Research on HIV/AIDS
- Scientists Use World's Fastest Supercomputer to Create the Largest HIV Evolutionary Tree (October 30, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Researchers Decode HIV Genome (August 6, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- HIV (Apparently) Comes From Gorillas: What This Means for the HIV Community -- A Blog Entry by Myles Helfand (August 5, 2009)
The latest bout of overblown HIV-related news comes to you from France, where scientists have found the first case in which a human was apparently infected with a gorilla-like strain of HIV.
From The Body
- UNC Researchers Decode Structure of an Entire HIV Genome (August 5, 2009)
From The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Scientists Discover New Strain of HIV Closely Related to Simian Virus (August 3, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Study Suggests Immune Systems of Untreated HIV-Infected Individuals May Deteriorate Faster Than Previously Thought (July 29, 2009)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Tanzania: Wild Chimpanzees Get AIDS-Like Illness (July 23, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV-1's "Hijacking Mechanism" Pinpointed by McGill/JGH Researchers (June 10, 2009)
Could lead to treatments to block commandeering of cell's internal "highway."
From McGill University
- Custom HIV: Researchers Examine How HIV Adapts to Each Person It Infects (April 29, 2009)
Australian researchers have taken a close-up look at the way HIV sets up shop in a person's body, and found that the virus quickly starts to adapt itself to the unique features of each person's immune system.
From The University of Melbourne
- After 25 Years, a Landmark HIV Study Is Still Going Strong (April 25, 2009)
The Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) is one for the history books: It's one of the most important HIV/AIDS studies ever done, and over the past 25 years it has brought about many major discoveries.
From National Public Radio
- A, B, C, D: Regardless of Your HIV Subtype, HIV Meds Work Well, Study Says (April 15, 2009)
From aidsmap.com
- Time Between Initial HIV Infection and AIDS is Not Symptom-Free (April 6, 2009)
In CATIE News, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- First-Ever Video Reveals How HIV Spreads Between Immune Cells (March 30, 2009)
Cell-to-cell transmission could explain why experimental vaccines have yet to work.
From Center for Biophotonics Science & Technology
- HIV Disease Progresses More Slowly Among People of African Descent, Study Finds (March 9, 2009)
From aidsmap.com
- Study Links Acid Produced From Gum Disease With HIV (February 13, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- The Changing Picture of HIV (February 2009)
To read PDF, click here
In Treatment Update, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Engineered Killer T Cell Recognizes HIV-1's Lethal Molecular Disguises (November 10, 2008)
Implications for developing new treatments for AIDS.
From Penn Medicine
- New Study May Help Explain How Untreated HIV Harms the Body (October 21, 2008)
In PLoS Medicine
- Researchers Identify Novel Type of Antibody That Potently Inhibits HIV Infection (October 20, 2008)
From National Cancer Institute
- Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier Win Nobel Prize for Discovery of HIV (October 6, 2008)
From Nobelprize.org
- IAS Congratulates Dr. Françoise Barré-Sinoussi for Nobel Prize Award (October 6, 2008)
From International AIDS Society
- Study Reveals Link Between Apobec3 Gene and Neutralizing Antibody Response to Retrovirus (September 4, 2008)
From National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Blacks Are More Susceptible to HIV Than Whites Due to Genetic Quirk, Study Finds (July 17, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Study Examines Interaction Between HIV, Antibody That Helps Fight Infections (July 17, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Most HIV Cases Traced to Transmission of Single Virus, Study Finds (May 22, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Research Findings Open New Front in Fight Against AIDS Virus (April 28, 2008)
Human protein may offer novel target for blocking HIV infection.
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
- HIV Might Spread More Quickly Within the Body Than Previously Thought (April 15, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- HIV May Reproduce Much Faster Than Previously Thought, Researchers Say (April 13, 2008)
In The Santa Fe New Mexican
- Higher HCV RNA Levels Associated With Greater Early T-Cell Activation and CD4+ Cell Depletion Among Antiretroviral-Naive, HIV/HCV-Coinfected Patients (February 5, 2008)
From The Body PRO
- HIV/Hepatitis C Coinfection Does Not Influence CD4+ Cell Recovery in Patients on Suppressive HAART (February 5, 2008)
Lars Peters, M.D., discusses his study, which counters long-established assumptions about the effect of HCV/HIV coinfection on immune recovery after patients commence antiretroviral therapy.
From The Body PRO
- Mario Stevenson, Ph.D., Discusses Targets for a New Generation of HIV Antiretrovirals (February 3, 2008)
In 15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- UCLA Researchers Find Cell Protein That Literally Nips HIV in the Bud (January 14, 2008)
From University of California-Los Angeles
- Researchers Discover "Switch" Responsible for Turning Off the Immune System's Response Against HIV (September 30, 2007)
Potential treatment target needs further investigation before clinical testing.
From Massachusetts General Hospital
- Palm Project Interview Series: Douglas Nixon (February 8, 2007)
From Treatment Action Group
- An Interview With Dennis Burton: Structure-Function in HIV research (January/February 2007)
In IAVI Report, from International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
- HIV/AIDS Treatment Should Target Gut Lining, Researchers Say (December 19, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- HIV Transmission Highest During Acute Infection and End-Stage Disease (January 2006)
Part of David Wohl, M.D.'s review of the top 10 HIV research reports of 2005.
In HIV JournalView, from The Body PRO
- Small Study Says HIV Now Replicating at a Slower Rate (October 3, 2005)
[Archived Article]
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Biologists Discover Why 10% of Europeans Are Safe From HIV Infection (March 9, 2005)
From University of Liverpool
- U.S. Researchers Report Creation of HIV Strain That Infects Mice (March 4, 2005)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Scientists Discover a Key to How AIDS Virus Attacks the Body (February 24, 2005)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Basic Training: Session Recap From the 12th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (January/February 2005)
[Archived Article]
Researchers review current knowledge on HIV virology, pathogenesis and antibodies.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Scientists Discover Key Genetic Factor in Determining HIV/AIDS Risk (January 6, 2005)
[Archived Article]
People with more copies of a gene that produces the chemokine CCL3L1 are less likely to have HIV.
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Mortality Trends: Toward a New Definition of AIDS? (Winter 2004/2005)
[Archived Article]
An epidemiological review of the changing nature of HIV disease progression in the U.S.; includes a discussion of opportunistic infection trends.
To read PDF, click here
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Highlighted Discussions From the Ninth Immune Restoration Think Tank (December 2004)
[Archived Article]
New developments in theories about HIV pathogenesis, T-cell activation and multi-drug resistant HIV.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- HIV Replication Capacity and Treatment Decisions (November 2004)
[Archived Article]
What significance does the fitness of a person's virus have on HIV disease progression?.
To read PDF, click here
In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
- CD4 Gain Lower Among Older People Starting HAART Than Younger People (October 8, 2004)
[Archived Article]
Those over 50 were also much more likely to progress to AIDS after starting HAART, although paradoxically they were also more likely to reach an undetectable viral load.
From aidsmap.com
- The X4 Files: CCR5 and CXCR4 Coreceptors (July/August 2004)
[Archived Article]
Several abstracts presented at AIDS 2004 examined these two sites on CD4 cells that may be targeted by a new class of antiretrovirals.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Fauci to Present Research Update at World AIDS Conference in Bangkok (July 15, 2004)
[Archived Article]
A news release summarizing Anthony Fauci, M.D.'s lecture on pathogenesis research at AIDS 2004.
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Pathogenesis of HIV Disease: Current Concepts (PDF) (July 15, 2004)
[Archived Article]
A lecture by Anthony Fauci, M.D., given at the XV International AIDS Conference; available in RealPlayer video and Windows Media video.
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Researchers Identify Mutations That Help HIV Avoid Immune Detection; Implications for Vaccine Development (June 2, 2004)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Keystone HIV Pathogenesis and Vaccine Development Report (May/June 2004)
[Archived Article]
Highlights from the Keystone Symposia on Molecular Mechanisms of HIV Pathogenesis (X7) and HIV Vaccine Development (X8), April 12-18, 2004.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- COX-2 Inhibitors and CD4 -- Drug-Disease Interaction? (March/April 2004)
[Archived Article]
Research presented at CROI 2004 suggests that treatments for arthritis and chronic inflammatory conditions may have a deleterious effect on CD4 cells.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Filgrastim (Neupogen) May Stimulate HIV Disease Progression (March/April 2004)
[Archived Article]
Research from CROI 2004 suggests that this white blood cell stimulator may also increase viral replication.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- HIV More Vulnerable to Vaccine During Acute Infection, Study Suggests (March 26, 2004)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Stable Partnership and Progression to AIDS or Death in HIV Infected Patients Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy: Swiss HIV Cohort Study (January 3, 2004)
[Archived Article]
Abstract of a study finding that, from a health standpoint, relationships matter.
In British Medical Journal
- Irish Scientist Discovers New Strain of AIDS Virus (July 9, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Researchers Further Quest to Infect Mice With HIV (July 2, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Online HIV Database Helps Researchers Analyze Virus (June 9, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV Pathogenesis Reports From the 10th Retrovirus Conference (April 2003)
[Archived Article]
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Grant Awarded to HIV Research Software Developer (March 31, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Co-Receptor Overview: CC-CCR5 and CXCR4 (Fusin) (January 2003)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here
From Project Inform
- HIV's Success Might Lie in Its Mutations (November 6, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Immune Response to HIV May Damage Lymph Nodes, Lower CD4 Counts in Some (October 10, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV Selectively Suppresses Anti-HIV Defense Cells (May 1, 2002)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Increasing Manganese Levels Inhibit HIV (April 26, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Arrested In Vivo: Viral Protein R (April 9, 2002)
[Archived Article]
Updates from Retrovirus 2002.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- Invading the Immune Response: HIV Infection of HIV-Specific CD4 T Cells (April 9, 2002)
[Archived Article]
Updates from Retrovirus 2002.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- Selected Highlights From Retrovirus: HIV Progression (February 28, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In The 9th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- P-Glycoprotein and HIV (January 2002)
[Archived Article]
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Accumulation of DC-SIGN+ CD40+ Dendritic Cells with Reduced CD80 and CD86 Expression in Lymphoid Tissue During Acute HIV-1 Infection (December 18, 2001)
[Archived Article]
In 41st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC 2001), from The Body PRO
- New Findings Explain T-Cell Loss in HIV Infection (December 10, 2001)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- HIV "Rides" into Cells on Membrane Rafts, NIAID Scientists Determine (November 19, 2001)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Riddle Women: Reports of Progress Toward Understanding How Some People Appear to Fight Off HIV (November 2001)
[Archived Article]
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- Apparently Harmless Virus Associated with Reduced HIV Death (October 19, 2001)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- A Starchy Substance that Drains Cholesterol from Cell Membranes Can Completely Block HIV Transmission (August 22-29, 2001)
[Archived Article]
In Journal of the American Medical Association
- NIAID Researchers Identify HIV-Induced Changes in B Cells (August 14, 2001)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- The Next Target in Therapy: Viral Entry (July 10, 2001)
[Archived Article]
In The 1st International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, from The Body PRO
- Genetic Variation May Affect AIDS Progression (Summer/Autumn 2001)
[Archived Article]
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Antibodies and HIV: New Evidence (Interview with Ruth Ruprecht, M.D., Ph.D.) (May 25, 2001)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- NIH Scientists Highlight Role of Macrophages in HIV Infection (January 1, 2001)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Hitting HIV Early: A Swift Attack on the Virus Is a Sound Strategy (December 2000)
[Archived Article]
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Study May Shed Light on Acute Retroviral Syndrome (December 2000)
[Archived Article]
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- T Cell's Internal "Housekeeping Service" Plays Role in HIV Infection (November 20, 2000)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- New Finding on Immune Response to HIV Tat May Contribute to Vaccine, Treatment (September 22, 2000)
[Archived Article]
A study in monkeys has provided important information on how the immune response to HIV develops, why it is usually not sufficient, and how vaccine approaches might be tested more effectively in the future.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- HIV Can Travel in B-Cells (Autumn 2000)
[Archived Article]
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- B Cells May Help Maintain HIV Infection (August 29, 2000)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Striking the Balance: Brave New World of Human Gene Sequencing Finds Porous Policy Guidelines to its Liking (June 2000)
[Archived Article]
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- HIV Entry and Its Inhibition (January 31, 2000)
[Archived Article]
In The 7th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- Measuring the Replicative Fitness of Recombinant HIV-1 Vectors Expressing Protease and Reverse Transcriptase Derived From Patient Viruses (January 31, 2000)
[Archived Article]
From Seattle Treatment Education Project
- Primary Infection with HIV-1 with Reduced Drug Susceptibility Does Not Appear to Result from Point Source Transmission (January 31, 2000)
[Archived Article]
In The 7th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- Molecular Traffic Signal Could Be New HIV Drug Target (December 8, 1999)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- HIV in Genital Secretions: An Important Reservoir of Transcription-Competent Virus (August 1999)
[Archived Article]
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital
- Report on Genetic Diversity Conference (June 30, 1999)
[Archived Article]
In HIV Genetic Diversity: Emerging Clinical Issues, from The Body PRO
- Chemokines and HIV Coreceptors: Opening Doors to New Anti-HIV Strategies (May 25, 1999)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- T-Cell Activation Predictive of Poor Survival in Advanced Disease (April 16, 1999)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Treatment News
- CD4 Nadir and Disease Progression (April 1999)
[Archived Article]
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Viral and Immunologic Examination of HIV-I-Infected Persistently Seronegative Persons (February 1, 1999)
[Archived Article]
In The 6th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- HIV-1 Latent Reservoirs Exist in the Semen of HIV-Infected Men (November 13, 1998)
[Archived Article]
In The 36th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, from The Body PRO
- Scientists Report New Lead in the Regulation of HIV Coreceptor (October 8, 1998)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
- Genotype and Disease Progression (October 1998)
[Archived Article]
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital
- Reservoirs of HIV Infection (October 1998)
[Archived Article]
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital
- New, More Virulent Strain of HIV Found (September 5, 1998)
[Archived Article]
In British Medical Journal
- Pool of Latently Infected, "Resting" Cells Established Early in HIV Infection (July 20, 1998)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Crystal Structure of Key HIV Protein Reveals New Prevention, Treatment Targets (June 17, 1998)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Scientists Say Latently Infected Cells May Stoke the Fire of HIV Replication (May 26, 1998)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- CD4 Increase Despite Protease Inhibitor "Failure" in Swiss Study (March 20, 1998)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Chemokine Receptors and HIV/SIV (February 2, 1998)
[Archived Article]
From Seattle Treatment Education Project
- HIV Found in Lymph Tissue of Patients with "Undetectable" Viral Levels (December 1997)
[Archived Article]
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital
- Infectious HIV Persists After Up to 2 1/2 Years of Triple Drug Therapy, Due to a Non-Decaying 3rd Compartment (December 1997)
[Archived Article]
From Treatment Action Group
- More on How HIV Enters Cells (December 1997)
[Archived Article]
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital
- HIV Persists and Can Replicate Despite Prolonged Combination Therapy (November 13, 1997)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- HIV Subterfuge Revealed (October 29, 1997)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Chemokines: Implications for HIV (Summer 1997)
[Archived Article]
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- The Clinical Significance of Surrogate Markers (June 1997)
[Archived Article]
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital
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