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Vol. 2, No. 12, 21 June 2002
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AIDScience Perspective:
Insights into HIV-specific CD4+ T cell immunity
By Ronald B. Moss.
This short review focuses on recent understanding of HIV-specific immunity in HIV-infected individuals, specifically the role of the CD4+ T helper cells.
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Hot News:
Thymic epithelial progenitor cells can differentiate into all known thymic cell types. Australian and British scientists have independently identified a subpopulation of thymic epithelial progenitor cells that can differentiate into all known thymic cell types. The technique could be used to restore the human immune system in AIDS and cancer patients.
Immunity, published online: 17 June 2002 [More]
Nature Immunology, published online: 17 June 2002 [More]
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4th International Symposium on NeuroVirology 2002. To be held together with the 10th Conference on Neuroscience of HIV Infection, June 19-22, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Congressional briefing on IAVI and AIDS vaccines. A webcast of this briefing for Congressional staff to describe scientific progress on HIV vaccine research will be available after 3:00 pm U.S. ET, Friday, June 14, at:
[http://www.kaisernetwork.org/healthcast/iavi/14jun2002]
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2002 Guidelines for preventing opportunistic infections among HIV-infected persons. Recommendations of the U.S. Public Health Service and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Fourth edition of the guidelines, made available on the Internet in 2001, is intended for clinicians and other health-care providers who care for HIV-infected persons.
MMWR 51(RR08), 1 (June 14, 2002) [Read article]
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Latest News Headlines:
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South African banks face AIDS crisis. BBC News. June 21, 2002
| Glaxo freezes its prices of HIV and AIDS drugs. Philadelphia Inquirer. June 21, 2002
| A wake-up call to the community. San Francisco Chronicle. June 21, 2002
| U.S. officials seek AIDS funding for Myanmar. Yahoo! News. June 21, 2002
| Europe issues rules to stop mom-baby HIV spread. Yahoo! News. June 21, 2002
| Worrying about the dark side of 'circuit parties'. USA Today. June 21, 2002
| New relief for parasite infection in AIDS patients. Yahoo! News. June 20, 2002
| Companies prepare 20-minute HIV test. Yahoo! News. June 20, 2002
| Bush to propose AIDS funding boost. MSNBC. June 19, 2002
| Large-scale testing of new AIDS vaccine postponed. Yahoo! News. June 19, 2002
| Comprehensive update on AIDS vaccine science. IAVI release. June 19, 2002
| Rapid emergence of resistant HIV-1 in patients receiving T-20 monotherapy. AIDScience. June 19, 2002
| Epimmune receives FDA clearance to initiate phase I/II therapeutic HIV vaccine trial. Epimmune release. June 19, 2002
| OraSure stock rises on Abbott deal. Newsday. June 18, 2002
| Southern African groups back lobby for more anti-AIDS funds from Britain. Yahoo! News. June 18, 2002
| Australian scientists say they can rebuild immune system. Yahoo! News. June 18, 2002
| U.S. GAO letter on the origin of the AIDS virus. GAO release. June 18, 2002
| Abbott, OraSure reach deal on distribution of AIDS test. Yahoo! News. June 17, 2002
| UK: Specialists attack government for not prioritising HIV. British Medical Journal. June 17, 2002
| World's AIDS crisis worsening, report says. Boston Globe. June 16, 2002
| HIV-like virus common in 'bushmeat,' pet monkeys. Yahoo! News. June 15, 2002
| Spray vaccine protects monkeys from HIV-like virus. Yahoo! News. June 14, 2002
| VaxGen to provide primer on AIDS vaccine technology prior to conference. VaxGen release. June 14, 2002
| Study: AIDS drugs during pregnancy don't harm fetus. New York Times. June 13, 2002
| AIDS drug ads irk San Francisco officials. Yahoo! News. June 13, 2002
| Feeding hungry seen key to fighting AIDS in Africa. Yahoo! News. June 13, 2002
| Race may influence HIV drug side effects. Yahoo! News. June 13, 2002
| Africa faces a dual tragedy as famine and AIDS strike in tandem. UNAIDS release. June 12, 2002
| In South Africa, politics hinder AIDS treatment. Boston Globe. June 11, 2002
| HIV infection 'slowing' in South Africa. BBC News. June 11, 2002
| U.S. FDA, Red Cross go too far to avoid bad blood. Newsday. June 11, 2002
| Gels may one day offer women protection from AIDS. Yahoo! News. June 11, 2002
| WHO warns of Afghan AIDS threat. Yahoo! News. June 11, 2002
| AIDS adds to African food crisis. Christian Science Monitor. June 11, 2002
| Study: Viagra use linked to sexual diseases. San Francisco Chronicle. June 11, 2002
| Immune Response Corporation announces study results for vaccine candidate. Immune Response Corp. release . June 11, 2002
| Pennsylvania panel to rule on reporting HIV cases. Yahoo! News. June 10, 2002
| Building a better vaccine. Philadelphia Inquirer. June 10, 2002
| An unsafe easing of AIDS fears (opinion). Boston Globe. June 9, 2002
| African girls fight painful tradition. Philadelphia Inquirer. June 9, 2002
| Brazil AIDS campaign causes stir. BBC News. June 9, 2002
| Senate Republicans defer to Bush on fighting AIDS. Philadelphia Inquirer. June 8, 2002
| Bush to propose AIDS initiative. Sun-Sentinel.com. June 8, 2002
| South Africa power giant says HIV in company has peaked. Yahoo! News. June 8, 2002
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| The spread and effect of HIV-1 infection in sub-Saharan Africa. Lancet. (Posted: June 21, 2002) | | HIV-1/AIDS and the control of other infectious diseases in Africa. Lancet. (Posted: June 21, 2002) | | Molecular surveillance of HIV-1 field strains in Nigeria in preparation for vaccine trials . Vaccine. (Posted: June 21, 2002) | | Summary of the updated U.S. PHS recommendations to reduce perinatal HIV-1 transmission. Obstetrics and Gynecology. (Posted: June 21, 2002) | | NeuroAIDS: Increased CCR5 affinity and reduced CCR5/CD4 dependence of a neurovirulent primary HIV-1 isolate. Journal of Virology. (Posted: June 21, 2002) | | Inefficient enhancement of viral infectivity and CD4 downregulation by HIV-1 nef from Japanese LTNPs. Journal of Virology. (Posted: June 21, 2002) | | Resistance to mucosal SIV infection is associated with a postentry block in viral replication. Journal of Virology. (Posted: June 21, 2002) | | Critical role for Env as well as Gag-Pol in control of a SHIV 89.6P challenge. Journal of Virology. (Posted: June 21, 2002) | | Prior vaccination increases CTL epitopic breadth of response following a SHIV infection. Journal of Virology. (Posted: June 21, 2002) | | Identification and characterization of thymic epithelial progenitor cells. Immunity. (Posted: June 19, 2002) |
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