Highlights•Fullerenes act as versatile delivery systems with a wide range of biomedical
applications.•A wide range of molecules can be released from fullerenes in a controlled …

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is probably the most intensively studied virus in
the history of biomedical research. A large number of distinct isolates have been cloned and …

The fourth edition of Human Reproductive Biology—winner of a 2015 Textbook Excellence
Award (Texty) from The Text and Academic Authors Association—emphasizes the biological …

The effects of epistemological beliefs and topic-specific beliefs on undergraduates' cognitive
and strategic processing of a dual-positional text were investigated. Forty undergraduates …

Currently, there is no cure and no preventive vaccine for HIV/AIDS. Combination
antiretroviral therapy has dramatically improved treatment, but it has to be taken for a …

Objectives HIV infection is well known to cause impairment of the human immune system,
and until recently was a leading cause of death. It has been shown that T lymphocytes are …

The typical course of HIV infection is characterized by multiple phases that occur over a
period of eight to ten years. A critical event in the initial establishment of HIV infection is the …

We describe “Belvedere,” a system to support students engaged in critical discussion of
science issues. The design is intended to address cognitive and metacognitive limitations of …

The chapter begins with a discussion of the empirical evidence for the extent of AIDS origin
conspiracy beliefs in the United States and South Africa (the only countries for which survey …

We have studied the action of ascorbate (vitamin C) on human immunodeficiency virus type
1 (HIV-1), the etiological agent clinically associated with AIDS. We report the suppression of …