Katherine Unger Baillie

HIV and AIDS drug regimens have vastly improved since the disease was first identified in the early 1980s. They have saved millions of lives, but they still have drawbacks. Up to half of all people living with HIV who are on antiretroviral therapies, or ART, have some sort of cognitive impairment, such as memory loss or reduced executive function.

Antiretroviral therapies, or ART, have enabled people with HIV and AIDS to live much longer lives, transforming what was considered a death sentence into a chronic condition. Yet concerns for these patients remain.

WHO:             Irina Marinov                         Assistant Professor

RNA, once thought to be a mere middleman between DNA and protein, is now recognized as the stage at which a host of regulatory processes can act to allow for flexibility in gene expression and thus the functions of cells and tissues.

By Niharika Gupta

When times are good, it pays to be the big fish in the sea. In the aftermath of disaster, however, smaller is better.

When times are good, it pays to be the big fish in the sea; in the aftermath of disaster, however, smaller is better.

Though the latest outbreak of Ebola appears to be nearing an end, the virus may pose a threat again in the future. Thus a drug to help individuals survive this dangerous infection, which has mortality rates up to 90 percent, is in intense demand.

The cost of war is not limited to the price of tanks, training, and technology. In modern warfare, much of the expense accrues after the battles are completed, when injured troops come home and require ongoing, costly medical care. These post-war costs are not just financial, but moral.

It’s called bird flu for a reason. Particular characteristics about the influenza virus known as H5N1 allow it to primarily affect avifauna, though in some worrying cases the disease has been passed to humans.