AIDS Vaccine Week articles from November 2004

AIDS Vaccine Week archives from November 2004

HIV-1 immunogen vaccine plus antiretrovirals promotes virologic control.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Therapeutic immunization with an inactivated HIV-1 immunogen plus antiretrovirals promotes virologic control in asymptomatic HIV-infected subjects. According to a study from Spain, "To determine...

CCR5-targeted SIV vaccination strategy prevents or inhibits SIV.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CCR5-targeted SIV vaccination strategy prevented or inhibited SIV infection. "Cell-surface CCR5 is a major coreceptor with CD4 glycoprotein, mediating cellular entry of CCR5 strains of HIV-1 or SIV...

HSP70 domains stimulate cytokines and chemokines.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Functional domains of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) stimulate generation of cytokines and chemokines, maturation of dendritic cells and adjuvanticity. According to published research from England...

Study finds demand for vaccines in U.S. will increase 8.6% annually.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Demand for vaccines in the U.S. will advance 8.6% annually to $7.4 billion in 2008. Afterwards, new products for complex human diseases will lead to rapid acceleration in growth. Within the next few...

HIV-1 superinfections assessed by autologous heteroduplex mobility.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have assessed HIV-1 superinfections in a cohort of commercial sex workers in Burkina Faso by an autologous heteroduplex mobility procedure. In a recently published article, scientists in...

Current state of HIV and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa reviewed.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers review the current state of AIDS and HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa in a recent issue of the Croatian Medical Journal. According to a study from Malawi and the United States, "Sub-Saharan...

In Soweto, South Africa, transactional sex may increase women's risk of HIV.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to recent research from the United States, "Sex workers have long been considered a high-risk group for HIV infection, but to date little quantitative research has explored the association...

HIV diagnostic proves effective in Dominican Republic trials.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical Services International (MSITF) announced that it has completed a series of testing of its VScan HIV 1&2 rapid test kit in the Dominican Republic, and the results showed 100% accuracy in terms of...

Chinese CDC attends HIV/AIDS training seminar.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diagnostic test developer MedMira Inc. (MMIRF) announced a series of technical training seminars in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the People's Republic of China. These...

In Zimbabwe, hair salons promote female condom use to protect against HIV.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Besides styling hair, Zimbabwean hairdressers are now making waves by promoting the female condom as a protective device against HIV/AIDS, reports the UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN;...

Older women's knowledge of HIV is lacking, study finds.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Age is no defense against AIDS. Women aged 50 and older are living longer and remain sexually active, yet many lack appropriate knowledge about HIV transmission and prevention, according to recent...

Diagnostics firm secured new funding to develop new sensor technology.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diagnostic systems developer LabNow, Inc., announced that it has raised $14 million in equity financing from a syndicate of private and venture investors led by George Soros, with the participation of...

South Africa needs more nurses as HIV/AIDS infections among healthcare workers rise.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study by a South African medical journal warned that the country needs more nurses as the number HIV/AIDS infections rises among healthcare workers. The report published in the October edition of...

'Green Arrow' comic to feature HIV-positive sidekick.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Along with fighting alien menaces and criminal masterminds, the "Green Arrow" comic book will now feature a sidekick engaged in a more personal struggle, this one against HIV. It's the first major...

New lead in quest to protect women from sexual HIV transmission.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have long sought a vaginal gel that women could apply before sex to block the AIDS virus. Now they've found a new lead, a chemical specially designed to thwart the way HIV penetrates women's...

Peer program teaches inmates about HIV/AIDS.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Harold Omar Hill has a method to persuade new prisoners at David Wade Correctional Center in Louisiana, to take an HIV test. "If you're sick inside a prison, you'll do hard, hard time," the...

Primary hotline questions in Netherlands regard HIV transmission/risk/testing.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Primary AIDS hotline questions in the Netherlands regard HIV transmission, HIV risk and HIV testing. According to recent research from the Netherlands, "AIDS telephone hotlines have an important...

U.N. warns Africa to brace itself for the AIDS time bomb.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Africa must brace itself for an AIDS time bomb as 8,000 people are infected with HIV a day in the region worst hit by the pandemic, the United Nations warned. Seventy percent of the 45 million...

APOBEC3G incorporated into HIV-1 virions through viral/nonviral RNA interactions.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- APOBEC3G is incorporated into HIV-1 virions through viral and nonviral RNA interactions. "Apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing enzyme-catalytic polypeptide-like 3G (APOBEC3G) is a host cytidine deaminase...

Antisense U7 snRNAs and siRNAs targeting cyclophilin A inhibit HIV-1 replication.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antisense U7 snRNAs and siRNAs targeting cyclophilin A inhibit HIV-1 replication. According to published research from Switzerland, "Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) multiplication depends on...

HIV-1 infectivity enhanced by forming particle-mediated syncytia in CD4+ cells.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV-1 infectivity is enhanced by forming particle-mediated syncytia in CD4+ cells. According to published research from Japan, "The infection and subsequent replication rates of human...

R5 HIV-1 replicates more efficiently in primary CD4+ cells than X4 HIV-1.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- R5 HIV-1 replicates more efficiently in primary CD4+ cells than X4 HIV-1. According to recent research from the United States, "In this report, we present evidence that R5 human immunodeficiency...

Structure of initiation complex of HIV-1 reverse transcription is not conserved.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The structure of the initiation complex of HIV-1 reverse transcription is not conserved. According to a study from France, "HIV-1 reverse transcription is initiated from a tRNA(3)(Lys) molecule...

TSG101 mutations that inhibit PTAP or VPS28 binding block HIV-1 budding.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- TSG101 mutations that inhibit PTAP or VPS28 binding block HIV-1 budding. "Efficient human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) budding requires an interaction between the PTAP late domain in the...

Tumorigenesis by HHV-8 chemokine receptor vGPCR is accelerated by HIV-1 Tat.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tumorigenesis by the HHV-8 chemokine receptor vGPCR is accelerated by HIV-1 Tat. According to a study from the United States, "Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), also called Kaposi's sarcoma (KS)...

CD4+ cell non-production during HAART due to inefficiencies at multiple steps.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CD4+ cell non-production during highly active antiretroviral therapy is due to inefficiencies at multiple steps. "A stable latent reservoir for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in...

Critical reporting elements for quality of study methods reported.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have outlined critical reporting elements for quality of study methods in individual- and group-level HIV intervention research in a recent issue of AIDS Education and Prevention. "To...

Jury is still out regarding benefits of switching to protease-sparing regimen.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The jury is still out regarding the benefits of switching to a protease-sparing regimen. According to a recently published review in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, "Body fat changes and...

Nevirapine is better than efavirenz at raising "good" cholesterol.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two of the most commonly prescribed drugs for treating HIV - nevirapine and efavirenz - can both raise levels of the "good type" of cholesterol (HDL cholesterol), but nevirapine raises it higher than...

Africans give their governments poor marks on evaluation.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Africans gave their governments poor marks in a landmark scorecard on the way officials run 28 of the continent's nations, a senior U.N. official said. Corruption, poor tax systems and dilapidated...

Former Maryland Governor wants public registry for people with AIDS.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Maryland should establish a public registry for people with AIDS to help stop its spread because "other methods of prevention aren't working," Comptroller William Donald Schaefer said. "People...

HIV-positive Russians detained during protest in western city.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- About a dozen HIV-positive Russians were detained in the western city of Kaliningrad after chaining themselves to the city hall building to protest the state's alleged failure to provide them with...

Private clinics in South Africa urge drug companies to lower prices.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A U.S. AIDS foundation appealed to large drug manufacturers not to raise the price of AIDS drugs when incorporating new South African pricing regulations. Michael Weinstein, president of the AIDS...

Sadness still rules at Thai AIDS hospice, but now there is also some hope.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Wat Pra Baht Nam Phu Thailand hospice smells of death. Each morning as nurses check patients and help gather soiled bed linen, attendants wearing green plastic gloves, rubber boots and surgical...

Study: Fuzeon plus active boosted PI doubles long-term response.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Twice as many treatment-experienced patients who used Fuzeon (enfuvirtide) with an active boosted protease inhibitor (PI) regimen experienced a significant virologic response when compared to patients...

Persistence of hepatitis C virus associated with human leukocyte antigen class 1.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Persistence of hepatitis C virus is associated with human leukocyte antigen class 1. According to recent research published in the journal Human Immunology, "The aim of this study was to define...

FDA grants priority review to Pegasys with Copegus for HCV in HIV patients.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 6-month priority review status to the supplemental new biologics license application (sBLA) for Roche's combination therapy of Pegasys...

Isolated case of pulmonary KS in pregnancy reported.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Physicians at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine have described the first reported case of isolated pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma in pregnancy. "Kaposi's sarcoma in human...

Defendant in Olympia HIV assault case waives jury trial.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A man charged with exposing 27 women to the virus that causes AIDS and with trying to talk some out of testifying against him has waived a Washington State jury trial. Instead, Thurston County...

LEDGF/p75 is a component of functional lentiviral preintegration complexes.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Transcriptional coactivator LEDGF/p75 is a component of functional lentiviral preintegration complexes. According to recent research from the United States, "Human immunodeficiency virus type 1...

New patient dies at Los Angeles hospital after nurse fails to check on him.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A nurse turned down an audio alarm on a vital-signs monitor and then failed to notice when a 28-year-old AIDS patient went into cardiac distress and died, California county health officials said. ...

Strategies addressed to discourage brain drain of international scientists.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Strategies have been addressed to discourage brain drain of international scientists. "Building health research expertise in developing countries often requires personnel to receive training beyond...

Highly infectious SARS-CoV reveals cell tropism/receptor expression correlation.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Highly infectious SARS-CoV pseudotypes reveals cell tropism and receptor expression correlation. According to a study from China, "Studies of SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV)-the causative agent of...

Interactive video behavioral intervention reduces adolescent females' STD risk.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study from the United States found that an interactive video behavioral intervention reduced adolescent females' risk of acquiring a sexually transmitted disease (STD). J.S. Downs at Carnegie...

More than 250 global leaders endorse U.N. women's rights agenda.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More than 250 global leaders in all fields, including 85 heads of state and government, have signed a statement endorsing a U.N. plan adopted 10 years ago to ensure every woman's right to education,...

HDAC inhibitors reactivate HIV-1 expression in cellular reservoirs.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Administration of HDAC inhibitors reactivate HIV-1 expression in latent cellular reservoirs. "The discovery of powerful antiviral compounds in the 90's raised the hope that the human...

Macaques infected with attenuated SIV remain resistant to challenge.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Macaques infected long-term with attenuated simian immunodeficiency virus (SIVmac) remain resistant to wild-type challenge, despite declining cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses to an immunodominant...

Temporal trends in HIV-1 epidemic in Russia reported.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Investigators report temporal trends in the HIV-1 epidemic in Russia in a recent issue of the Journal of Medical Virology. According to a study from Russia, "During the period 1996-1997, three...

ART drugs pose potential cancer hazard to exposed children.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to recent research from the United States, "The current worldwide spread of the human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) to the heterosexual population has resulted in approximately 800,000...

Oxidative stress and caspase activation involved in paclitaxel-induced apoptosis.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oxidative stress and caspase activation are involved in paclitaxel-induced apoptosis. According to a study from Taiwan, "Paclitaxel has significant antitumor activity in several human tumors,...

Report finds pharma, government and academia agree on bioterrorism danger.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A report released finds wide agreement among experts from the pharmaceutical industry, government, and academia that the danger posed by bioterrorism and natural epidemics is "profoundly serious" and...

Gene-identification company provides 2004 update.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Enzo Biochem, Inc., (ENZ), a biotechnology company specializing in gene identification and genetic and immune regulation technologies for diagnostic and therapeutic applications, reported operating...

Caribbean distributor orders second round of HIV diagnostic kits.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diagnostics company MedMira (MMIRF) announced that it has received a second order from its Caribbean distributor, Caribbean Medical Inc. (CMI), for MedMira's MiraWell3 Rapid (HBV/HIV/HCV) Triple Test....

Rapid diagnostic test kits used in Caribbean and China.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical Services International announced that as a result of the excellent test results from the Dominican Republic, it has received an endorsement from the Institute of Virology. According to...

ARV resistance mutations directly related to length and type of prior treatment.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ARV resistance mutations are directly related to the length and type of prior treatment. "We determined the prevalence of antiretroviral (ARV) resistance in HIV-1 infected indigent persons in San...

Immunotherapy shows early success against Epstein-Barr virus-associated tumors.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immunotherapy shows early success against Epstein-Barr virus-associated tumors. "Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is associated with a number of tumors, including lymphomas in solid organ transplant (SOT)...

Dutch biotech reports increased Q3 revenues.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dutch biotechnology company Crucell, NV, (CRXL) announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2004. Crucell reports revenues of EUR 4.1 million (US$5.1 million) for the third quarter...

Genitourinary medicine/HIV services have important role in immigrant management.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genitourinary medicine/HIV services have important role in immigrant management. "Over the past three years many genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics have anecdotally reported large numbers of...

Researchers look at repeat HIV testing in black U.S. women.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to recent research from the United States, "A central challenge of the AIDS epidemic among African American women is promoting acceptance of repeat HIV testing among those at risk of...

TRAF-specific inhibitory peptides may be used to regulate HIV activation.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- TRAF-specific inhibitory peptides may be used to regulate HIV activation. According to published research from the United States, "We reported recently that exposure of human T cells to soluble...

AIDS Project Los Angeles honors AIDS Walk founder, marks 20 years of AIDS Walks.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) and hundreds of supporters, including a host of celebrities, gathered to honor AIDS Walk originator Craig R. Miller, and mark the 20th year of the AIDS Walk movement. ...

Multidrug-resistance in primary HIV infection leads to superinfection.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Persistence of multidrug-resistance in primary HIV infection leads to superinfection. According to a study from Canada, "the authors previous studies documented persistence of multidrug resistance...

Hispanics outpacing other groups in number of new HIV infections.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hispanics in Kansas have the fastest-growing number of new HIV infections and could eclipse blacks as the group with the highest HIV rate, health officials say. The Kansas Department of Health and...

Simulation model assesses high-level heterosexual HIV transmission in Africa.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A simulation model assesses high-level heterosexual HIV transmission in Africa. According to published research from the United States, "We used a previously described simple compartment model to...

U.N. says discrimination against Vietnamese with AIDS among world's worst.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS in Vietnam is among the worst in the world and must be overcome to control the epidemic, a top United Nations official said October 18,...

U.N. warns of out-of-control AIDS problem in Ecuador's Pacific coast.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The spread of AIDS in parts of Ecuador's most populated province is reaching levels comparable to those seen in Africa and the Caribbean a decade ago, and could mushroom into a national epidemic if left...

Educational needs identified for family caregivers of AIDS patients in Thailand.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Educational needs were identified for family caregivers of AIDS patients in Thailand. According to recent research from Thailand, "As the AIDS epidemic continues to overwhelm the acute care hospital...

World Health Assembly identifies HIV/AIDS treatment initiative goals for Malawi.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The World Health Assembly identified HIV/AIDS treatment initiative goals for Malawi. According to researchers in Malawi, "The Fifty-seventh World Health Assembly's (WHA's) resolution on the "scaling...

Immune reconstitution after HAART due to decreased immune activation in children.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immune reconstitution after HAART is a result of decreased immune activation in HIV-infected children. "The objective of this study was to monitor the changes in the immune system of HIV-infected...

T cell subset reference ranges vary among HIV/AIDS patient groups in India.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- T cell subset reference ranges vary among HIV/AIDS patient groups in India. According to a study from India, "With the advent and application of standard and sensitive flow cytometry methods, it...

HIV high-risk behavior is increased in probationers and parolees.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV high-risk behavior is increased in probationers and parolees. "Numerous studies have established that incarcerated populations are at substantial risk for HIV infection. In response, many jails...

Psychosocial behaviors predict intention to reduce HIV-associated injection risk.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Psychosocial behaviors predict the intention to reduce HIV-associated injection risk. "The AIDS risk reduction model (ARRM) predicts decreased occurrence of AIDS risk behavior through a three-stage...

Inducible iNOS CCTTT-repeat polymorphism not associated with HIV pathogenesis.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Inducible nitric oxide synthase CCTTT-repeat polymorphism is not associated with HIV pathogenesis. "Nitric oxide (NO) produced by the inducible form of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) has bactericidal...

Bono, U.S. Representative John Lewis honored for their civil rights work.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Efforts to slow the AIDS epidemic in Africa is part of a worldwide struggle for equality and justice, entertainer Bono said October 18, 2004. Bono and U.S. Representative John Lewis, D-Georgia, were...

HIV/AIDS effect on life expectancy in the United States updated.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The effect of HIV/AIDS on life expectancy in the United States has been updated. "We used the potential gains in life expectancy to quantify the impact of eliminating HIV/AIDS, heart disease and...

Novel CCR5 mutation affects HIV co-receptor immunoreactivity/fusogenic property.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel CCR5 mutation affects HIV coreceptor immunoreactivity and fusogenic property. According to recent research published in the journal AIDS, "A Nepalese heterozygous carrier of a CCR5 mutant,...

Structure of HIV-1 genomic RNA in gp120 gene determines a recombination hot spot.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The structure of HIV-1 genomic RNA in the gp120 gene determines a recombination hot spot. According to recent research from France, "By frequently rearranging large regions of the genome, genetic...

Tat expression influence on x(c)- independent of cellular status of glutathione.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The influence of Tat expression on glutamate transporter x(c)- is independent of the cellular status of glutathione. According to recent research in the United States, "The transactivator protein...

Two binding modes for HIV-1 reverse transcriptase suggested.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two binding modes for HIV-1 reverse transcriptase are suggested. "Unusual base-pairing in a co-crystal of reverse transcriptase (RT) and a human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) polypurine...

Stigma was predictive of modified high sexual risk in men having sex with men.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Stigma was predictive of modified high sexual risk in men having sex with men. According to recent research from the United States, "Research investigating predictors of risky sexual behavior of...

After delay, OraSure to launch saliva-based HIV test.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Saying its saliva-based test for HIV works properly, OraSure Technologies Inc. said the test will start shipping in November, 2004. The launch was delayed after a clinical trial of the OraQuick...

L-chicoric acid inhibits HIV-1 integration.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- L-chicoric acid inhibits HIV-1 integration. According to published research from the United States, "The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) integrase (IN) must covalently join the viral cDNA into a...

Statins inhibit HIV-1 infection by down-regulating Rho activity.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Statins inhibit HIV-1 infection by down-regulating Rho activity. According to a study from Spain, "Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infectivity requires actin-dependent clustering of host lipid...

AIDS organization says it will close down.
November 8, 2004... 2004 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AIDS Project Arizona, which served more then 2,500 people affected by AIDS or HIV, has announced that it will close down. The group's board on October 18, 2004, also announced the cancellation of...