The Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines (DARC) mediates trans-infection of HIV-1 and influences HIV/AIDS susceptibility, according to a report in the July 17th issue of Cell Host & Microbe. Reuters Health Information
From 1991 to 2007, the percentage of US high school students engaging in sexual behaviors that may transmit HIV fell markedly, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. However, these positive changes were not seen in all student subgroups. Reuters Health Information
The results of a randomized trial conducted in Africa and India indicates that a vaginal gel containing the HIV-entry inhibitor cellulose sulfate is not effective in preventing transmission of the virus. In fact, it may actually increase the risk of acquisition. Reuters Health Information
In this Expert Interview, Dr. Martin Markowitz is interviewed by Dr. Eric Daar on the specifics of his presentation at The New York Course regarding integrase inhibitors and their new role in ART. Medscape HIV/AIDS
The numbers of people dying of AIDS and becoming infected with HIV have dropped modestly in recent years amid intensified global efforts to fight the disease, a U.N. agency said on Tuesday. Reuters Health Information
U.S. policies and cash may be leading the fight against AIDS globally, but they have neglected the epidemic among black Americans, the Black AIDS Institute said in a report released on Tuesday. Reuters Health Information
Although there has been a reduction in the incidence of some AIDS-defining cancers in people with HIV infection, there has been an increase in certain other cancers, researchers report in the July 1st issue of the International Journal of Cancer. Reuters Health Information
