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HIV :: p21 stops HIV-1 in its tracks in hematopoietic stem cells

Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are one of the few cell types able to resist infection with HIV-1 despite expressing the cell surface molecules to which HIV-1 binds before entering a cell. In a study that appears in the February issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers from Harvard Medical School, Boston, show that HSC expression of a protein known as p21Waf1/Cip1/Sdi1 (p21) is required for HSCs to be resistant to infection with HIV-1.

HIV :: Microbicide trial to prevent HIV transmission to women stopped due to higher risk

A trial of a new treatment to prevent HIV/AIDS transmission in women has been stopped prematurely because of a higher number of infections among those taking the microbicide cellulose sulfate compared with the placebo group, according to United Nations agencies involved.

HIV :: Leading advocates express support for microbicide research, despite disappointing trial results

HIV prevention advocates from three major civil society organizations today emphasized the importance of continued research into new HIV prevention options, despite the recent discontinuation of the phase III effectiveness trials of the microbicide candidate, cellulose sulfate (CS).

HIV :: New compound shows promise in halting HIV spread

A new compound has shown promise in halting the spread of HIV by preventing the virus from replicating.

HIV :: Phase III trials of cellulose sulfate microbicide for HIV prevention closed

CONRAD, a reproductive health research organization, announced today that it has halted a Phase III clinical trial of cellulose sulfate — a topical microbicide gel being tested for HIV prevention in women — because preliminary results indicated that cellulose sulfate could lead to an increased risk of HIV infection in women who use the compound.

HIV :: AIDS HIV rising among South Africa’s rich and educated

South Africa’s AIDS epidemic is spreading quickly among the country’s richest and best educated people, said researchers by the Markinor polling firm and the University of South Africa (UNISA).

HIV :: Sask nurses worried former CFL player with HIV was having unprotected sex

The former Saskatchewan Roughrider Trevis Smith is being tried in Regina provincial court on two counts of aggravated sexual assault for allegedly having unprotected sex with two different women without informing them he had HIV.

HIV :: Abbott rules out use of Grim Reaper campaign

Australian Health Minister Tony Abbott says a marketing campaign recommended in response to a surge in HIV infections in Australia would not be a repeat of the Grim Reaper campaign of the late 1980s.

HIV :: HIV Dementia alarmingly high in Africa

An international study led by Johns Hopkins suggests that the rate of HIV-associated dementia is so high in sub-Saharan Africa that HIV dementia along with Alzheimer?s disease and dementia from strokes may be among the most common forms of dementia in the world.

HIV :: Australia plans $10m HIV campaign

The number of HIV infections in Australia increased by 41 per cent between 2000 and 2005, and the Australian government is considering A$10 million safe sex campaign to combat a surge in HIV infections.