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Viral Cloaking Device: How Viruses Evade The Immune System
Viruses achieve their
definition of success when
they can thrive without
killing their host. Now,
biologists have uncovered
how one such virus,
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Mechanism Behind Mind-body Connection Discovered
New research explains how
chronic emotional stress
ages the immune system.
Immune cells end in
protective caps called
telomeres that are shorter
... > full story
Pathologists Believe They Have Pinpointed Achilles Heel Of HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
researchers believe they
have uncovered the Achilles
heel in the armor of the
virus that continues to kill
millions. The weak spot is
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Potential New Drug Candidates To Combat 'Bird Flu' Identified
As the specter of a
worldwide outbreak of avian
or "bird flu" lingers,
health officials recognize
that new drugs are
desperately needed since
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Viral Recombination: Another Way HIV Fools The Immune System
July 23, 2008 — When individuals infected with HIV become infected with a second strain of the virus, the two viral strains can exchange genetic information, creating a third, recombinant strain of the virus that ... > full story -
New Evidence Of Battle Between Humans And Ancient Virus
July 23, 2008 — Human ancestors fought back against an ancient retrovirus with a defense mechanism that our bodies still use today. Evidence of this battle has been preserved in our DNA for millions of ... > full story -
Tuberculosis Presents Major Challenges To HIV Treatment In Developing Countries
July 23, 2008 — Human immunodeficiency virus care and treatment programs in resource-limited settings must aggressively address tuberculosis and the emerging multidrug-resistant TB epidemic to save patient lives and ... > full story -
Parasitic Worm Infections Increase Susceptibility To AIDS Viruses
July 22, 2008 — Persons infected with schistosomes, and possibly other parasitic worm infections, may be more likely to become infected with HIV than persons without worm infections, according to a new study. ... > full story -
Novel Computational Model Describes The Speed At Which HIV Escapes The Immune Response
July 21, 2008 — A new model illustrates how HIV evades the immune system. The study, in PLoS Computational Biology, incorporates detailed interactions between a mutating virus and the immune ... > full story -
International Monetary Fund Loans Linked To Higher Death Rates From Tuberculosis
July 21, 2008 — International Monetary Fund loans were associated with a 16.6 percent rise in death rates from tuberculosis in the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern European countries between 1992 and ... > full story -
HIV Conquers Immune System Faster Than Previously Realized
July 19, 2008 — New research into the earliest events occurring immediately upon infection with HIV-I shows that the virus deals a stunning blow to the immune system earlier than was previously understood. This ... > full story -
Genetic Cause Of Innate Resistance To HIV/AIDS
July 18, 2008 — Some people may be naturally resistant to infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. New results bring us closer to a genetic explanation. Two genes are involved in an innate resistance to HIV ... > full story -
Genetic Variation Increases HIV Risk In Africans
July 17, 2008 — A genetic variation which evolved to protect people of African descent against malaria has now been shown to increase their susceptibility to HIV infection by up to 40 percent, according to new ... > full story -
HIV Vaccine Trial Cancelled By NIH
July 17, 2008 — After soliciting and considering broad input from the scientific and HIV advocacy communities, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, ... > full story
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