In a large study of young women aged 9 to 26 years who received quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV4), researchers followed-up participants from 2 managed care organizations observing for any new onset of 16 autoimmune disorders. [more]

Schistosomiasis, a chronic tropical disease caused by helminth parasites of the genus Schistosoma, affects approximately 200 million people worldwide.[more]

HIV treatment guidelines recommend tenofovir (TDF) in first-line antiretroviral therapy.[more]

Children exposed to chemicals from food packaging and textile products may have compromised immune systems.[more]

Naïve CD4 T cells can differentiate into T helper 1 (Th1), Th2, or Th17 effector lineages depending on the instructional cues delivered during initial activation. Th1 cells express the transcription factor T-bet, secrete IFN-?, and protect the host against infection with intra-macrophage pathogens.[more]

In the quest to reduce the risk of nevirapine resistance after the use of single-dose nevirapine to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT), several research groups are experimenting with the use of drugs that can speed up the clearance of nevirapine from the mother’s bloodstream after giving birth.[more]

A federal advisory committee has recommended that two research groups withhold key details from their pending publications on the H5N1 avian influenza virus.[more]