AIDS Weekly

DNA Research - APOBEC3G DNA deaminase acts processively 3'->5' on single-stranded DNA

HIV/AIDS Drug Development - Fumagillin suppresses HIV-1 infection of macrophages through Vpr activity inhibition

HIV/AIDS Drug Resistance - HAART resistance prevalence higher among recent versus established HIV infections

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV-1 subtype C Envs elicit potent yet restricted neutralizing antibody response in early infection

Target Gene Delivery - HIV-1 RT modifications in vector systems deliver target genes to tumor cells

Avian Influenza - Adventrx presents broad antiviral activity for Thiovir

Clinical Trials - NeurogesX completes enrollment in Phase 3 postherpetic neuralgia trial

Drug Development - Panacos announces Phase 2b clinical trial of HIV maturation inhibitor Bevirimat

Drug Development - Panacos presents data on lack of clinical resistance development to Bevirimat

HIV & Cervical Cancer - HIV-infected pregnant women showed a high prevalence of cervical squamous cell abnormalities

HIV Vaccines - Bio-Bridge reports favorable safety, immunogenicity results from study of oral HIV vaccine

HIV/AIDS & Cocaine - Neuroimmunopharmacological properties of cocaine involve sigma-1 receptors and cytokines

HIV/AIDS & Mental Health - HIV-infected persons have significantly increased frequency of suicidal thoughts

HIV/AIDS Advocacy - Ohio AIDS Coalition urges Congress to modernize Ryan White CARE Act

HIV/AIDS Bone Disorders - Bone disorders increased among patients with HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - Bayer receives U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for HIV antibody test

HIV/AIDS Drug Adherence - Motivational interviewing-based intervention improves adherence to HAART

HIV/AIDS Drug Development - HIV-1 integrase inhibitors effective against simian-HIV replication in rhesus macaques

HIV/AIDS Drug Development - HIV-integrase strand transfer reaction selectively inhibited by triketoacid-based chemotype

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HIV prevalence increasing between older African-American and white subgroups

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HIV sexual risk behaviors and STDs highly prevalent among IDUs in northern Vietnam

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Network of sexual contacts and sexually transmitted HIV infection determined in Burkina Faso

HIV/AIDS HAART - IL-18 and soluble TNF receptor-2 levels evaluate HAART response in HIV/HCV coinfection

HIV/AIDS HAART - Neuroactive HAART regimen associated with neuropsychological improvement in HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Kidney Disease - HIV immune complex kidney disease an important cause of chronic kidney disease

HIV/AIDS Otolaryngology - Otolaryngological manifestations common in HIV-infected patients

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV-1 induces IFN-alpha and the TRAIL/DR5 apoptotic pathway in lymphoid tonsillar tissue

HIV/AIDS Prevention - HIV study identifies high-risk subgroups of adolescents

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Men who have sex with men reduce risky sex behavior following HIV diagnosis

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Women at greatest risk of HIV feel powerless to protect themselves, health report says

HIV/AIDS Research - Encouraging preclinical results of HIV vaccine candidate in nonhuman primates reported

HIV/AIDS Screening - Men having sex with men seeking attention for febrile illnesses were seldom tested for HIV

HIV/AIDS Testing - Medical Services International begins HIV test kit CE Mark test requirements in Germany

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Immune Response completes first enrollments, receives OK to expand phase 2 trial of HIV drug

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Anti-HIV potential of ribozymes is decreased by co-expression of antisense RNA

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Neutralizing antibodies do not mediate suppression of HIV in elite suppressors

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Vaccinia virus Ankara/HIV-1 Gag vaccine expanded and diversified virus-specific T cells

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Vectored vaccines expressing HIV-1 gag coupled to T cell epitopes induce HIV-specific T cells

HIV/AIDS Vertical Transmission - HAART not associated with congenital abnormalities in infants born to HIV-1-infected women

HIV/Dengue Virus Coinfection - HIV not detected in HIV-infected patient during development of dengue virus coinfection

Liver Transplantation - Transplant patients with HIV-HBV co-infection can be treated for hepatitis B virus

Personnel - AIDS Action Council names Ronald S. Johnson deputy director

Proteomics - Proteasome degradation is a conduit for fibroblast growth factor to regulate HD-protein tyrosine phosphatase