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Eric-Montreal
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TED.COM is a place where you'll find thought provoking lectures by experts in the field. Here are 3 recent about HIV, and a link to more.
----------------------------------------Seth Berkley: HIV and flu -- the vaccine strategy Seth Berkley explains how smart advances in vaccine design, production and distribution are bringing us closer than ever to eliminating a host of global threats -- from AIDS to malaria to flu pandemics. http://www.ted.com/talks/seth_berkley_hiv_and_flu_the_vaccine_strategy.html ---- Hans Rosling on HIV: New facts and stunning data visuals Hans Rosling unveils new data visuals that untangle the complex risk factors of one of the world's deadliest (and most misunderstood) diseases: HIV. He argues that preventing transmissions -- not drug treatments -- is the key to ending the epidemic. http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_the_truth_about_hiv.html ---- Elizabeth Pisani: Sex, drugs and HIV -- let's get rational Armed with bracing logic, wit and her "public-health nerd" glasses, Elizabeth Pisani reveals the myriad of inconsistencies in today's political systems that prevent our dollars from effectively fighting the spread of HIV. Her research with at-risk populations -- from junkies in prison to sex workers on the street in Cambodia -- demonstrates the sometimes counter-intuitive measures that could stall the spread of this devastating disease. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/elizabeth_p...let_s_get_rational_1.html ---- More : http://www.ted.com/search?q=hiv&x=0&y=0 [Edit 3 times, last edit by Eric-Montreal at May 31, 2010 3:47:41 PM] |
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Scripps research scientists determine structure of immune molecule that counteracts HIV strains The findings advance the effort to develop an AIDS vaccine A JOLLA, CA – June 1, 2010 –In findings that contribute to efforts to design an AIDS vaccine, a team led by Scripps Research Institute scientists has determined the structure of an immune system antibody molecule that effectively acts against most strains of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS. The study, which is being published in an advance, online issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) during the week of June 1, 2010, illuminates an unusual human antibody called PG16. "This study advances the overall goal of how to design an HIV vaccine," said Scripps Research Professor Ian Wilson, who led the team with Dennis Burton, Scripps Research professor and scientific director of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) Neutralizing Antibody Center at Scripps Research. "This antibody is highly effective in neutralizing HIV-1 and has evolved novel features to combat the virus." http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-06/sri-srs060110.php Coming from Scripps, has FAAH anything to do with it? Just wondering. : ) [Edit 1 times, last edit by Former Member at Jun 1, 2010 9:19:07 PM] |
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FW Interviú: Microsoft Research combate el VIH como si fuera Spam
Interview: Microsoft research fights HIV as if it was Spam - new algoritms from MS help predicting mutation and show virus vulnerabilities. http://www.fayerwayer.com/2010/05/fw-interviu...l-vih-como-si-fuera-spam/ |
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mgl_ALPerryman
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Hi Faust26,
That's a very interesting press release. Thank you for sharing it. I'll have to study their PNAS paper and the new crystal structure in detail. No, FAAH did not have anything to do with this research. Best wishes, Alex Perryman, Ph.D. |
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Snuffing out smoking in those with HIV June 3, 2010
ST. LOUIS -- While researchers have done a good job documenting health problems associated with the high prevalence of smoking among Americans who have HIV/AIDS, it's now time to focus on how to get these smokers to kick the habit, Saint Louis University School of Public Health research finds. Of the 1.1 million Americans living with HIV/AIDS, between 40 and 60 percent are smokers – which is two to three times the rate of smokers in the general population. Jenine K. Harris, Ph.D., study author and associate professor of community health at Saint Louis University School of Public Health, examined the kinds of research conducted on smoking and HIV/AIDS from 1980 to 2008. Her research was published online ahead of print on May 13 in the American Journal of Public Health. She found the vast majority of the research – 237 of the 272 published articles – looked at the relationship between smoking and HIV/AIDS. However, fewer than 2 percent of the articles examined the effectiveness of interventions aimed at preventing or reducing smoking among those living with HIV/AIDS. "The accumulation of nearly two decades of discovery research leaves little doubt that smoking is a widespread problem and a major modifiable risk factor for disease and death in people living with HIV/AIDS," Harris said. Researchers don't know the best strategy to help those with HIV/AIDS quit or not start smoking. Typically, specialized smoking cessation programs that target certain populations can be effective. However, few studies have examined targeted smoking cessation programs for those who have HIV/AIDS. One study found that a standard smoking cessation program would not help 86 percent of smokers who have HIV/AIDS. Harris says it's time for researchers to connect the dots between the health problems associated with HIV and smoking and effective ways to help those with HIV quit smoking....... |
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Hi Faust26, That's a very interesting press release. Thank you for sharing it. I'll have to study their PNAS paper and the new crystal structure in detail. No, FAAH did not have anything to do with this research. Best wishes, Alex Perryman, Ph.D. Thanks for the tip Doc. Keep up with the great work. |
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Calif. Researchers Hope To Advance HIV Treatment
Three years ago, a doctor from Berlin performed a stem cell transplant that likely cured a man's HIV. Now California researchers hope to advance the doctor's research. On the steps of City Hall in San Francisco, top dignitaries honored a young doctor from Germany, and for very good reason. Dr. Gero Hütter may have found a way to cure patients of HIV infections and AIDS.......... AIDS researcher receives SF proclamation Dr. Gero Hütter Wikipedia |
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Study of microRNA Helps Scientists Unlock Secrets of Immune Cells
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100605131811.htm "A plethora of cellular functions, ranging from development, differentiation, metabolism, and host defense, are impacted by protein levels," said Rafael Casellas, Ph.D., the study's principal investigator from the Genomics and Immunity Group of the NIH's National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). " We were interested in discovering how microRNAs contribute to the regulation of these functions." |
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Scripps Institute again!
Scientists Break Barrier to Creating Potential Therapeutic Molecules http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100524151435.htm Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have created a novel technique that for the first time will allow the efficient production of a molecular structure that is common to a vast array of natural molecules. This advance provides a means to explore the potential of this molecular substructure in the search for new therapies. |
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