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Posts Tagged ‘AIDS’ (20 articles found)

Women in Science Forum

30/09/2011

Responding to the challenge of HIV

Leen Mathys (K.U. Leuven) takes the challenge to find new strategies to prevent replication of the AIDS virus. This virus has developed resistance to all existing antiretroviral drugs, so the challenge remains daunting. Leen is one of the 3 new fellows of L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Belgium 2011 programme.

Women in Science Forum

03/08/2011

by Marisa Alonso Nunez Same Author (3)

Baking science and cancer

When they asked me to collaborate with this blog I asked what they expected from me to write about. The answer was very simple: “write about your field of expertise”. So here I am, ready to tell you quite a few things about… YEAST!!! Yes, you have read it right: Yeast. But don’t worry; this is still a blog about Science, not a baking one. And I won’t talk just about yeast, but also about other research done in the field I work in now (cancer) and can be interesting for you.

Science for a better future

22/03/2011

by Christian Pellevoisin Same Author (3)

Immortal Women of Science

As we honor women in science and pay homage to women who actively move science forward today, it’s perhaps also the occasion to celebrate two women -- one from the distant past, one more recent -- who are present in the current research of the UNESCO-L’Oréal International Fellows.

Science for a better future

24/11/2010

by Agora Manager Same Author (47)

As Seen On Wired

A major advance has been discovered concerning HIV prevention. According to a study published online on November 23^rd in the New England Journal of Medicine, it seems that HIV-negative gay and bisexual men can lower their likelihood of acquiring the AIDS virus by taking an antiretroviral drug mix. Read more by clicking here.

Science for a better future

15/01/2008

by L'Oreal Foundation Same Author (51)

Living with HIV

Sophie Dilmitis, originally from Zimbabwe, is currently AIDS and HIV Coordinator for the World YWCA. In 1999 Sophie's life was irrevocably changed by her discovery that she was HIV-positive. In the following interview she talks about facing up to her condition, helping others affected by HIV and the flaws in the system that led to her plight and the plight of millions like her. An e-mail interview with Sophie Dilmitis, World YWCA AIDS and HIV Coordinator

Science for a better future

14/01/2007

by Liz Ng'ang'a Same Author (3)

When HIV Is Not the Only Problem

Liz Nganga, a London-based science journalist from Kenya and frequent contributor to Agora, writes about meeting Cecilia Wairimu, a Kenyan woman who must cope with poverty, deafness and HIV. Cecilia is by turns wise, naive, scrappy and resigned--and she hasn't lost her sense of humor. Like all good writers, Liz knows when to let her subject speak for herself and she lets this spunky, brave woman tells her own story in her own words.

Science for a better future

13/01/2007

by Mei Yang Same Author (1)

L’Oreal China and Hairdressers Against AIDS

Mei Yang sent us this report about the efforts of L'Oreal China and Hairdressers of the World Against AIDS.

Science for a better future

30/11/2006

by Kepie Manyongo Same Author (1)

The Role of the Youth in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS

Children and young people are often considered merely the recipients of information about HIV/AIDS, but they also have an active role to play in fighting the epidemic.

Women in Science Forum

30/11/2006

by Florence Midgeon Same Author (1)

Protecting Children at Risk

Street children are especially vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. They may never see the inside of a classroom so special approaches and special strategies must be implemented to educate and inform them.