Virus Weekly

Cytomegalovirus - Inhibition of human cytomegalovirus replication involves three mechanisms

Dengue Virus - Peridomestic mosquito adaptation mediates dengue emergence from progenitor DENV

Foamy Virus - Feline foamy virus Tas protein is a DNA-binding transactivator

Morbillivirus - Host cells supporting morbillivirus infection examined

West Nile Virus - High risk of meningoencephalitis in transplant recipients with WNV infection

AIDS/HIV Pathogenesis - DC-SIGN interference inhibits HIV transmission from dendritic to T cells

AIDS/HIV Pathogenesis - Leukocyte antigen alleles linked to viral load in HIV seroconverters

AIDS/HIV Transmission - Topical microbicides to prevent HIV-1 transmission compared

AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Disease-modifying HIV vaccines could increase epidemic severity

AIDS/HIV Vaccine - HIV immunization strategies involve adenovirus and poxvirus vaccine vectors

AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Method to predict impact of nonsterilizing vaccine against HIV developed

Alzheimer Disease - Increased endocytotic pathway-mediated A beta 42 secretion in apoptosis

Asthma Therapy - Current treatment strategies for respiratory infections and asthma reviewed

Avian Influenza - H5N1 avian influenza A virus genome sequenced from Thailand poultry outbreak

Brain Cancer - Co-expressed genes in virus-driven therapy block glioma invasion

Chronic Hepatitis C - A 7-deaza-adenosine analog strongly inhibits hepatitis C virus replication

Collaborations - Canadian company to sell influenza remedy via U.S. pharmacies

Diagnostics - Cleveland Clinic implements Rapid Capture System for cervical cancer screening

Diagnostics - Evidence Medical announces licensing agreement

Drug Development - A nucleotide binding motif of hepatitis C virus NS4B regulates replication

Environmental Health - Gainesville researcher finds virus in red fire ants

Fetal Development - Non-viral gene transfer tracks gene expression in murine embryos

Finance - Alferon maker reports stockholders' equity increases approximately 146%

Finance - Pharmaceutical company secures $27 million in venture financing

HIV Therapy - Interim results reported from second phase III study of tipranavir

HIV/AIDS - Evangelicals willing to donate money to support children orphaned by AIDS

HIV/AIDS - Proof-of-principle results for HIV drug candidate released

HIV/AIDS & Tuberculosis - TB enhances efficient HIV transmission in lower respiratory tract mucosa

HIV/AIDS Disease Progression - Selenium status associated with increased HIV disease progression in pregnancy

HIV/AIDS Funding - HHS awards $10.4 million to fight AIDS on 3 continents

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Complement receptor type 3 increases productive HIV-1 infection of DCs

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Africa: HIV prevention efforts don't address specific needs of women

HIV/AIDS Research - HIV-1 virus-like particles lacking nucleocapsid domain fail to package APOBEC3G

HIV/AIDS Research - Selected AA substitutions in C-terminal region of HIV-1 CA affect virus assembly

HIV/AIDS Research - Viremic HIV-1 infection associated with increased overall NK cell activity

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Multiple factors affect quality of life for male HIV/AIDS patients on HAART

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Novel indole beta-diketo acid derivatives have anti HIV-1 integrase activity

HIV/AIDS Transmission - Preventing infection among HIV+ men who have sex with men reviewed

HIV/AIDS Trends - North Dakota has lowest incidence of AIDS

HIV/AIDS-Associated Infection - Fusospirochetosis causes necrotic oral ulcers in HIV-infected patients

HIV/AIDS-Related Pneumocystis -  Pneumocystis pneumonia infection is a continuing public health issue

Hemorrhagic Fever Virus - Evidence of segment reassortment in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus

Hepatitis - Clinical trial results of oral hepatitis C RNA polymerase inhibitor released

Hepatitis - Study to examine efficacy of hepatitis C treatment in Latinos announced

Hepatitis B Virus - DSMB review of phase II data for HepeX-B finished

Herpetic Stromal Keratitis - Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist counteracts HSV-related corneal inflammation