Search Results for HIV AIDS Cancer

EKOS Corporation Announces Two More Pulmonary Embolism Clinical Studies

2012 MAY 18 ... this disease in the U.S. alone, resulting in up to 180,000 deaths annually, more than AIDS, breast cancer and auto accidents combined. A PE is caused when a large blood clot, ... in the U.S. alone, resulting in up to 180,000 deaths annually, more than AIDS, breast cancer and auto accidents combined. A PE is caused when a large blood clot, usually from ...

Subject: Pulmonary Embolism

Gene-modified stem cell transplant protects patients from toxic side effects of chemotherapy

2012 MAY 21 ... numbers need to be increased to produce a therapeutic benefit, or for patients with HIV/AIDS to increase the number of HIV-resistant stem and T cells. Keywords: ... numbers need to be increased to produce a therapeutic benefit, or for patients with HIV/AIDS to increase the number of HIV-resistant stem and T cells. Keywords: ... SEATTLE - For the first time, scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have transplanted brain cancer patients' own gene-modified blood ...

Subject: Gene Therapy

Investigators at University of Washington Medical Center Target HIV/AIDS

2012 MAY 22 ... Researchers detail in "Evaluation of the impact of HIV serostatus, tobacco smoking and CD4 counts on epidermoid anal cancer survival," new ... tobacco smoking and CD4 counts on epidermoid anal cancer survival," new data in HIV/AIDS. "Tobacco smoking and HIV infection increase the risk of epidermoid anal cancer ... of the impact of HIV serostatus, tobacco smoking and CD4 counts on epidermoid anal cancer survival," new data in HIV/AIDS. "Tobacco smoking and HIV infection increase the ...

Subject: HIV/AIDS

New HIV/AIDS Research from National Cancer Institute Outlined

2012 MAY 21 ... Blood, "Over the past 10 years, significant progress has been made in understanding HIV-associated lymphomas and improving the prognosis of these diseases. With the advent ... State:Maryland, Country:United States, Region:North and Central America, Drugs, HIV/AIDS, Oncology, RNA Viruses, Retroviridae, HIV Infections, Lymphatic Diseases, Vertebrate ... lymphoma and the virally driven lymphomas," wrote K. Dunleavy and colleagues, National Cancer Institute. The researchers concluded: "Future clinical trials need ...

Subject: HIV/AIDS

Pitt team uses genomics to identify a molecular-based treatment for a viral skin cancer

2012 MAY 21 ... human herpesvirus, in 1994 that causes Kaposi's sarcoma, the most common cancer among AIDS patients. Keywords: Neurons, Viruses, Nervous System, Skin Neoplasms, ... PITTSBURGH, May 9 - Four years after they discovered the viral roots of a rare skin cancer, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) and the ...

Subject: Skin Cancer

Profectus BioSciences Receives NIAID Grant to Develop a Vesicular Stomatitis Virus-vectored Vaccine for Ebola and Marburg Viruses

2012 MAY 15 ... study to assess the safety and immunogenicity of a Profectus rVSV-vectored HIV vaccine initiated on October 26, 2011. That trial is currently enrolling at the ... Laboratory, Yale University, the Institute of Human Virology, the Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology, the National Cancer Institute, the NIH Division of AIDS, the ... company devoted to the treatment and prevention of infectious disease and related cancer, with the goal of reducing morbidity and mortality. Since its inception in 2003, ...

Subject: HIV/AIDS

Reports Outline HIV/AIDS Study Findings from Boston University

2012 MAY 22 ... According to the authors of a study from Boston, Massachusetts, "HIV-infected women are at increased risk for cervical dysplasia and require timely ... State:Massachusetts, Country:United States, Region:North and Central America, HIV/AIDS, RNA Viruses, Retroviridae, HIV Infections, Public Education, Vertebrate Viruses, ... abnormal Pap test. Since HIV-infected women are at particularly high risk for cervical cancer, these results are unacceptably poor," wrote A.S. Baranoski and colleagues, ...

Subject: HIV/AIDS

Research from Emory University Has Provided New Information about Prostate Cancer

2012 MAY 22 ... the biochemical outcome and toxicity scores of men with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and prostate cancer with a matched control population with negative or unknown HIV ... State:Georgia, Country:United States, Region:North and Central America, HIV/AIDS, Virology, RNA Viruses, Biochemistry, Retroviridae, HIV Infections, Vertebrate ... outcome and toxicity scores of men with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and prostate cancer with a matched control population with negative or unknown HIV status when treated ...

Subject: Prostate Cancer

Research from National Cancer Institute Provides New Data about HIV/AIDS

2012 MAY 15 ... "The results obtained were compared with those previously reported for the HIV type 1 BH10 strain (HIV-1BH10) RT. MoMLV and XMRV RTs were 13.9 and 110 times less ... State:Maryland, Country:United States, Region:North and Central America, Genetics, HIV/AIDS, Oncology, Proteins, Virology, Viral DNA, Hematology, Proteomics, RNA Viruses, DNA ... leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) is unlikely to be the causative agent of prostate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome, this recombinant retrovirus can nonetheless infect ...

Subject: HIV/AIDS

Research from National Yang Ming University Yields New Data on Hepatocellular Cancer

2012 MAY 15 ... Medicine, 2012;18(3):286-96). For additional information, contact C.H. Yen, AIDS Prevention and Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Shih-Pai, Taipei, ... Country:Taiwan, Region:Asia, Oncology, Enzymes and Coenzymes, Hepatocellular Cancer, Glycine N Methyltransferase, One Carbon Group Transferases. This ...

Subject: Hepatocellular Cancer

Research from Technical University of Denmark Broadens Understanding of Multienzyme Complexes

2012 MAY 22 ... PKS cluster disrupts the production of the red mycelium pigment aurofusarin. This aids with identification of mutants as they appear as white colonies and metabolite ... concluded: "The toxicity of the three novel fusarielins was examined against colorectal cancer cell lines where fusarielin H was more potent than fusarielin F and G." ...

Subject: Multienzyme Complexes

Research in the Area of Cytokines Reported from Stanford University

2012 MAY 22 ... in using IL-2 as a therapeutic agent for a variety of immune disorders ranging from AIDS to cancer," researchers in Stanford, California report. "However, ... using IL-2 as a therapeutic agent for a variety of immune disorders ranging from AIDS to cancer," researchers in Stanford, California report. "However, adverse ...

Subject: Cytokines

Research on Experimental Medicine Published by Investigators at National Cancer Institute

2012 MAY 15 ... "The development of AIDS in chronic HIV/simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection has been closely linked to progressive ... "The development of AIDS in chronic HIV/simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection has been closely linked ... therapy) or disease progression," wrote A.A. Okoye and colleagues, National Cancer Institute. The researchers concluded: "These data demonstrate that ...

Subject: Experimental Medicine

Researchers from Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute Discuss Findings in HIV/AIDS

2012 MAY 22 ... "The major RNA binding region of the HIV-1 Gag polyprotein is the nucleocapsid (NC) domain, which is responsible for the ... Keywords: City:Cambridge, Country:United Kingdom, Region:Europe, Virion, HIV/AIDS, Peptides, gag Genes, Amino Acids, RNA Viruses, Viral Genes, Retroviridae, HIV ... SL was tagged with a 5' fluorophore and 3' quencher," wrote N.M. Bell and colleagues, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute. The researchers concluded: ...

Subject: HIV/AIDS

Researchers from University of Bordeaux Publish Findings in HIV/AIDS

2012 MAY 22 ... "Cervical cancer screening is not yet standard of care of women attending HIV care clinics in Africa and presents operational challenges that need to be addressed. ... 8HL, England. Keywords: City:Bordeaux, Country:France, Region:Europe, HIV/AIDS, Oncology, RNA Viruses, Retroviridae, Women's Health, Vertebrate Viruses, Primate ... "Cervical cancer screening is not yet standard of care of women attending HIV care clinics in ...

Subject: HIV/AIDS

Studies from University of North Carolina Have Provided New Data on HIV/AIDS

2012 MAY 22 ... Fresh data on HIV/AIDS are presented in the report "Anti-AIDS agents 89. Identification of DCX ... Fresh data on HIV/AIDS are presented in the report "Anti-AIDS agents 89. Identification of DCX derivatives ... agents, were evaluated for their potential to reverse multi-drug resistance (MDR) in a cancer cell line over-expressing P-glycoprotein (P-gp). Seven compounds fully reversed ...

Subject: HIV/AIDS

Study confirms early elevated HIV infection risk in some Step Study participants

2012 MAY 22 ... - A long-term follow-up analysis of participants in the Step Study, an international HIV-vaccine trial, has confirmed that certain subgroups of male study participants were ... HIV infections in certain subgroups of vaccinees. Keywords: Genetics, HIV/AIDS, Virology, Immunology, RNA Viruses, Retroviridae, Blood Proteins, Immunoglobulins, ... Duerr, M.D., a member of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, who led the data analysis. "There seems to be some ...

Subject: HIV/AIDS

Study Data from Vita Salute University Update Knowledge of HIV/AIDS and Kaposi Sarcoma

2012 MAY 23 ... Italy, "Few data are available regarding the 10-year survival among subjects with HIV and cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the 10-year survival of ... The aim of this study was to evaluate the 10-year survival of HIV-infected subjects with AIDS-defining malignancies (ADM) or non-AIDS-defining malignancies (NADM)." ... "Few data are available regarding the 10-year survival among subjects with HIV and cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the 10-year survival of HIV-infected ...

Subject: HIV/AIDS and Kaposi Sarcoma

The New England Journal of Medicine Releases Documentary Film, Getting Better: 200 Years of Medicine

2012 MAY 15 ... therapy in 2001, the beginning of personalized medicine. In "The Plague of our Time: HIV/AIDS Epidemic," Drs. Tony Fauci and Paul Farmer recall the first cases of HIV/AIDS, ... in 2001, the beginning of personalized medicine. In "The Plague of our Time: HIV/AIDS Epidemic," Drs. Tony Fauci and Paul Farmer recall the first cases of HIV/AIDS, how ... NEJM was founded in 1812 when surgery was unsanitary and performed without anesthesia, cancer went undiagnosed, and there was no understanding of infectious disease. ...

Subject: HIV/AIDS

When cells hit the wall: UCLA engineers put the squeeze on cells to diagnose disease

2012 MAY 15 ... More information can be found at Di Carlo's laboratory website. Keywords: HIV/AIDS, Oncology, University of California - Los Angeles. This article was ... Measuring the state of the immune system can aid in diagnosing immune disorders such as AIDS or in evaluating patients' rejection of transplants early on, allowing doctors to ... information about cells' state of activity and can be indicative of diseases such as cancer, they are important to measure. UCLA bioengineering researchers have ...

Subject: HIV/AIDS