Immune System Basics

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The Immune System - Overview (Regularly Updated)
From Nobelprize.org
The Immune System - Pioneers (Regularly Updated)
From Nobelprize.org
HIV and Your Immune System (September/October 2009)
How they work and why it's important.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
The Immune System -- An Overview (October 2008)
From Seattle Treatment Education Project
How HIV Damages the Immune System (September 18, 2008)
In AIDS 101, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
How the Immune System Fights Disease (September 18, 2008)
Great primer on how T cells work.
In AIDS 101, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
The Immune System -- in More Detail (2008)
From Nobelprize.org
Immune Activation in HIV Infection (September 2007)
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In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Researchers Offer New Theory on How HIV Progresses to AIDS (August 7, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Notes From the NIAID Workshop on Immune Activation and HIV Pathogenesis (May 18, 2007)
From Treatment Action Group
Strategies for Improving Your Immune Health: The Different Approaches to Improving Your Immune System (January 2007)
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From Project Inform
Understanding Cancer Series: The Immune System (September 1, 2006)
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From National Cancer Institute
European Scientists Reveal 3-D Structure of HIV (January 25, 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
The Immune Platoon (2006)
Meant for kids, but interesting take on understanding the immune system.
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CX3CR1 Coreceptor Variation May Explain HIV Nonprogressors (December 5, 2005)
From aidsmap.com
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
Researchers Examine What Makes Some Patients HIV Nonprogressors (September 7, 2005)
A new French study is unable to provide any hard-and-fast answers, but does shed some new light on the subject.
From aidsmap.com
HIV Eradication Still a Dream Because of the Persistence of a Latent Reservoir (July 26, 2005)
[Archived Article]
In The 3rd International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment
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.
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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?.
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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
Risk Factors Associated With Delayed Entry to Care (July 12, 2004)
[Archived Article]
In The XV International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
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
Rapid Clearance of HIV After Acute Infection Linked to Lower Risk of Disease Progression (May 11, 2004)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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
Three Dimensional Model of HIV (December 2003)
From Physician's Research Network
VPR Gene in HIV "Hijacks" White Blood Cell Replication (August 25, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Immune System Genetics Determine HIV Progression to AIDS (August 22, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Researchers Have New Theory on Origin of AIDS Virus (June 13, 2003)
[Archived Article]
Some experts now think that chimps contracted an earlier form of HIV by eating monkeys -- and we got it by eating the chimps.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Study Links Alcohol Intake to HIV Progression (May 21, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Viral Protein Explains Why Some HIV-Positive People Stay Healthy (May 21, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Deceptive Strategy Shields HIV From Destruction (May 13, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV's Ability to Rapidly Evolve Occurs Quicker Than Thought (March 21, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Captured on Film in Earliest Stages (December 30, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Research From the 42nd ICAAC: Predicting Rebounds, Predicting Death (December 2002)
[Archived Article]
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
The Immune System: A Primer (1995)
[Archived Article]
In The Immune Power Personality, from Penguin Books USA, Inc.

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