AIDS Weekly and Law

MRC, London - Recent HIV-1 seroconverters more likely to have transmitted drug resistance

NEPAIDS, Brasilia - Optimistic HIV/AIDS perception leads to unprotected sex among men who have sex with men

Oak Ridge National Laboratory - HIV type 1 DNA sequence can be detected using plasmonics nanoprobes

Oregon Health & Science University - Studies advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS vaccines research

RAND Corporation - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS prevention

Rigshosp, Copenhagen - Increased trunk/limb fat ratio associated with adverse metabolic parameters after HAART

Ruhr University of Bochum - GNB3 C825T polymorphism associated with short-term success of HAART treatment

Sao Paulo State STD/AIDS Program - Perinatal HIV transmission rate decreased in Sao Paulo

Skejby University Hospital, Aarhus - HIV RNA sustained below 20 copies/mL may prevent 184V mutation in CD4 cell DNA

St. Mary's Hospital, London - HDL and LDL cholesterol levels increase in children on HAART

St. Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst - HIV-1 infection risk associated with SDF1 polymorphism and CXCR4 variation in South Africa

Starpharma - IND for prevention of HIV receives fast tracks status from U.S. FDA

Strides Arcolab Limited - Company signs partnership agreement with Clinton Foundation to supply HIV drugs

Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control - HIV-1 vaccine induces potent immune responses by needle-free intradermal delivery

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Report outlines behavioral and social issues in HIV vaccine trial in Thailand

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Lack of awareness must be addressed to ensure adequate number of vaccine trial volunteers

U.S. National Institutes of Health - New research in the area of HIV/AIDS pathogenesis detailed

U.S. National Institutes of Health - North-methanocarbathymidine inhibits KSHV DNA synthesis

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Ritonavir increases systemic exposure of prednisolone

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Tenofovir DF salvage therapy well-tolerated and effective in pediatric HIV/AIDS

UN Integrated Regional Information Networks - Doctors Without Borders to hand ARV program over to Mozambique government

UN Integrated Regional Information Networks - Vaginal douching believed to increase HIV risk

University of Alabama - Seasonal work migration and unsafe sex practices facilitate HIV spread in China

University of California, Berkeley - Real-time RT-PCR and bDNA correlate for HIV-1 RNA quantitation in breast milk

University of California, Davis - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS pathogenesis

University of California, Los Angeles - Childhood sexual abuse may create barriers to healthcare for HIV-positive Black women

University of Cologne - Different HAART resistance patterns occur in responders and nonresponders

University of Crete - CCR2-64I and CXCL12 3'A alleles confer favorable prognosis to AIDS patients

University of Crete - Frequency of HIV/AIDS protective SDF1-3'A gene high among blood donors in Crete

University of Foggia - Previously unreported HIV-1 RT mutations associated with NRTI/NNRTI phenotypic resistance

University of Kentucky - Cytomegalovirus infection inhibits immune responses generated against P. carinii

University of Lisbon - Intrabodies targeting KSHV LANA1 inhibits viral persistence in lymphoma cells

University of London Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine - Men who pay women for sex have higher rates of STIs and low HIV testing levels

University of Michigan Health Systems - Viral load response to HAART independently predicts new AIDS event in late stage AIDS

University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte - Risk factors for HAART nonadherence in Brazil determined

University of Oslo - mtDNA or lactate/pyruvate ratio poor markers of NRTI-associated mitochondrial toxicity

University of Regensburg - Bifunctional HIV-1 inhibitors simultaneously block CD4 and CCR5 receptors

University of Sao Paulo - HIV positivity or losing a parent to AIDS increases institutionalization in Brazil

University of Southern California - HIV-DLCL patients share nearly similar outcomes to de novo lymphoma patients

University of Texas SW Medical Center, Dallas - Exogenous IL-7 may be of benefit during pathogenic SIVmac and HIV infection

University of the Witwatersrand - Hib conjugate vaccine is less effective in HIV-infected African children

Yokohama City University - Plasmid DNA and adenovirus vector with type 35 fiber protects against HIV