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Immune System Basics
- How HIV Damages the Immune System (September 14, 2007)
In AIDS 101: Guide to HIV Basics, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- How the Immune System Fights Disease (September 14, 2007)
Great primer on how T cells work.
In AIDS 101: Guide to HIV Basics, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- 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)
To read PDF, click here
From Project Inform
- 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 Resarch Network
- Pediatric Viral Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA Levels, Timing of Infection, and Disease Progression in African HIV-1-Infected Children (November 2003)
Abstract of a study in the journal Pediatrics.
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- Easy-to-Understand Explanation of the Immune System (September 2003)
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From National Cancer Institute
- VPR Gene in HIV "Hijacks" White Blood Cell Replication (August 25, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Immune System Genetics Determine HIV Progression to AIDS (August 22, 2003)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
To read PDF, click here
From Project Inform
- 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)
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- The Immune System: A Primer (1995)
In The Immune Power Personality, from Penguin Books USA, Inc.
- The Immune System -- An Overview (November 1993)
From Seattle Treatment Education Project
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