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Should monkeypox be considered a sexual transmitted infection?

The present monkeypox outbreak is marked by sustainable human-to-human transmission.

28 Jun 2022

CDC data shows a sharp decrease in HIV testing during first year of COVID-19 pandemic

New CDC data published ahead of National HIV Testing Day (Monday, June 27) show a sharp decrease in the number of CDC-funded HIV tests administered in health care and non-health-care settings (43% and 50%, respectively) from 2019 to 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

28 Jun 2022

SARS-CoV-2 virus undertakes a massive takeover of the body's fat-processing system

The virus that causes COVID-19 undertakes a massive takeover of the body's fat-processing system, creating cellular storehouses of fat that empower the virus to hijack the body's molecular machinery and cause disease.

28 Jun 2022

Antiretroviral drug used to treat HIV ameliorates cognitive deficits in mouse model of Down syndrome

Lamivudine, a commonly-used antiretroviral drug for treating HIV, improves cognition in a mouse model of Down syndrome, according to the findings of a joint new study by researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) and the IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, a center jointly promoted by the "la Caixa" Foundation and the Department of Health of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

28 Jun 2022

Researchers identify an epigenetic signature associated to the development of MIS-C after COVID-19

Researchers from the Cancer Epigenetics group led by Dr. Manel Esteller at the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute and Dr. Aurora Pujol, from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, have identified an epigenetic signature associated to the development of the Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) after a SARS-CoV-2 virus infection.

27 Jun 2022

Chemically modified rocaglates have a stronger effect against viral replication

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is widespread, and so far there is no effective drug. In the search for one, the so-called rocaglates have come into focus: plant compounds that can inhibit the replication of viruses.

27 Jun 2022

Review and case study illustrates the challenges of monkeypox

A new paper published in Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease reviews the history of this disease in and outside Africa, with special reference to its clinical difficulties.

27 Jun 2022

CDC continues investigation of meningococcal disease outbreak among gay and bisexual men in Florida

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues its collaboration with the Florida Department of Health to investigate one of the worst outbreaks of meningococcal disease among gay and bisexual men in U.S. history.

24 Jun 2022

Scientists develop suitable human cell line for anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug screening

Scientists have described the development of a modified A549 cell line that shows a robust expression of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 and high susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

24 Jun 2022

Natural and hybrid immunity dynamics in South African mothers

Researchers evaluated natural and hybrid immunity after four COVID-19 waves in South Africa.

24 Jun 2022

Listeria-based booster vaccine strategy offers improved protection against recurrent colorectal cancer

Colorectal, pancreatic, esophageal and stomach cancers-;some of the deadliest kinds of cancer-; have high recurrence rates where the cancer comes back even after successful surgery or radiation treatment.

23 Jun 2022

Study shows molecular details of HIV-1 assembly and viral envelope protein incorporation

Assembly of HIV-1, which causes AIDS, takes place on the inner plasma membrane leaflet of infected cells, a geometric building process that creates hexamers out of trimers of the viral Gag protein, as guided by Gag's N-terminal matrix domain.

21 Jun 2022

Researchers assess monkeypox clinical management guidelines worldwide

A new study demonstrated the scarcity of appropriate clinical management guidelines for monkeypox infections across the globe.

20 Jun 2022

The feasibility of sperm cryopreservation for male COVID-19 patients

In an article recently published in Frontiers in Endocrinology, scientists deciphered the possibility of cryopreserving sperm of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients

20 Jun 2022

Research may open door to the design of a better structured rabies vaccine

Rabies virus kills a shocking 59,000 people each year, many of them children. Some victims, especially kids, don't realize they've been exposed until it is too late.

17 Jun 2022

HIV coinfection significantly impacts B cell response to SARS-CoV-2

In recent research posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, investigators confirmed that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection alters B cell reaction in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

17 Jun 2022

Extensively drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain recently identified in Austria

Given that there is no vaccine available against gonorrhea, diagnosing this sexually transmitted infection early, treating it effectively and notifying sexual partners are cornerstones of controlling disease spread.

16 Jun 2022

UB program secures $12.8 million to improve the quality of global HIV research

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $12.8 million to the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences to lead a clinical pharmacology quality assurance program for NIH-funded laboratories and research networks across the globe conducting HIV and infectious disease research.

16 Jun 2022

People living in South Asia could lose about five years of life expectancy to air pollution

People living in South Asia could lose about five years of their lives on average unless air quality improves to WHO-prescribed levels, according to a new assessment.

16 Jun 2022

Type I interferons play crucial role in fending off SARS-CoV-2

Researchers investigated whether individuals with breakthrough infections of COVID-19 pneumonia demonstrated normal antibody responses to vaccinations and whether they harbored type I interferon-neutralizing auto-antibodies.

16 Jun 2022

HIV News and Research

Should monkeypox be considered a sexual transmitted infection?

CDC data shows a sharp decrease in HIV testing during first year of COVID-19 pandemic

SARS-CoV-2 virus undertakes a massive takeover of the body's fat-processing system

Antiretroviral drug used to treat HIV ameliorates cognitive deficits in mouse model of Down syndrome

Researchers identify an epigenetic signature associated to the development of MIS-C after COVID-19

Chemically modified rocaglates have a stronger effect against viral replication

Review and case study illustrates the challenges of monkeypox

CDC continues investigation of meningococcal disease outbreak among gay and bisexual men in Florida

Scientists develop suitable human cell line for anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug screening

Natural and hybrid immunity dynamics in South African mothers

Listeria-based booster vaccine strategy offers improved protection against recurrent colorectal cancer

Study shows molecular details of HIV-1 assembly and viral envelope protein incorporation

Researchers assess monkeypox clinical management guidelines worldwide

The feasibility of sperm cryopreservation for male COVID-19 patients

Research may open door to the design of a better structured rabies vaccine

HIV coinfection significantly impacts B cell response to SARS-CoV-2

Extensively drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain recently identified in Austria

UB program secures $12.8 million to improve the quality of global HIV research

People living in South Asia could lose about five years of life expectancy to air pollution

Type I interferons play crucial role in fending off SARS-CoV-2

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