AIDS Weekly

HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - NucliSens EasyQ correlates with Roche Amplicor in monitoring HIV-1 RNA in Africa

HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - Sensitive PCR estimates HIV-1 in CD4+ cells in patients responding to HAART

HIV/AIDS Drug Development - CCR5 antagonist suppresses replication/CPE in HIV-infected mouse model

HIV/AIDS HAART - High blood lipids observed with PIs increase 10-year coronary risk

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Unintegrated HIV-1 reservoir in recently infected resting CD4+ cells very labile

AIDS Research - Initiating ART in primary SIV may lead to mucosal immune system restoration

AIDS Therapies - UN says anti-AIDS gel for women isn't far off

AIDS-Related Dementia - Tat-induced CCL2 secretion may be early signal during NeuroAIDS

Antiviral Drug Development - Understanding viral life cycles crucial to exploit antiviral strategies

Avian Influenza - Germicidal product passes efficacy test for eradicating bird flu virus

Business Update - Company focused on HIV prevention receives grant for product development

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Reports add new data to HIV/AIDS vaccines research

Business Update - Nanobiotechnology company changes name and enters new markets

Cell Biology - Scientists reveal shape of a protein that helps retroviruses break into cells

Contraceptive Microbicide - Contraceptive microbicide nonoxynol-9 has deleterious effects on endometrium

DNA Research - Italian patent application filed on transrenal DNA technology to detect HIV, TB

Diet & Nutrition - Elemental diet improves nutritional recovery from diarrhea/malnutrition

Drug Development - CEL-1000 peptide effective against viral encephalitis in mice

Environmental Health - Survey of perioperative RNs shows double gloving occurs 42% as much as it should

Epidemiology - Women, children in northern Uganda receiving assistance from NGO

Finance - Biopharmaceutical company updates its 2005 revenue guidance

HIV Transmission - HIV positive women in South Africa still facing stigma, ostracism

HIV-2 Epidemiology - SIVsm strains isolated from Sierra Leone bush meat highly divergent from HIV-2

HIV/AIDS & Syphilis Coinfection - Seronegative syphilis in HIV patient tests positive by dark field examination

HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - Early response to antiretroviral treatment predicts long-term response

HIV/AIDS Drug Interactions - Antiretrovirals often interact with medications for OIs and primary care

HIV/AIDS Drug Resistance - Recent findings in HIV/AIDS drug resistance described

HIV/AIDS Epidemic - Assay screens HIV-1 in epidemics characterized by mono/dual clade predominance

HIV/AIDS Healthcare - Treatment-seeking behavior same in HIV/AIDS orphans/nonorphans in Kampala

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - APOBEC3G antiviral function can dissociate from cytidine deaminase activity

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV-1 catalytic core domain residues important for HIV-1 replication/integration

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV-1 clade promoters strongly influence replication spatial/temporal dynamics

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV-1-specific CD4+ cell turnover and activation increase upon viral rebound