Investigators in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have clearly demonstrated that HIV infects and reproduces in macrophages, large white…
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Monat: März 2016
Immune factor allows viral infections to become chronic
Many viral diseases tend to become chronic – including infections with the HI virus. In persons affected, the immune response is not sufficient to eliminate the virus permanently.
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HIV/AIDS countries worst affected need 'up-front finance' for long-term fight
Sub-Saharan African countries worst affected by HIV/AIDS will need significant up-front finance if they are to succeed in controlling the disease in the long-term, says new study.
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Study offers clearest picture yet of how HIV defeats a cellular defender
A new study offers the first atomic-scale view of an interaction between the HIV capsid – the protein coat that shepherds HIV into the nucleus of human cells – and a host protein known as…
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Women need more of the HIV drug Truvada than men to prevent infection
Women need daily doses of the antiviral medication Truvada to prevent HIV infection while men only need two doses per week due to the way the drug accumulates in different body tissues, according…
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Researchers unravel pathways of potent antibodies that fight HIV infection
Finding represents step toward effective HIV vaccine design.One of the most crucial and elusive goals of an effective HIV vaccine is to stimulate antibodies that can attack the virus even as it…
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New TSRI study shows HIV structure in unprecedented detail
A new study from scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) describes the high-resolution structure of the HIV protein responsible for recognition and infection of host cells.
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How to prevent 10 million deaths a year
Strategic investments to discover and develop new health tools, together with innovations in effectively delivering today’s health tools and services, could avert 10 million deaths a year within…
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Study shows high-risk sex more likely for young men than women, even among educated urban populations
A new study of the sexual habits of nearly 85,000 young people suggests that males are at least ten times more likely to engage in high-risk sexual behaviour than their female counterparts.
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