AIDS Vaccine Week articles from August 2008

AIDS Vaccine Week archives from August 2008

Study findings from Harvard University provide new insights into adenovirus.
August 4, 2008... "Recombinant adenovirus serotype 5 (rAd5) vaccine vectors for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and other pathogens have been shown to elicit antigen-specific cellular immune responses. Rare serotype rAd vectors have also been...

Investigators at St. George's University target HIV/AIDS.
August 4, 2008... According to a study from London, the United Kingdom, "More than a decade ago, the pathogenesis of AIDS was reviewed in this journal, using the subtitle 'classical and alternative views', when evidence was accumulating that HIV could not cause...

Research reports from K. Karthikeyan and co-authors provide new insights into warts.
August 4, 2008... According to recent research from Pondicherry, India, "Genital ulcer disease (GUD) constitutes a major public health problem. Most of them are the result of sexually transmitted diseases." "Genital herpes, syphilis, lymphogranuloma...

Reports outline DNA vaccines research from University of Pennsylvania.(Report)
August 4, 2008... New research, 'Combined effects of IL-12 and electroporation enhances the potency of DNA vaccination in macaques,' is the subject of a report. According to a study from the United States, "DNA vaccines are a promising technology. Historically,...

Research results from Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies update understanding of HIV/AIDS.
August 4, 2008... Current study results from the report, 'Relationship of HIV-1 and SIV envelope glycoprotein trimer occupation and neutralization,' have been published. According to recent research from the United States, "Insights into the process of HIV-1...

Scientists at New York University target HIV/AIDS therapy.
August 4, 2008... Scientists discuss in 'Structured treatment interruptions (STIs) in HIV-1 infected pediatric populations increases interferon gamma production and reduces viremia' new findings in HIV/AIDS. According to a study from the United States, "We...

New research on HIV/AIDS vaccines from EpiVax summarized.
August 4, 2008... Investigators publish new data in the report 'Identification of immunogenic HLA-B7 "Achilles' heel" epitopes within highly conserved regions of HIV.' According to recent research published in the journal Vaccine, "Genetic polymorphisms in class...

Report summarizes HIV/AIDS vaccines study findings from National Institutes of Health.(Report)
August 4, 2008... New research, 'HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein-mediated fusion and pathogenesis: implications for therapy and vaccine development,' is the subject of a report. "Our overall goal is to understand how viral envelope proteins mediate membrane fusion...

Reports outline HIV/AIDS vaccines study results from Karolinska Institut.
August 4, 2008... New investigation results, 'B cell immunopathology during HIV-1 infection: lessons to learn for HIV-1 vaccine design,' are detailed in a study published in Vaccine. "Induction of broad HIV-1 neutralizing antibodies should be a major goal of an...

Research from S. McCormack and co-authors in the area of HIV/AIDS vaccines published.
August 4, 2008... Investigators publish new data in the report 'EV02: a Phase I trial to compare the safety and immunogenicity of HIV DNA-C prime-NYVAC-C boost to NYVAC-C alone.' "The aim of this randomised controlled trial was to see if the addition of 4 mg/ml...

Researchers at University of Debrecen, Medical and Health Science Center target HIV/AIDS vaccines.
August 4, 2008... Researchers detail in 'Traitors of the immune system-enhancing antibodies in HIV infection: their possible implication in HIV vaccine development,' new data in HIV/AIDS. "Considering recent HIV vaccine failures, the authors believe that it...

New findings from Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in the area of immunization described.(Report)
August 4, 2008... Research findings, 'Lipid A and liposomes containing lipid A as antigens and adjuvants,' are discussed in a new report. "Lipid A derived from Gram-negative bacterial lipopolysaccharide is a potent adjuvant and antigen. Incorporation of lipid A...

Research from Kinki University, Department of Immunology provide new insights into retrovirus.
August 4, 2008... Fresh data on retrovirus are presented in the report 'Host genetic factors that control immune responses to retrovirus infections.' According to recent research from Osaka, Japan, "Several host genes control retroviral replication and...

Research results from Children's Hospital update understanding of cancer vaccines.
August 11, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is the causative agent of acute infectious mononucleosis and associates with malignancies such as Burkitt lymphoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and non-Hodgkin's...

Research from University of Melbourne provides new data on HIV/AIDS.
August 11, 2008... "Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) is a potentially effective adaptive immune response to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The study of ADCC responses has been hampered by the lack of simple methods to quantify these...

Research on HIV/AIDS reported by J. Su et al.
August 11, 2008... According to recent research from London, Canada, "A current goal of vaccine development against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is to develop a strategy that stimulates long-lasting memory T-cell responses, and provides immediate...

Researchers from Emory University, Emory Vaccine Center provide details of new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS.
August 11, 2008... "The membrane-spanning domain (MSD) of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) gp41 glyco-protein is critical for its biological activity. Previous C-terminal truncation studies have predicted an almost invariant core structure of 12...

Studies from Emory University, Emory Vaccine Center reveal new findings on HIV/AIDS.
August 11, 2008... "The membrane-proximal external region (MPER; K(665)WASLWNWFNITNWLWYIK(683)) of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) gp41 ectodomain plays a critical role in envelope glycoprotein-mediated fusion. In addition, the epitopes of...

Study results from Yunnan University update understanding of HIV/AIDS.
August 11, 2008... Data detailed in 'Molecular motions of human HIV-1 gp120 envelope glycoproteins' have been presented. According to a study from Kunming, People's Republic of China, "The HIV-1 gp120 exterior envelope glycoprotein undergoes a series of...

Findings from T. Lehner and co-authors broaden understanding of HIV/AIDS.
August 18, 2008... "Preventive immunization against HIV-1 infection requires a rapid immune response that does not rely exclusively on B or T cell memory," scientists writing in the journal Vaccine report (see also HIV/AIDS). "Innate immunity may fulfill...

New HIV/AIDS study findings have been reported by P. Singh and co-researchers.
August 18, 2008... According to recent research from New Delhi, India, "Susceptibility to HIV-1 infection and rate of disease progression to AIDS are complex traits modulated by environmental and genetic factors. Studies on large AIDS cohorts and their...

New HIV/AIDS study results reported from Emory University.
August 18, 2008... " Sub-Saharan Africa has a high rate of HIV infection, most of which is attributable to heterosexual transmission. Few attempts have been made to assess the extent of HIV transmission within marriages, and HIV-prevention efforts remain focused...

Study data from Johns Hopkins University, Medical Department update knowledge of HIV/AIDS.
August 18, 2008... "Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) can control HIV-1 replication(1,2), but suboptimal treatment allows for the evolution of resistance and rebound viremia(3-8). A comparative measure of antiviral activity under clinically relevant...

New research on hepatitis B virus immunology from Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine summarized.
August 18, 2008... New investigation results, 'The prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus infection in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients,' are detailed in a study published in European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. According to recent research from...

Data on HIV/AIDS described by investigators at Scripps Research Institute, Department of Immunology.
August 18, 2008... Data detailed in 'Structure determination of an anti-HIV-1 Fab 447-52D-peptide complex from an epitaxially twinned data set' have been presented. "Although antibodies against the third variable loop (V3) of the HIV-1 viral envelope glycoprotein...

Scientists at Emory University, Division of Infectious Diseases detail research in HIV/AIDS vaccines.
August 18, 2008... Scientists discuss in 'Acceptance of a potential HIV/AIDS vaccine among minority women' new findings in HIV/AIDS. Researchers in the United States conducted a study "To explore the attitudes, opinions and concerns of minority women regarding...