AIDS Weekly

HIV/AIDS Coinfection -  Neisseria gonorrhoeae enhances infection of dendritic cells by HIV-1

HIV/AIDS Needlestick Injury - Postexposure practice inadequate in medical students with needlestick injury

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Cultured myeloid dendritic cells from HIV patients fail to differentiate

HIV/AIDS Perinatal Transmission - Nevirapine resistance after single NVP dose higher in women with HIV-1 subtype C

HIV/AIDS Transmission - Incorporation of ABO antigens by HIV-1 may affect viral transmission

Awards - Stephen C. Harrison wins Bristol-Myers Squibb infectious diseases research award

Business & Finance - Diagnostic tests company projects first quarter profit

Clinical Trials - Eight-week doxycycline course safe/effective for lymphatic filariasis

Clinical Trials - Recombinant protein HIV vaccine candidate to be tested in clinical trials

Finance - Biotechnology company announces second quarter 2005 financial results

Finance - Health products company reports second quarter results

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - New research in the area of HIV/AIDS vaccines detailed

Finance - Infections-focused biotechnology company reports second quarter 2005 results

Finance - Molecular medicines company reports second quarter 2005 financial results

Finance - Viread maker reports Q2 revenues of $495.3 million, up 55%

Genital Herpesvirus Infection - Topical microbicides needed for prevention of genital herpes infections

HIV/AIDS - Pharma firm reaches agreement with Brazilian government for AIDS drug

HIV/AIDS Diagnosis - Ten-minute, U.S. FDA-approved HIV test developed

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS vaccines

HIV/AIDS Disease Progression Risk Factors - Pattern/type of non-injection drug use associated with progression to AIDS

HIV/AIDS Drug Development - Amino acid Asn136 of HIV-1 RT enables rational design of RT inhibitors

HIV/AIDS Drug Development - Mesuol inhibits HIV-1 replication by targeting NF-kappa B pathway

HIV/AIDS Drug Development - Short hairpin RNAs targeting human cyclin T1 suppresses HIV-1 replication

HIV/AIDS Education - Low health literacy associated with HIV test acceptance

HIV/AIDS Education - Peer education or lecture increases HIV/AIDS knowledge among college students

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS vaccines

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Differential susceptibility important determinant of steady-state HIV prevalence

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Majority of HIV-1 cases among Africa-born patients in Minnesota are non-B

HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infection - Calciviruses may be important opportunistic pathogen in HIV-infected children

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - CD4+ cells have impaired base excision repair/oxidative base lesion accumulation

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV Tat induction of IL-10 dysregulation associated with PKR activation

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Infectivity of CXCR4-using isolates depends on CD4 expression

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS vaccines

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Peripheral S-phase T cells in HIV disease have a central memory phenotype

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Reports describe recent advances in HIV/AIDS pathogenesis research

HIV/AIDS Pharmacokinetics - Body weight/female gender affects enfuvirtide clearance but not safety/efficacy

HIV/AIDS Prevention - HIV prevention program increases willingness to reduce adolescent risk behaviors

HIV/AIDS Prognostic Marker - Early HIV-1 PBMC DNA level predicts disease progression independent of RNA/CD4+

HIV/AIDS Research - CHMP offers positive opinion in Europe for Tipranavir