AIDS Weekly

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Reports advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS pathogenesis research

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Structurally similar but distinct HIV Vpr/Vpx proteins detrimental to target cells

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - TRIM5 alpha gene polymorphisms not associated with HIV-1 susceptibility of CD4+ cells

HIV/AIDS Prognostics - Low adiponectin levels predict VLDL and IDL apolipoprotein B fractional clearance rates

HIV/AIDS Psychosis - Antisocial personality disorder blunts HAART effects on event-related brain potentials

HIV/AIDS Risk Factors - HIV sexual and injection-risk behavior vary by recruitment site in Philadelphia

HIV/AIDS Risk Reduction - Mothers are effective as HIV risk reduction educators for adolescent daughters

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Buprenorphine therapy in primary HIV care setting improves therapeutic adherence

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Failure of HIV-exposed T cells to activate dendritic cells is reversible

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Kenya healthcare survey shows progress in treating AIDS but battle for services continues

HIV/AIDS Transmission - HIV prevention through universal maternal/neonatal vitamin A dosing may not be beneficial

HIV/AIDS Transmission - Researchers' data advance HIV/AIDS transmission research

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - HIV-1 subtype C vaccines focus on proteins derived from HIV-1C

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Immunized HIV-1-infected individuals displayed sustained control of viremia

HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development - HIV serodetection assay differentiates vaccine- from virus-induced antibodies

HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development - RANTES expressed from chimeric SHIV-RANTES suppresses CCR5-tropic HIV-1 replication

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - New findings in HIV/AIDS vaccines described

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

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Reports describe recent advances in HIV/AIDS vaccines research

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Studies describe new findings in HIV/AIDS vaccines research

HIV/AIDS Viral Fitness - HIV-1 replication fitness estimated in growth competition assay

HIV/AIDS-Associated Cryptosporidiosis - Cryptosporidial diarrhea associated with decreased CD4 counts but not high HIV RNA

HIV/AIDS-Related Cat-Scratch Disease - Fluorescein angiography detects ocular manifestation of cat-scratch disease in HIV/AIDS

Hepatitis B Virus - Hepatitis B surface and core antigen coinoculation promotes HIV-1 immune response

Infectious Diseases - AIDS, TB, malaria, and avian influenza spreading unchecked in Burma

Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus - KSHV IFN regulatory factor 1 inhibits ATM/p53 signal transduction pathway

Liver Fibrosis & HIV - Hepatitis B genotypes participate in liver fibrosis during coinfection with HIV

Liver Injury - Liver injury in HIV-infected patients can be associated with altered hepatic expression

Market Analysis - IMS Health reports global pharmaceutical market grew 7% in 2005, to $602 billion

Nucleic Acid Preservation - Lyophilized viral DNA and RNA stable even after prolonged storage

Patents - Efoora announces provisional patent filing for VCT+

Patents - MedMira files patent for infectious disease over-the-counter testing system

Plastic Surgery - Hip and buttock implants enhance feminine contours for HIV/AIDS patients

Pneumococcal Vaccine - C-reactive protein assesses pneumococcal conjugate vaccine efficacy in preventing pneumonia

Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia -  Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia occurs in immunosuppressive disease and therapies

Prison Health - Inadequate medical information systems impede TB control and evaluation efforts in jails

Tuberculosis - New York researchers' development may lead to new drugs for tuberculosis

Tuberculosis Therapy - Linezolid active against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis but may cause peripheral neuropathy

Tuberculosis Vaccines - Studies describe new findings in tuberculosis vaccines research