Measuring and Modeling Blood Flow in Malaria

When people have malaria, they are infected with Plasmodium parasites, which enter the body from the saliva of a mosquito, infect cells in the liver, and then spread to red blood cells. Inside the blood cells, the parasites replicate and also begin to expose adhesive proteins on the cell surface that change the physical nature of the cells in the bloodstream.

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An Atomic-level Look at an HIV Accomplice

Since the discovery in 2007 that a component of human semen called SEVI boosts infectivity of the virus that causes AIDS, researchers have been trying to learn more about SEVI and how it works, in hopes of thwarting its infection-promoting activity.

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Popular Rapid Influenza Tests Pose a Dangerous Public Health Risk

Flipping a coin may be more effective in diagnosing flu infections, says Loyola researcher, studies.

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Previous Seasonal Flu Infections May Provide Some Level of H1N1 Immunity

Researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology have found that previous influenza infections may provide at least some level of immunity to the H1N1 “swine” flu. “The question we asked was, “Is the swine flu more like the seasonal flu or like a totally new strain of influenza where there would be no immunity?,” said Alessandro Sette, Ph.D., an internationally recognized vaccine expert and director of the La Jolla Institute’s Center for Infectious Disease.

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Scientist Begins to Unravel What Makes Pandemic H1N1 Tick

As the number of deaths related to the pandemic H1N1 virus, commonly known as “swine flu,” continues to rise, researchers have been scrambling to decipher its inner workings and explain why the incidence is lower than expected in older adults.

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Public May Find It Hard to Follow Measures to Limit Spread of Infection

University of Michigan researchers say that implementing and sustaining infection-limiting measures will be a challenge during pandemics.

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Scientists Put Interactive Flu Tracking at Public's Fingertips

New methods of studying avian influenza strains and visually mapping their movement around the world will help scientists more quickly learn the behavior of the pandemic H1N1 flu virus, researchers say.

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Nurse Researchers and Educators Reveal the New Faces of HIV/AIDS

Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) faculty are exploring avenues to more effective, community-based prevention and treatment of HIV.

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Business Professors Available for Expert Commentary on Fighting HIV/AIDS

Tip sheet of University of Virginia Darden School of Business professors available to comment on the fight against HIV/AIDS and why governments and the private sector must collaborate to win the battle.

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