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1 December 2012. Related: Cure-related research, Basic science and immunology.
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Study summaries from ICAAC 2012
1 October 2012. Related: Conference reports, Antiretrovirals, Basic science and immunology.
Towards an HIV cure: early developments reported
1 August 2012. Related: Conference reports, Cure-related research, Basic science and immunology.
New data on the Berlin patient: interpret with caution
1 August 2012. Related: Conference reports, Basic science and immunology, Drug resistance.
Role of cell-to-cell transmission in sustaining the HIV reservoir
1 August 2012. Related: Basic science and immunology.
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1 April 2012. Related: Conference reports, Cure-related research, Basic science and immunology.
5th HIV Persistence Workshop on HIV Reservoirs, 6-9 December 2011, West Indies
1 February 2012. Related: Conference reports, Cure-related research, Basic science and immunology, Virology.
Workshop report and commentary: HIV persistence and reservoirs
1 February 2012. Related: Conference reports, Cure-related research, Basic science and immunology, Virology.
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Mapping the long genetic road to broadly neutralising antibodies
1 December 2011. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Monkey viral reservoir study goes for gold
1 December 2011. Related: Basic science and immunology.
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1 December 2011. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Lymphocyte production capacity in HIV: links to immune activation & immune reconstitution on ART
1 December 2011. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Cure research and viral reservoirs
1 October 2011. Related: Conference reports, Cure-related research, Basic science and immunology.
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1 August 2011. Related: Conference reports, Treatment strategies, Basic science and immunology.
Preventive technologies, immune-based and gene therapies, and research towards a cure
14 July 2011. Related: HIV prevention and transmission, Basic science and immunology, Vaccines and microbicides.
Reduced HIV replication in CD4 T cells from elite controllers
1 May 2011. Related: Basic science and immunology.
More studies on the loss of naive T cells
1 May 2011. Related: Basic science and immunology.
The immunological effects of old age and anti-CMV immunity in HIV infection
1 May 2011. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Continuing debate over the role of microbial translocation in HIV infection
1 April 2011. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Jostling latent HIV from slumber
1 April 2011. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Dubious analysis of a therapeutic tat vaccine trial
1 April 2011. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Studies on the loss of naive T cells
1 April 2011. Related: Basic science and immunology, Other news.
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1 April 2011. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Anchors away: new HIV entry inhibitor study creates a splash
1 February 2011. Related: Basic science and immunology.
TB vaccine including a latency-associated protein shows pre- and post-exposure efficacy in mouse model
1 February 2011. Related: Basic science and immunology.
T-cell activation and senescence associate with carotid artery disease in HIV-positive women
1 February 2011. Related: Basic science and immunology.
T-cell senescence linked to KS in peoplewith good HIV control
1 December 2010. Related: Conference reports, Cancer and HIV, Basic science and immunology.
Berlin man remains free of detectable HIV 3.5 years after CCR5-negative stem celltransplant
1 December 2010. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Natural immunity to HIV infection
1 December 2010. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Scant embers of infection can reignite viralreplication
1 December 2010. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Evidence for sporadic low-level HIV replication on ART
1 December 2010. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Plumbing HIV pathogenesis in the gut
1 December 2010. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Genetic analyses reveal key mechanism of HIV control
1 December 2010. Related: Basic science and immunology.
A new point of care CD4 test
1 October 2010. Related: Conference reports, Basic science and immunology.
Rapporteur summaries
1 October 2010. Related: Conference reports, Basic science and immunology.
Signs of progress in gene therapy for HIV
1 October 2010. Related: Basic science and immunology.
HIV infection, inflammation and premature ageing
26 August 2010. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Antiretroviral therapy dramatically reduces HIV transmission
26 August 2010. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Immune-based therapies and preventive technologies pipeline
1 July 2010. Related: Pipeline report, HIV prevention and transmission, Basic science and immunology, Vaccines and microbicides.
HIV persistence, raltegravir/maraviroc intensification and immunology
1 June 2010. Related: Conference reports, Basic science and immunology.
The antiviral impact of CD8 T cells: much ado about the mechanism
1 June 2010. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Bad to the bone marrow?
1 June 2010. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Cell-free vs cell-associated HIV transmission
1 June 2010. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Coagulation and inflammatory biomarkers in children and adolescents with HIV
1 June 2010. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Pre-infection CD8 T cells targeting HIV linked to lower post-infection viral load
1 June 2010. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Early predictors of disease progression
2 April 2010. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Sex and the single microbicide
2 April 2010. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Baseline naive CD4 T cell numbers predict the immunological response to ART
2 April 2010. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Has poor CD4 T cell reconstitution in the gut been exaggerated?
2 April 2010. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Early predictors of disease progression
5 February 2010. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Bridging the neurology-immunology barrier
5 February 2010. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Free journal on immunology and cardiovascular disease
5 February 2010. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Aging, HIV infection and the immune system
20 December 2009. Related: Basic science and immunology.
New neutralising antibodies discovered
20 December 2009. Related: Basic science and immunology.
The end of the line for IL-2
20 December 2009. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Trends in Immunology: free access issue on immune senescence
2 October 2009. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Low viral loads in elite controllers
2 October 2009. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Immune surveillance below the radar: study offers explanation for acyclovir’s failure to reduce HIV risk
2 October 2009. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Low-level HIV replication versus latency: identifying the source of viral rebounds during treatment interruption
2 October 2009. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Maximum suppression: ART intensification does not reduce residual viral load
22 August 2009. Related: Basic science and immunology.
The role of Ad5-specific CD4 T-cells in enhancing risk of HIV acquisition in the Merck vaccine trial
22 August 2009. Related: Basic science and immunology, Vaccines and microbicides.
Tracing HIV reservoirs
22 August 2009. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Illuminating early events in HIV infection using single genome amplification
22 August 2009. Related: Basic science and immunology.
Whole body CD4 T cell census questions role of gut
2 June 2009. Related: Basic science and immunology.