Tenofovir is widely used in combination antiretroviral therapy and more...
2014
Varicella Zoster Virus infection: Bad in adults
Varicella zoster virus (VZV), is a human herpesviruse...
Prostate cancer incidence among HIV-positive and HIV-negative men
studies have shown that HIV positive men have a lower reported incidence of prostate cancer...
Beta-catenin–regulated myeloid cells determine wound healing
Physiological wound healing is divided into the sequential, yet overlapping, stages of haemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. The proliferative phase is characterized by granulation tissue formation, collagen deposition, reepithelialization, and wound contraction, involving cells such as macrophages, fibroblasts, and contractile myofibroblasts, that together play …
Vaccine-induced myeloid cell population dampens protective immunity
Studies have shown that vaccine-induced T cell responses are able to control the replication of HIV...
Risk of Melanoma in People with HIV/AIDS
Results from a meta-analysis of 21 studies that looked at the association...
New experimental vaccine looks promising for Dengue Fever
Apr 29, 2014
A new experimental vaccine for dengue fever has succeeded in its first late-stage clinical trial...
New TB drug combination to enter late-stage testing
A new phase lll trial called Stand (Shortening Treatments by Advancing Novel Drugs)...
Control of Malaria-Induced Inflammation in Children is Dependent on Exposure.
Primary exposure to P. falciparum can result in high levels...
Mucosal and endotracheal delivery of RSV peptide prevents nasopulmonary infection
Although commonly encountered, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection which is responsible for more than sixty million cases of respiratory disease worldwide each year, has no effective prophylactic or treatment regimen available. The virus uses paired, self-associating, heptad repeat domains of its fusion protein, RSV-F, …