Scientists have developed a type of HIV test on a USB stick
Scientists have developed a type of HIV test on a USB stick.
Analytical Chemistry
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Researchers develop method to study critical HIV protein
More than 36 million people worldwide, including 1.2 million in the U.S., are living with an HIV infection. Today's anti-retroviral cocktails block how HIV replicates, matures and gets into uninfected cells, but they can't ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 3, 2016
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Neutrons probe structure of enzyme critical to development of next-generation HIV drugs
A team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory used neutron analysis to better understand a protein implicated in the replication of HIV, the retrovirus that causes AIDS. The enzyme, known as HIV-1 ...
Biochemistry
May 20, 2016
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Neutron crystallography reveals structures of HIV-1 protease/drug complexes
HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has become one of the world's most serious health and development challenges. Currently, there are approximately 36.9 million people living with HIV and tens of millions of people have died ...
Biochemistry
May 10, 2016
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On-the-go diagnosis of HIV and HCV co-infections
HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are among the leading causes of death worldwide, and an estimated one-third of people with HIV/AIDS are co-infected with HCV. This makes them more likely to suffer worse outcomes ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 13, 2016
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Applying parameter selection and verification techniques to an HIV model
Physical and biological models often have hundreds of inputs, many of which may have a negligible effect on a model's response. Establishing parameters that can be fixed at nominal values without significantly affecting model ...
Mathematics
Mar 31, 2016
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UN, Malawi try drones to transport HIV tests in babies
Malawi and the United Nations children's agency are experimenting with drones to speed up HIV testing for infants.
Other
Mar 23, 2016
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Analyzing genetic tree sheds new light on disease outbreaks
Scientists have a new tool for unraveling the mysteries of how diseases such as HIV move through a population, thanks to insights into phylogenetics, the creation of an organism's genetic tree and evolutionary relationships.
Evolution
Feb 25, 2016
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Newly discovered HIV genome modification may put a twist on vaccine and drug design
Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that HIV infection of human immune cells triggers a massive increase in methylation, a chemical modification, to both human and viral RNA, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 22, 2016
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Why some people would pay for a drug they probably won't ever need
How about someone who didn't have the disease—would they pay anything? And what if that person smoked?
Economics & Business
Dec 1, 2015
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