Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . September 26th, 2005
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Diagnostics - Rapid HIV test modified to detect recent seroconversion
HIV/AIDS Neuroinflammation - Ongoing neuroinflammation occurs post-HAART in HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - SDF-1 3'A allele increases risk of progression to AIDS
HIV/AIDS-Associated Dementia - HIV gp120 proteins alter properties of blood-brain barrier
HIV/AIDS-Tuberculosis Coinfection - Elevated CCR5/CXCR4/cytokines persistently increase viral load in TB coinfection
Alcohol Use - Alcohol abuse related to risky sex among HIV-positive men who have sex with men
Behavioral Medicine - Quality of parent-child relationship related to rate of risk behaviors
Brain Cancer - Drug efflux transporters play role in drug resistance in brain diseases
Diagnostics - Maryland facility approved for the manufacture of HIV-1 Urine EIA test
Diagnostics - PPT or standard tubes processed within 4 hours yield equivalent HIV RNA in bDNA
Diagnostics - Performance of TruGene HIV genotype assay assessed
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS pathogenesis
Diagnostics - Reports describe recent advances in diagnostics research
Diet & Nutrition - HAART does not significantly affect triacylglycerol and insulin responses
Disease Control - CTX marginally effective in HIV-infected adults with new smear-positive TB
Disease Control - Sexual history questionnaires across the United States lack consensus
Drug Development - Activation of antithrombin III increases its anti-HIV activity up to 1000-fold
Drug Development - South African medicinal plants inhibit HIV-1 reverse transcriptase and integrase
HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Researchers describe findings in HIV/AIDS vaccines studies
Drug Resistance - Antibiotic resistance of Gram-negative bacilli increasing in children in Kilifi
Drug Resistance - Drug resistance higher among previously treated HIV and tuberculosis patients
Drug Toxicity - Data collection method assesses toxicity impact of new antiretroviral drugs
Epidemiology - HIV prevalence increasing among injecting drug users in England and Wales
Epidemiology - HIV/AIDS epidemiology in Caribbean Basin difficult due to lack of uniform data
Epidemiology - Model estimates number of orphans in high HIV prevalent areas
HIV/AIDS - Leishmaniasis in HIV-infected patients investigated
HIV/AIDS & Depression - Factors affecting HIV-positive women at risk for depression identified
HIV/AIDS Diagnosis - CD4 count among normal north Indians lower than in Western populations
HIV/AIDS Drug Adherence - Once-daily didanosine improves adherence in HIV-infected patients
HIV/AIDS Drug Interaction - Efavirenz induces statin metabolism when drugs are coadministered
HIV/AIDS Drug Interaction - Indinavir plus ritonavir increases AUCs of calcium channel blockers in HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Altered T and B cell interactions may contribute to HIV/AIDS autoimmunity
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV Nef establishes superinfection immunity by downregulating CCR5 and CD4
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV-1 leader RNA conformational switch does not regulate mRNA translation
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Highly conserved beta-hairpin structure in HIV-1 gp120 critical for CCR5 binding
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Intracellular environment in CD4+8+ T cells is better for HIV/SIV RT
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - KIR3DL1 and HLA-B*57 supertype allele interactions influence HIV-1 progression
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Research in HIV/AIDS pathogenesis provides new insights
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Resting naive CD4+ T cells massively infected and eliminated
HIV/AIDS Prevalence - Occurrence of HIV/AIDS among midlife African American women reviewed
HIV/AIDS Risk Assessment - Written/electronic STD testing protocols promotes risk assessment questioning
HIV/AIDS Risk Factors - Polygamy and extramarital sex are risk factors for HIV transmission in Nigeria
HIV/AIDS Support - Social support network for HIV-positive mothers explored
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Company reduces prices for Viread and Truvada in the developing world
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Nandrolone decanoate benefits HIV-infected men with weight loss
HIV/AIDS Vaccine Develoment - Determinants of HIV resistance to gp41-derived peptides examined
HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development - Different epidemic potentials of HIV-1B and C subtypes reported
HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development - Global enterprise uses scientific/financial resources to develop AIDS vaccine
HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development - Measles vaccine vector primes antibodies against HIV-1 epitopes
HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development - Soluble HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein trimers characterized
HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development - UF scientist finds unexpected link between cat and human AIDS viruses
HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Findings advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS vaccines research
HIV/AIDS Viral Replication - HIV continues to replicate in the brains of alcohol-dependent animals
HIV/AIDS-Related Lipodystrophy - Lipodystrophy severity impacts negatively on body image in HIV-infected persons
Hepatitis C Virus - Humoral immune response to hepatitis C virus infection is often delayed
Immunology - Tumor cells can weaken immune response
Infections - Macrophages archive HIV-1 virions for dissemination in trans
Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus - KSHV K-bZIP represses gene transcription via SUMO modification
Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus
Measles Vaccine Development - Measles vaccine vector induces broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV-1
Personnel - William J. Welch named senior VP and chief commercial officer by biotech company
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