Virus Weekly

HIV/AIDS Neuropsychology - Cerebral metabolite changes measure cerebral health in HIV-infected children

HIV/AIDS Patient Care - HIV/AIDS educational workshop improves knowledge and patient attitude among nurses

HIV/AIDS Proteomics - Acetylated Tat regulates HIV-1 splicing via interaction with splicing regulator p32

HIV/AIDS Research - International study investigates the early biology of HIV infection

HIV/AIDS Testing - Following U.S. CDC recommendations on routine HIV testing unveils undiagnosed cases

HIV/AIDS Testing - Undiagnosed HIV patients are fueling continued epidemic in the U.S.

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Delayed-type hypersensitivity can monitor reactions to HIV-1 vaccine

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - DNA prime/protein boost immunizes against HIV clade C

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - DNA priming and adenovirus boosting reduces viral loads in macaque SIV model

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - HIV partial efficacy vaccines have low acceptability among high-risk communities

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Progress toward carbohydrate-based HIV-1 vaccine reported

HIV/AIDS-Related Cardiovascular Risk Factors - Cardiovascular risk increased in HIV/AIDS without clustering of metabolic risk variables

HIV/AIDS-Related Encephalitis - Alcohol abuse enhances neuroinflammation and impairs immune response in HIV encephalitis

Hepatitis B Therapy - Chronic hepatitis B seroconversion is better achieved with pegylated interferon alpha-2a

Hepatitis B Therapy - Pradefovir study data drug could become a leading product for the treatment of hepatitis B

Hepatitis B Vaccine - Oxxon Therapeutics HI-8 HBV therapeutic vaccine proves safe and efficacious for chronic hepatitis B

Hepatitis B Virus - Data from Japan, India and the People's Republic of China advance knowledge in hepatitis B virus research

Hepatitis B Virus - HBV replication is inhibited by pyrimidines bearing an acyclic moiety

Hepatitis B Virus - Hepatitis B and delta virus share common hepatocyte entry step

Hepatitis B Virus - Hepatitis B or C infections do not influence hepatocyte CD14 secretion

Hepatitis B Virus - Hepatitis B virus is treatable prophylactically after liver transplantation

Hepatitis B Virus - Hepatitis B virus vaccine response is not linked to mode of dialysis

Hepatitis B Virus - Reports from India, the South Korea and the People's Republic of China describe recent advances in hepatitis B virus research

Hepatitis B Virus - Researchers from Japan, France and the People's Republic of China describe findings in hepatitis B virus studies

Hepatitis C Therapy - Hepatitis C virus replication is inhibited by cyclosporin DEBIO-025 in vitro

Hepatitis C Therapy - Hepatitis C virus-induced inhibition of interferon signaling can be corrected

Hepatitis C Therapy - Higher-dose ribavirin tablets approved in Netherlands; first step to European availability

Hepatitis C Therapy - Novelos Therapeutics IND for novel hepatitis C drug accepted by U.S. FDA

Hepatitis C Therapy - OctoPlus completes Locteron phase I study, presents positive results

Hepatitis C Virus - Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors restrict binding properties of HCV-like particles

Hepatitis C Virus - Chronic HCV infection risks for steatosis and progression of fibrosis clarified

Hepatitis C Virus - Findings from Israel, Italy and Spain in hepatitis C virus provide new insights

Hepatitis C Virus - HCV core protein enhances the immunogenicity of co-delivered DNA vaccine

Hepatitis C Virus - HCV in hemodialysis patients is linked to decreased plasma oxidative load

Hepatitis C Virus - Hepatitis C virus fibrosis progression correlates with serum markers of fibrosis

Hepatitis C Virus - Hepatitis C virus infection influences glomerulonephritis in renal allografts

Hepatitis C Virus - Hepatitis C virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase inhibitors identified

Hepatitis C Virus - New data from France and Russia lluminates research in hepatitis C virus

Hepatitis C Virus - Occult hepatitis C virus infection is affected by anti-viral therapy

Hepatitis C Virus - Research from Canada and Japan in hepatitis C virus provides new insights

Hepatitis C Virus - Researchers from Spain and Germany publish new studies and findings in the area of hepatitis C virus

Hepatitis C Virus - Researchers' findings from Switzerland, the South Korea and the United States advance hepatitis C virus research

Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Findings from the People's Republic of China, Taiwan and United States in hepatocellular carcinoma provide new insights

Hepatocellular Carcinoma - HCC tumor-associated antigen and antibody response can be identified in patients

Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Hepatocellular carcinoma with hepatitis C patients benefit from limited hepatic resection

Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Recent findings in hepatocellular carcinoma described by researchers from Japan and the United States

Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Researchers from the United States, Japan and Italy provide details of new studies and findings in the area of hepatocellular carcinoma

Herpes - New findings in herpes described from the United States

Herpes - Reports from the United States and Japan describe recent advances in herpes research

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - Incidence of high-risk HPV types is low among HIV-infected pregnant Thai women

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - Unmethylated CpG ODN inhibit HPV16-associated tumors

Imaging - New findings in imaging described from South Korea and Germany

Infectious Diseases - Human metapneumovirus has presentation and outcomes similar to respiratory syncytial virus

Influenza - Findings from Netherlands, Australia and Finland describe new data in influenza research

Influenza A Vaccine - Inactivated subvirion influenza A vaccine appears immunogenic

Influenza Vaccine - Inactivated nasal influenza vaccine safe and immunogenic in healthy adults

Influenza Vaccine - Influenza vaccine effectiveness low among non-institutionalized elderly in Japan

Influenza Vaccine - Intramuscular injection required to optimize influenza vaccination in elderly

Influenza Vaccine - Intranasal influenza vaccine proves more effective than injectable form in children

Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus - HSHV LANA modulates K1 expression through its cis-acting elements within terminal repeats

Liver Cancer - Research from the United States and Germany in liver cancer provides new insights

Liver Disease - Hepatitis B- and C-related liver cirrhosis may involve similar roles for oval cells

Liver Diseases - NASH and hepatitis C produce similar and different cirrhosis outcomes

Malaria - Medical Services International completes testing on malaria diagnostic kit

Marketing - Peregrine Pharmaceuticals transitions Tarvacin name to official generic name bavituximab

Marketing - Tm Bioscience signs regional distributor to sell respiratory viral panel in Turkey

Measles Vaccine - Measles immunity and immunization status in Australian children reported

Medical Devices - Aethlon Medical completes human safety study

Mergers & Acquisitions - Dynavax closes acquisition of Rhein Biotech GmbH from Crucell

Neonatal Ocular Herpes Infection - Genital herpes epidemic likely to cause increase in neonatal ocular herpes

Neurology - Findings from Germany, Italy and the United States in neurology provide new insights

Norovirus - Studies from Australia, Finland and the United States describe new findings in norovirus research

Obstetrics - Researchers from Greece, the Korea; hskwon@ildong and the South Korea report details of new studies and findings in the area of obstetrics

Papillomavirus - Findings from the United States in papillomavirus provide new insights

Parainfluenza Vaccine - Live parainfluenza type 3 virus vaccine in children reviewed

Polio - Reports from South Africa, United States and Japan describe recent advances in polio research

Polyoma BK Virus Therapy - Renal allograft polyoma BK virus infection safely and effectively treated by leflunomide

Poxvirus Outbreaks - Fatal poxvirus outbreak identified in New World monkey colony in Germany

Proteomics - Human herpesvirus 6 U94/REP protein inhibits betaherpesvirus replication

Respiratory System - Findings from Uruguay and Argentina describe new data in respiratory system research

Rift Valley Fever Virus - Infectious Rift Valley fever virus rescued from cDNA

Rotavirus Diarrhea - One in 52 children hospitalized for rotavirus diarrhea in New Zealand by age 3

SARS - Findings from Taiwan and the United Kingdom in SARS provide new insights

SARS - Researchers from Netherlands, Taiwan and Canada report details of new studies and findings in the area of SARS

SARS - SARS scoring system effectively screens patients during outbreaks

Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention - Biologically based health instruction teaches adolescents about STD transmission

Simian Immunodeficiency Syndrome Pathogenesis - Th-1-type CD8+ responses to SIV are consistent feature of natural SIV infection

Smallpox Vaccine - IMVAMUNE is promising candidate as third generation smallpox vaccine

Squamous Cell Carcinoma - HPV16 E7 epitope-specific T cells found in squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx

Steatohepatitis - COX-2 is induced in mice with experimental nutritional steatohepatitis

Transplantation Biology - Risk factors identified for diabetes mellitus in renal transplant recipients

Transplants - Recent studies from Turkey, Germany and Japan add new data to transplants research

Transplants - Reports from Japan, Sweden and Brazil add new data to transplants research

Transplants - Researchers' data from Germany, Iran and the United States advance transplants research

Transplants - Researchers' work from the United States and Spain adds to transplants body of knowledge

Type 1 Diabetes - Type 1 immune response against Coxsackie virus B4 is lower in children with type 1 diabetes

Vaccine Vector - Plasmid DNA sequences herpes virus amplicon vectors cause rapid transgene silencing

Vaccines - Recent studies from the United States, Germany and Russia add new data to vaccines research

Vaccines - Reports from the United States describe recent advances in vaccines research

Vaccinia Virus - Findings from Taiwan and the United States describe new data in vaccinia virus research

Vector Development - Peptide insertion library allows enhanced purification of retroviral and lentiviral vectors

Virology - Dengue virus resistance engineered in genetically modified Aedes aegypti

Virology - Researchers from the United States and Brazil report details of new studies and findings in the area of virology

West Nile Virus - West Nile virus quantified in Culex species in southern U.S.

West Nile Virus Pathogenesis - West Nile virus replicates in equine monocytes