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There has been a plethora of newly discovered HIV neutralizing antibodies (NaB) made over the past 5 years. One such NaB is known as VRC01 and recognizes the CD4 binding site on HIV-1.

The impact of immunity to a pathogen at the person level is important for influencing host health as well as how pathogens evolve. The impact of immunity

Dengue fever is caused by the dengue virus, which is principally transmitted by the mosquito A. aegypti. It represents the most prevalent arthropod-borne viral illness in humans, where over 50%

A vaccine that can elicit neutralizing antibodies to HIV, and thus lead to protection from infection, is the holy grail of..

There are multiple subsets of CD4+ T cells: Th1, Th2, Th9, Th17, Th22 to name a few, which are defined by the cytokines they liberate that direct specific immune responses

Many consumer products made of silver nanoparticles (AgNP) could increase susceptibility to infectious pathogens. Systemic uptake of AgNP by macrophages can lead to alterations in their

Dec 4th, 2015 Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a human herpesvirus that causes acute infectious mononucleosis and is associated.....

The 1st December 2015 is World AIDS day and another year of progress towards ending the epidemic. There are now 15 million people on life-saving antiretroviral drug treatments

Nov 30th, 2015 It is desirable to strive towards an HIV vaccine that elicits mucosal protective immunity to prevent infection of immune cells

Nov 27th, 2015 A recent study published in The Lancet showed the efficacy and safety of two infant drug regimens....