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AIDS Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . August 29th, 2005

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Related Areas: Other Issues in AIDS Weekly | Other Publications

HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - Real-time RT-PCR diagnoses/monitors HIV-1 infection in resource-poor setting

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Myeloid/plasmacytoid DCs transfer HIV-1 preferentially to Ag-specific CD4+ cells

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Nanobacteria could promote genetic diversity in HIV

HIV/AIDS Research - Research shows random fluctuations in gene expression impacts HIV cells

HIV/AIDS Therapy - New approach has potential to treat latent HIV infection

Adverse Drug Reaction - Epidemiology study reports new info on hypersensitivity reactions to Abacavir

Contraception - Dual birth control/disease protection method could reduce pregnancy risk

Critical Care - Penn physician urges revision of HIV-testing policies

Diagnostics - The SHASTA index stages liver fibrosis in virally coinfected patients

Drug Abuse - Methamphetamine abuse, HIV infection cause changes in brain structure

Drug Delivery - Data on ways to improve Fuzeon presented at meeting

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Researchers' findings advance HIV/AIDS pathogenesis research

Drug Development - New class of vaccines include killed but metabolically active microbes

Feline Immunodeficiency Virus - FIV is endemic in free-ranging populations of 9 Felidae and 1 Hyaenidae species

Finance - Genetics-focused drug development company reports Q2 2005 financial results

Finance - Maker of nucleic acid tests reports strong Q2 results

Finance - Oral fluid diagnostics company announces financial results

Finance - Vaccine maker reports second-quarter 2005 financial results

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Researchers' work adds to HIV/AIDS pathogenesis body of knowledge

Grants - Harvard and Crucell receive $19.2 million NIH grant to develop AdVac vaccines

HIV/AIDS HAART - Free HAART increases probability of viral suppression at months 6 and 12

HIV/AIDS HAART - Lopinavir/ritonavir effective/tolerated in first-line PI-based HAART failure

HIV/AIDS Immune Pathogenesis - CD8 response to HIV-1 not associated with improved clinical outcome in neonates

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Compartmentalized HIV-1 in cerebrospinal fluid is produced by short-lived cells

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Studies describe new findings in HIV/AIDS pathogenesis research

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV-1 Vpr impairs dendritic cell maturation and T-Cell activation

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Palmitoylation of HIV-1 Env cytoplasmic tail not essential for virus life cycle

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Research add new data to HIV/AIDS pathogenesis body of knowledge

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Recent findings in HIV/AIDS vaccines provide new insights

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Program needed to prevent HIV transmission among married couples in rural China

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Survey uncovers surprising attitudes toward HIV vaccine research

HIV/AIDS Research - Tests demonstrated betulinol derivative inhibits HIV-1 replication

HIV/AIDS Resistance - Exposed HIV-1-resistant persons produce more IL-4 delta 2 than IL-4 molecules

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Application submitted to EMEA for a new Kaletra formulation

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Positive Thiovir data presented at IAS 2005 conference

HIV/AIDS Transmission - Heterosexual transmission route most frequent among newly diagnosed HIV patients

HIV/AIDS Transmission - Promoting condom use among HIV-infected individuals reviewed

HIV/AIDS Treatment - Secretary Leavitt urged to have PAHO examine HIV/AIDS treatment

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Efficacy of SHIV 89.6 proviral DNA vaccine against SIVmac239 examined

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - HIV-peptide vaccine reduces viral burden in high-responder patients

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Lentiviral siRNAs targeting conserved HIV RNA sequences developed

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - New findings in the area of HIV/AIDS vaccines described

HIV/AIDS-Related Thrombosis - Limb salvage rate following thrombectomy in HIV-related thrombosis is very low

HIV/Tuberculosis Coinfection - HIV/TB-coinfected patients have both Th1 and Th2 cytokine secretion suppression

Leishmaniasis Mortality - Mortality from leishmaniasis in HIV-infected patients reported

Nosocomial Infection - Assessment of injection practices in Cambodia reported

Patents - Gene-focused company announces patent issuance to make adeno-associated virus

Philanthropy - Philanthropist announced partnership to provide food to HIV/AIDS patients

Retrovirus Infection - APOBEC3 proteins may help prevent zoonotic infection by simple retroviruses

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Access to reproductive health services may facilitate HIV treatment

Vaccines Adjuvant - Recent findings in vaccines adjuvant provide new insights

Virology - Hepatitis C seropositivity predicts mortality in HIV-coinfected patients

Virology - Researchers' data advance virology research

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