AIDS Vaccine Week articles from July 2008

AIDS Vaccine Week archives from July 2008

Findings from A.D. Cristillo and co-authors provide new insights into HIV/AIDS.
July 28, 2008... "Selection of potent yet low reactogenic adjuvants for protein immunization is important for HIV-1 vaccine development. Immunogenicity of electroporated DNA (HIV env) and recombinant gp120, administered with either QS-21 or the orally...

New HIV/AIDS study findings have been published by scientists at University of California.
July 28, 2008... "APOBEC3G and APOBEC3F are human cytidine deaminases that serve as innate antiviral defense mechanisms primarily by introducing C-to-U changes in the minus strand DNA of retroviruses during replication (resulting in G-to-A mutations in the...

New research on HIV/AIDS from N. Teleshova and co-authors summarized.
July 28, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, "Without an effective vaccine against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, topical microbicide development has become a priority. The...

Researchers from University of Washington report details of new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS.
July 28, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "We present phylogenetic evidence supporting viral compartmentalization between the blood ( peripheral blood mononuclear cells or plasma) and multiple genitourinary sites in HIV-infected men. Four of...

Study data from A.K. Dudani et al provide new insights into HIV/AIDS.
July 28, 2008... "A current urgent priority is to develop microbicides and vaccines to combat retroviruses like human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV). We show that the cysteine-selective natural compound, taurine chloramine (T-NCl), can be effective in this...

Study results from University of Sassari update understanding of HIV/AIDS.
July 28, 2008... "Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has deeply modified HIV/AIDS related morbidity and mortality. However, bacterial community acquired pneumonia (BCAP) still represents one of the most frequent causes of morbidity in HIV-infected...

Research from University of Colorado broadens understanding of HIV/AIDS in women.
July 28, 2008... A report, 'Marital strategies for regulating exposure to HIV,' is newly published data in Demography. "In a setting where the transmission of HIV occurs primarily through heterosexual contact and where no cure or vaccine is available,...

Research on HIV/AIDS vaccines discussed by A. Iannello and co-researchers.(Report)
July 28, 2008... New research, 'Antiviral NK cell responses in HIV infection: II. viral strategies for evasion and lessons for immunotherapy and vaccination,' is the subject of a report. "As is the case in other viral infections, humans respond to HIV infection...