Sex and Gender Differences in Infection and Treatments for Infectious Diseases. Springer Co-Editors: Dr. Sabra Klein and Dr. Craig Roberts Dr. Sabra Klein, an associate professor in the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has long been an advocate of not only including more females in […]
Immunization, immunology, infectious disease, Microbiology, VaccineA systematic review of the inclusion (or exclusion) of women in HIV research: from clinical studies of antiretrovirals and vaccines to cure strategies. AUTHORS: Curno, Mirjam J; Rossi, Samuela; Hodges-Mameletzis, Ioannis; Johnston, Rowena; Price, Matt A.; Heidari, Shirin Abstract Introduction: The effect of clinical interventions can differ due to sex/gender. Studies have shown that women […]
AIDS, Antiretroviral, HIV, immunology, infectious disease, NIH, Pharmacology, VaccineWomen are missing in trials of drugs and vaccines for HIV SGWHC applauds the work of Dr. Mirjam Curno, managing editor of the Journal of the International AIDS Society. This review, published in the September 8 issue, was a PubMed search to identify studies of AIDS antiretroviral drugs (ARV), vaccines (VAX), and […]
AIDS, Antiretroviral, HIV, immunology, infectious disease, NIH, Pharmacology, VaccineThese creative researchers tested a large cadre of FDA approved drugs, and serendipitously found that drugs that we have used for years to treat infertility in women, prevent osteoporosis, or treat metastatic breast cancer, actually slow Ebola virus infection in mice if they were given immediately after the mice were injected with the virus. Since […]
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