The first animal model for sexual transmission of HIV
Infection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a debilitating disorder in which progressive weakening of the immune system makes affected individuals...
View ArticleUS circumcision rates drop by 10 percent, CDC reports
(HealthDay)—Male circumcision rates in the United States declined 10 percent between 1979 and 2010, federal health officials reported Thursday.
View ArticleExplainer: What is E.coli?
There has been a small outbreak of E. coli infection in Brisbane. Three children and one adult who attended the Brisbane Royal Agricultural Show, also known as Ekka, tested positive for the bacterial...
View ArticleResearchers studying vaccine to prevent potential bird flu pandemic
Scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development are part of nationwide vaccine research aimed at protecting adults from a new and virulent strain of avian...
View ArticleHIV infections plummet since 2001: UN
New HIV infections have plummeted by a third overall since 2001 and more than halved among children, the United Nations said Monday.
View ArticleMacaque model: MERS coronavirus settles deep in lungs
If rhesus macaques are good stand-ins for humans in studying Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), the virus prefers the environment deep in the lungs, a finding that may help...
View ArticleUS reports rare case of woman-to-woman HIV transmission (Update)
A rare case of suspected HIV transmission from one woman to another was reported Thursday by US health authorities.
View ArticleStudying the metabolism of the malaria-causing parasite Plasmodium falciparum
(Medical Xpress)—Fighting malaria in today's world will require a new, targeted approach, and Virginia Tech researchers are out for blood.
View ArticleComputerized counseling reduces HIV-1 viral load, sexual transmission risk
Antiretroviral therapy (ART), the primary type of treatment for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), can reduce sexual transmission, prevent illness, and increase longevity and quality of life for...
View ArticleAnimal study provides first evidence that gel can prevent multiple virus...
Population Council scientists and their partners have found that their proprietary microbicide gel is safe, stable, and can prevent the transmission of multiple sexually transmitted infections (STIs)...
View ArticleHIV transmission networks mapped to reduce infection rate
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have mapped the transmission network of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in San Diego. The mapping of HIV infections, which...
View ArticleNovel intravaginal ring shows promise for HIV prevention
A novel intravaginal ring implanted with anti-retroviral drug tablets, or pods, demonstrated sustained and controlled drug release and safety over 28 days, according to a paper published ahead of print...
View ArticleOffering option of initial HIV care at home increases use of ART
LSTM Researchers found that offering adults in Malawi optional home initiation of care following HIV self-testing resulted in a significant increase in the proportion of adults initiating...
View ArticleArea of animal-to-human Ebola risk bigger than thought (Update)
More than 22 million people live in parts of Africa where conditions exist for the Ebola virus to jump from animals to humans, a bigger area than previously thought, researchers said Monday.
View ArticleNovel nanofiber-based technology could help prevent HIV/AIDS transmission
Scientists have developed a novel topical microbicide loaded with hyaluronic acid (HA) nanofibers that could potentially prevent transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through the...
View ArticleNew technique provides novel approach to diagnosing ciliopathies
Cilia, the cell's tails and antennas, are among the most important biological structures. They line our windpipe and sweep away all the junk we inhale; they help us see, smell and reproduce. When a...
View ArticleCell-associated HIV mucosal transmission: The neglected pathway
Dr. Deborah Anderson from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and her colleagues are challenging dogma about the transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). Most research...
View ArticleResearchers trial new HIV prevention method
Scientists at the University of York, in conjunction with the York Clinical Research Facility, will start the first phase of trials looking into a new way to prevent HIV transmission.
View ArticleThe dissemination of staph infections in hospitals
Wireless sensors recording human interactions explain the transmission of germs, such as MRSA, in hospitals, according to research by Thomas Obadia and colleagues.
View ArticleRussia warns of two million HIV carriers in five years
Russia's AIDS epidemic is worsening and at least two million people are likely to be infected with HIV in about five years as the virus increasingly affects the heterosexual population, the country's...
View ArticleCertain IFITM proteins block and inhibit cell-to-cell transmission of HIV
There is little doubt that the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or HIV, is devastating. More than 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV and more than 47,000 people are diagnosed...
View ArticleIndonesia's Papua battles AIDS epidemic
Fifteen-year-old Adina curls up in bed under a sheet, her body ravaged by AIDS, one of many caught up in an epidemic sweeping Indonesia's eastern Papua region.
View ArticleOfficials: 12 hepatitis cases linked to W.Va. heart clinic
Officials have investigated at least 12 cases of hepatitis linked to a heart clinic in West Virginia.
View ArticleUnderstanding behavior key to combating malaria
April 25 is World Malaria Day. This year's theme – End Malaria for Good – seeks to build upon past successes in combatting this deadly disease, which killed over 435,000 people in 2015, and sustain...
View ArticleBrazil says almost 1,300 hit by Zika-linked microcephaly
Brazil's outbreak of Zika—which has been linked to the devastating microcephaly birth defect in newborns in 1,271 cases since October—has also killed 57 of those babies, authorities said Wednesday.
View ArticleChasing fire: Fever and human mobility in an epidemic
Disease ecologists working in the Amazonian city of Iquitos, Peru, have quantified for the first time how a fever affects human mobility during the outbreak of a mosquito-borne pathogen. The findings...
View ArticleA protein in mosquito spit can keep Dengue virus in check
Mosquito saliva influences transmission of viruses to a bitten mammalian host. For example, it contains factors that dampen the host immune response and so facilitate infection. A study published in...
View ArticleNew antiretroviral drugs decrease chances of HIV sexual transmission
More than 2 million people were infected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 2015 via sexual transmission. Researchers from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), led by Dr. Daniel...
View ArticleOnly a limited HIV subset moves from mother to child, study shows
In the transmission of HIV-1 from mother to child only a subset of a mother's viruses infects their infants either in utero or via breastfeeding, and the viruses that are transmitted depend on whether...
View ArticleCommunity-based testing and treatment program linked with improved viral...
Among individuals with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in rural Kenya and Uganda, implementation of community-based testing and treatment was associated with an increased proportion of HIV-positive...
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