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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

University of Miami to begin clinical trial for testing DNA-based Zika vaccine

The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine will soon begin one of the nation's first full-scale Zika vaccine clinical trials testing the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) experimental DNA-based vaccine.

31 Mar 2017

MGH scientists develop software that provides automated support for diagnosing cause of stroke

Determining the cause of an ischemic stroke - one caused by an interruption of blood supply - is critical to preventing a second stroke and is a primary focus in the evaluation of stroke patients. But despite that importance, physicians have long lacked a robust and objective means of doing so.

29 Mar 2017

Researchers map key Zika virus protein to accelerate search for cure

A study published today shows how Indiana University scientists are speeding the path to new treatments for the Zika virus, an infectious disease linked to birth defects in infants in South and Central America and the United States.

28 Mar 2017

Report: Global increase in drug-resistant TB threatens to ruin efforts to eradicate the disease

The rise of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) threatens to derail decades of progress in controlling the disease, according to a new report in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine published on World TB day (24th March).

25 Mar 2017

WHO launches new ethics guidance to protect rights of TB patients

New tuberculosis (TB) ethics guidance, launched today by the World Health Organization, aims to help ensure that countries implementing the End TB Strategy adhere to sound ethical standards to protect the rights of all those affected.

25 Mar 2017

Immunotherapy drug becomes first FDA-approved treatment for metastatic MCC

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday granted accelerated approval to the checkpoint inhibitor Bavencio (avelumab) for the treatment of patients with metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), including those who have not received prior chemotherapy.

25 Mar 2017

Penn researcher receives $16.3 million NIAID grant to develop long-sought-after HIV vaccine

Building on earlier work in designing chimeric human-simian immunodeficiency viruses (SHIVs) that serve as a model of HIV infection of humans, George M. Shaw, MD, PhD, a professor of Hematology/Oncology and Microbiology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, has received $16.3 million over five years from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to develop a long-sought-after HIV vaccine.

22 Mar 2017

NIDA grant offers support to develop couples-based drug use intervention for partnered gay men

Dr. Tyrel Starks, an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and faculty affiliate of the Hunter College Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training, has been awarded a three-year grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse, totaling $666,900, to develop a couples-based drug use intervention for gay male couples.

22 Mar 2017

Study: Women, mostly minorities lack pre-pregnancy nutrition

Black, Hispanic and less-educated women consume a less nutritious diet than their well-educated, white counterparts in the weeks leading up to their first pregnancy, according to the only large-scale analysis of preconception adherence to national dietary guidelines.

17 Mar 2017

UCL scientists develop way to use MRI scans for identifying HIV in the brain

Scientists at UCL have developed a way to use MRI scans to help identify when HIV is persisting in the brain despite effective drug treatment.

13 Mar 2017

Insufficient sleep in early childhood linked to attention, behavioral problems in later years

A study led by a Massachusetts General Hospital pediatrician finds that children ages 3 to 7 who don't get enough sleep are more likely to have problems with attention, emotional control and peer relationships in mid-childhood.

10 Mar 2017

Widely adopted blood transfusion practice may not benefit non-trauma patients, MGH study suggests

A study from investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital finds that a blood transfusion practice previously studied only in patients with severe traumatic injuries has been widely adopted within the hospital for surgical patients without traumatic injuries.

9 Mar 2017

Common cold virus can cause deadly pneumonia in transplant patients, study shows

The common cold is a major source of annoyance for most of us, but new research has found that the most prevalent respiratory infection can be far worse than a stuffy nose for one sector of the population — bone marrow transplant patients.

8 Mar 2017

Study links unemployment among young women to transactional sex and high HIV rates

Dr. Kelly Austin, Lehigh University assistant professor of sociology, finds in the first research paper to consider the role of unemployment in predicting the female HIV rate, that unemployment among young women significantly impacts the proportion of female HIV cases among those aged 15-24 in developing - especially Sub-Saharan African - countries.

7 Mar 2017

Student researcher awarded NIDA grant to support dissertation research on syndemic factors

Mr. Raymond Moody - a 4th year doctoral student in Health Psychology and Clinical Science training program at the CUNY Graduate Center and a graduate student researcher at Hunter College's Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training has been awarded a two year grant totaling $155,972 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to support his dissertation research.

7 Mar 2017

Researchers develop skin tests, decision support tool to increase antibiotic use in hospitalized patients

Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital investigators have developed two approaches to increasing the use of penicillins and cephalosporins - highly effective antibiotics that are not as problematic as many alternatives - in hospitalized patients previously believed to be allergic to penicillin.

7 Mar 2017

Red hair-related gene variant may contribute to link between melanoma and Parkinson's disease

A gene variant that produces red hair and fair skin in humans and in mice, which increases the risk of the dangerous skin cancer melanoma, may also contribute to the known association between melanoma and Parkinson's disease.

2 Mar 2017

Compound from soil bacteria could translate into new drug lead for TB

A new treatment for tuberculosis (TB) is set to be developed using compounds derived from bacteria that live in soil - according an international collaboration of researchers, including the University of Warwick.

1 Mar 2017

Fred Hutch scientists make important step in identifying specific T cells to fight against cancer

A new discovery by researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle makes an important step in identifying which specific T cells within the diverse army of a person's immune system are best suited to fight cancer.

25 Feb 2017

MGH researchers discover regulators of gene expression programs in medulloblastoma

Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have identified a mechanism that controls the expression of genes regulating the growth of the most aggressive form of medulloblastoma, the most common pediatric brain tumor. In their report published online in Cancer Discovery, the team also identifies potential targets for future treatments.

24 Feb 2017

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University of Miami to begin clinical trial for testing DNA-based Zika vaccine

MGH scientists develop software that provides automated support for diagnosing cause of stroke

Researchers map key Zika virus protein to accelerate search for cure

Report: Global increase in drug-resistant TB threatens to ruin efforts to eradicate the disease

WHO launches new ethics guidance to protect rights of TB patients

Immunotherapy drug becomes first FDA-approved treatment for metastatic MCC

Penn researcher receives $16.3 million NIAID grant to develop long-sought-after HIV vaccine

NIDA grant offers support to develop couples-based drug use intervention for partnered gay men

Study: Women, mostly minorities lack pre-pregnancy nutrition

UCL scientists develop way to use MRI scans for identifying HIV in the brain

Insufficient sleep in early childhood linked to attention, behavioral problems in later years

Widely adopted blood transfusion practice may not benefit non-trauma patients, MGH study suggests

Common cold virus can cause deadly pneumonia in transplant patients, study shows

Study links unemployment among young women to transactional sex and high HIV rates

Student researcher awarded NIDA grant to support dissertation research on syndemic factors

Researchers develop skin tests, decision support tool to increase antibiotic use in hospitalized patients

Red hair-related gene variant may contribute to link between melanoma and Parkinson's disease

Compound from soil bacteria could translate into new drug lead for TB

Fred Hutch scientists make important step in identifying specific T cells to fight against cancer

MGH researchers discover regulators of gene expression programs in medulloblastoma

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