSF AIDS Expert Accepts UCLA Post (May 30, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Nashville Gets New AIDS Research Center With African-American Focus (May 30, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Anthony S. Fauci Awarded 2001 Frank Annunzio Award (October 4, 2001)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Major AIDS Studies to Increase Minority Enrollment, Answer New Questions (September 10, 2001)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- NIH Announces New Plan for Global AIDS Research (November 30, 2000)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- 2000 Outlook (January 7, 2000)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Treatment News
- Congress Asks Watchdog Agency to Report on NIH's Allocation of Scarce Research Dollars (May 1998)
[Archived Article]
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- Major AIDS Institute Inaugurated in San Francisco (December 5, 1997)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Quest for a Cure: Current Developments in HIV Treatment (August 1997)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- AmFAR Awards More Than $800,000 in New Research Grants Including Novel Vaccine and Treatment Studies (February 1997)
[Archived Article]
From amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
- Recent Research in Brief (January 1997)
[Archived Article]
From Treatment Action Group
- After Vancouver: Documenting Improved Survival (July 19, 1996)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- The Six Area Review Panels (ARPs): Of the NIH AIDS Research Program Evaluation Working Group of the Office of AIDS Research (OAR) Advisory Council (the "Levine Committee") (June 1996)
[Archived Article]
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- Review and Reform: OAR Advisory Panel Would Meld 12 Trials Networks into One and Requests Improved Institute Collaboration - 15 studies of oral interferon (June 1996)
[Archived Article]
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- AIDS Research at NIH: Study Panel Issues Major Report (April 5, 1996)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Report on Integrase Inhibitors (April 1995)
[Archived Article]
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- Slimmer Pickings for AIDS Therapeutic Pipeline (December 1994)
[Archived Article]
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Viewpoints
- Rome IAS Conference Is "Landmark Moment" for HIV Science, Say Experts (July 17, 2011)
From aidsmap.com
- Time to Strengthen Our Commitment to AIDS Research (June 9, 2011)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
- Views From Vienna (Winter 2011)
Five attendees offer their impressions of the recent XVIII International AIDS Conference.
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In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
 2010: A Reappraisal Reveals a Turning Point in the Pandemic -- A Blog Entry by Bob Frascino, M.D. (December 28, 2010)
"I now believe 2010 may well be a pivotal year in the AIDS pandemic, despite the lack of major treatment breakthroughs!"
From The Body
 Top HIV/AIDS-Related Clinical Developments of 2010 (December 8, 2010)
From The Body
- The Once and Future King: What Will Replace Atripla Atop the First-Line HIV Treatment Realm? (Feb. 19, 2010; 3:39 p.m. Pacific Time)
A blog entry from CROI 2010 by Gerald Pierone Jr., M.D.
In The 17th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- The End of HIV Drug Development as We Know It? (Feb. 18, 2010; 1:45 p.m. Pacific Time)
A blog entry from CROI 2010 by Gerald Pierone Jr., M.D.
In The 17th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- HIV/AIDS Research Should Focus More Heavily on Ending the Pandemic, NIAID Director Says (February 17, 2010)
A discussion with Anthony Fauci, M.D.
In The 17th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- The Rolls-Royce and the Túk-Túk: Revisions Needed to Global HIV Research Guidelines (November/December 2004)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- The Need for Novel Targets and Approaches to HIV Therapy (Summer 2002)
[Archived Article]
In Research Initiative/Treatment Action!, from The Center for AIDS
- AIDS 2002: Still Room for Improvement (January/February 2002)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- New Thinking for New Drugs: An Interview With Dana Gabuzda, M.D. (November 2001)
[Archived Article]
From amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
- AIDS Research Today: 20 Views (July 13, 2001)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- What Does R & D Really Cost? (July/August 2001)
[Archived Article]
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- The Real Cost of Development (July/August 2001)
[Archived Article]
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Commentaries on the Future of AIDS Research From HIV Experts (Summer 2001)
[Archived Article]
In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Guy Pujol Comments On the Future of HIV/AIDS Research (Summer 2001)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- A Long Road Traveled: Conflicts, Community and Clinical Trials (Summer 2001)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- It's Time for New Leadership at the AACTG (May 2001)
[Archived Article]
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Drifting Agenda for Federal Treatment Research (May 2001)
[Archived Article]
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- In for the Long Haul: Debate Paves Way for Long-Term Trials (Spring 2001)
[Archived Article]
In Research Initiative/Treatment Action!, from The Center for AIDS
- Think About It: Too Smart for Our Own Good (Spring 2001)
[Archived Article]
In Research Initiative/Treatment Action!, from The Center for AIDS
- In Context: Activists Demand New Research Agenda (Spring 2001)
[Archived Article]
In Research Initiative/Treatment Action!, from The Center for AIDS
- Dear Dr. Fauci: Broad Coalition of Organizations Calls on NIH to Devote Resources to Questions of Long-Term Therapy (August 2000)
[Archived Article]
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- Strawberry Pills Forever (March/April 2000)
Jim Pickett provides some tongue-in-cheek advice for the pharmaceutical industry on developing new drugs.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Searching for Synergy (February 1997)
[Archived Article]
Interview with antiviral researcher Erik De Clercq.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- An Extraordinary Year for Basic and Clinical Research on AIDS (December 1996)
[Archived Article]
From Treatment Action Group
- Hope For Sale: Treatment Hype (February 1995)
[Archived Article]
Plus info on innovative approaches from smaller organizations.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
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