POSTS TAGGED AS HIV

Extracellular Vesicles for CRISPR Delivery

A conceptual depiction of the GEMINI technology for assembling custom gene delivery vehicles
“The first study to successfully use extracellular vesicles [MORE]

Nanoparticle Vaccine for HIV

First-in-human nanoparticle HIV vaccine shows strong T-Cell response
“Researchers from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Scripps Research, and The International AIDS Vaccine [MORE]

First Cures of HIV with Stem Cells

HIV AIDS
“A U.S. woman of mixed race has become the third person in the world believed to be cured of [MORE]

Automated Western Blotting

An Automated Age for Western Blotting
This piece discusses an automated capillary electrophoresis process the “We Met” lab at the University [MORE]

HIV Testing on a Thumb Drive

USB Stick for HIV Testing
HIV testing today can be as complicated as blood glucose monitoring was in the days before [MORE]

CDC Infographic on the Underlying Causes of Death in the US by State

Which state has the most deaths from tuberculosis? Answer: Texas. Which state has the most death due to septicemia? Answer: [MORE]

Nanoparticles of Chlorophyll, Phospholipid and Cobalt

Nanoparticles
Nanoparticles are becoming increasingly useful in both imaging and therapy. This piece reports on a process developed at the University [MORE]

Diagnosing Syphilis on a Smart Phone

Smartphone Dongles for Blood Testing
Equipment to test blood for syphilis or HIV can run well over $10,000, but engineers at [MORE]

Gene Therapy that Prevents HIV/AIDS

Modifiying T Cells
Gene therapists at the University of Pennsylvania have used a gene editing technique (zinc finger technology) to induce [MORE]

Gene Therapy Trial Success for Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome

Wiskot-Aldrich Syndrome is a rare but fatal x-linked primary immunodeficiency that presents bleeding and blood cancers.  To treat it, [MORE]

Simplifying POC Microfluidic Devices

Mirofluidics
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a simplified microfluidics prototype that uses a squeezable pouch to propel [MORE]