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LONDON, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Antibody Treatment for HIV SEEK, a privately-owned UK drug discovery group, announces that pre-clinical results on its HIV immunotherapy have been published in the peer-reviewed journal Virology Journal. SEEK's HIV immunotherapy triggers the immune system's cellular and antibody responses to selectively identify and kill HIV infected cells. The most exciting aspect of this therapy is that it...

Blocking a key protein boosts body's ability to clear chronic infection UCLA scientists have shown that temporarily blocking a protein critical to immune response actually helps the body clear itself of chronic infection. Published in the April 12 edition of Science, the finding suggests new approaches to treating persistent viral infections like HIV and hepatitis C. The research team studied type-1 interferons (IFN-1), proteins released by cells in response to disease-causing organisms...

A simple in-home training program for caregivers can give children of AIDS patients a better shot at prosperity by improving their early-childhood development, according to a study led by a Michigan State University researcher. Michael Boivin, MSU associate professor in the departments of Psychiatry, and of Neurology and Ophthalmology, conducted the research in Uganda, where about one million children have lost at least one parent to AIDS – an unlucky club that adds another member every...

Proposes Increases for Care, Medications and Prevention WASHINGTON, April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "The budget President Obama outlined today yet again demonstrates his strong commitment to ending HIV by increasing funding for prevention and lifesaving care and treatment for those who cannot afford it in the United States," commented Carl Schmid, Deputy Executive Director of The AIDS Institute. "President Obama and his Administration recognize the importance of the...

In South Africa, people with HIV who start treatment with anti-AIDS drugs (antiretroviral therapy) have life expectancies around 80% of that of the general population provided that they start treatment before their CD4 count drops below 200 (cells per microliter), according to a study by South African researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine. These findings are encouraging and show that with long-term treatment, HIV can be managed as a chronic illness in middle- and low-income...

Inovio to Advance Painless Device to Simultaneously Deliver Multiple Vaccines Using Electroporation Technology BLUE BELL, Pa., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT: INO) has been selected to receive a $3.5 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to advance the development of its next generation DNA vaccine delivery device capable of simultaneously administering multiple synthetic vaccines via skin surface...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online When HIV enters the human body, it begins an arms race with the immune system which is constantly attempting to develop new ways to destroy the invader. Unfortunately, the body is at some point overwhelmed by a multitude of HIV mutations before the immune system is able to develop a superweapon against the virus. However, some immune systems do develop a superweapon called "broadly neutralizing antibodies” a few years after the...

A new international study has confirmed that self-testing for HIV is effective and could be the answer to controlling the global epidemic. This major systematic review, led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), shows HIV self-testing removes much of the fear and stigma associated with being tested for the disease. This study, which is published in PLoS Medicine is the first of its kind and could pave the way for early detection and treatment around the...

LOS ANGELES, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the most guarded projects in Hollywood over the last 7 years was not on the Harry Potter set or at the next episode of Breaking Bad. There has been a more closely guarded project with a development team a few blocks south of SONY Studios in a secured fortress, a former impenetrable, high security communications center in the non-descript, brick EDG building in Culver City, CA. The high security location required access by fingerprint...

DUBLIN, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "HIV-AIDS Testing Markets" report to their offering. There are an estimated 33.3 million people living with HIV (the virus which causes AIDS) worldwide and approximately 2.6 million people are newly-infected each year. While the Asian and African regions account for more than 90% of the HIV-infected population (with the highest number in Sub-Saharan Africa), the U.S. and European regions make up...