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Researchers Modify T-Cells, Make Them HIV Resistant |
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 |
To share that naturally occurring proteins called "zinc fingers" are being used in a new approach to AIDS treatment. Using modified T-Cells with the zinc fingers, researchers at the Pennsylvania School of Medicine have shown a reduction in viral load in mice. The news source writes - "'By inducing mutations in the CCR5 gene using zinc finger proteins, we've reduced the expression of CCR5 surface proteins on T cells, which is necessary for the AIDS virus to enter these immune system cells,' explains first author Elena Perez, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Penn. 'This approach stops the AIDS virus from entering the T cells because it now has an introduced error into the CCR5 gene.'" Read more
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STD,HIV/AIDS Awareness Education Workshop in the Village |
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Monday, 23 June 2008 |
On May/June,2008, Aids Alliance Nepal (AAN) conducted four STD,HIV / AIDS Awareness Education Workshops in the Village Communities of Thankot, 15 kilometres far fromKathmandu. Thankot Mahila Jagaran ,a network of women's Cooperative Saving and Credit Association has four hundred members in it.In 2007,AAN reached there for awareness education training and conducted a day workshop with the homemakers of the network.AAN talked to them, discussed about sexsually transmitted diseases, HIV and AIDS,its modes of transmissions, prevention and safety measures and human rights of PLWHA.They showed very keen interest on the issues.AAN found them very open minded.Extending full cooperation,they demanded to organise the awareness trainings for all the members.
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4 HIV/Aids infected kids driven out from home |
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Friday, 20 June 2008 |
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DADELDHURA, June 20 - Local health workers have rescued four children infected with HIV/AIDS from remote Belapur VDC after they were they were thrown out from their home. Four children of a family-- Laxmi BK, 15, Suni BK, 13, Tej BK, 11 and Karishma BK, 6-- were driven out from their house after they were found to be patients of HIV/AIDS. Jahare Luhar, the grandfather of the destitute children drove them out from the house mercilessly. |
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