Science & Technology - Sep 20, 2010 13:19 - 0 Comments

HIV’s 30,000-year-old ancestor

TULANE / ARIZONA (US) — The HIV-like virus that infects monkeys is thousands of years older than previously thought, according to a new study. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Sep 15, 2010 10:01 - 2 Comments

Is cloned human virus light at end of tunnel?

CARDIFF U. (UK)—Scientists have successfully cloned a human virus offering new hope for the treatment of potentially life-threatening diseases. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 23, 2010 8:48 - 1 Comment

Old drug puts up a fight against lung bug

U. ROCHESTER (US)—A drug to treat inflammation plays a surprising role reducing the level of infection caused by an opportunistic bug that is deadly for AIDS and cancer patients and others with weakened immune systems. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 20, 2010 11:50 - 1 Comment

AIDS virus in semen different than in blood

UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US)—The virus that causes AIDS may undergo changes in the genital tract that make HIV-1 in semen different than what it is in the blood, according to a new study. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 3, 2010 15:37 - 0 Comments

HIV, aging combine to break down bone

EMORY (US)—Although individuals who are HIV-positive can now expect to live longer because of the availability of anti-retroviral drugs, the combination of aging and HIV appears to have a destructive impact on bone health. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 12, 2010 13:22 - 0 Comments

Intervene now to slow nascent AIDS epidemic

CORNELL (US)—With the exceptions of Djibouti, Somalia and Southern Sudan, HIV transmission in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is among the lowest worldwide. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 29, 2010 16:40 - 4 Comments

Original HIV infection morphs, but hangs on

U. ROCHESTER (US)—Despite thousands of changes that viruses like HIV undergo in rapid fashion to evade the body’s immune system, the original version that caused the infection is still present in the body months later. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jun 28, 2010 13:34 - 3 Comments

Domestic violence, HIV go hand in hand

EMORY (US)—Women in South Africa who are victims of domestic violence are more likely to become infected with HIV compared to women who do not experience such behavior, according to a new study. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 14, 2010 11:01 - 0 Comments

Flu’s evolution strikes perfect balance

U. ROCHESTER (US)—The flu’s secret formula for effectively evolving within and between species appears to be a balancing act—producing enough mutations to spread and adapt to its environment but not so many that they lead to its demise. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 11, 2010 16:44 - 0 Comments

Hijacking HIV protein rendered in 3-D

U. IOWA (US)—Creation of a three-dimensional picture of an important protein that is involved in how HIV is produced in human cells may help researchers design drugs that can prevent the virus from reproducing. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 14, 2010 14:25 - 2 Comments

Med pouch helps protect infants from HIV

DUKE (US)—By using medications packaged just like fast-food ketchup, HIV-positive mothers in developing countries can more easily provide protection to newborn babies born at home. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 3, 2010 11:50 - 5 Comments

Women outpace men in mortality gains

U. WASHINGTON (US)—Inequality in adult mortality has grown to the point where adult men in Swaziland—the country with the worst mortality rate—now have a probability of premature death that is nine times the mortality rate of the best country, Cyprus. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 9, 2010 11:21 - 0 Comments

Anatomy of pivotal HIV protein uncovered

CALTECH (US)—Scientists have provided the first-ever glimpse of the structure of a key protein found on the surface of a specific subgroup of the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV-1. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 17, 2010 15:54 - 0 Comments

HIV cells’ secret hideout discovered

U. MICHIGAN (US)—HIV-infected cells lie in wait in hidden reservoirs, ready to jump on the chance to serve as a factory for new infection, a new study shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 9, 2010 12:31 - 0 Comments

Eyeing an enzyme to stop deadly infections

VANDERBILT (US)—Knowing the structure of an enzyme essential to the protozoan parasite that causes African sleeping sickness may lead to new drugs to combat the often fatal disease and several other related disorders that afflict millions of people around the world. (more…)

Society & Culture - Dec 18, 2009 16:44 - 0 Comments

Orphanages: ‘viable option’ or ‘last resort’?

DUKE (US)—Children in institutional orphanages fare as well or better than those who live in the community, new research shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 7, 2009 10:55 - 1 Comment

AIDS forerunner hijacked animal gene

U. ROCHESTER (US)—An ancestor of the AIDS virus hijacked an entire gene—perhaps from some prehistoric cat it had infected. Researchers say the gene makes it easier for the virus to infect humans. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 3, 2009 0:01 - 0 Comments

Cell phones as tools for global development

U. WASHINGTON (US)—Computer scientists have used Android, the open-source mobile operating system championed by Google, to turn a cell phone into a versatile data-collection device. (more…)

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