http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/ NIAID News Releases en-us 5/13/2008 4:33:29 PM http://www3.niaid.nih.gov:80/news/newsreleases/2008/food_allergy08.htm 5/12/2008 8:59:18 PM NIAID http://www3.niaid.nih.gov:80/news/newsreleases/2008/api_08.htm 5/12/2008 3:25:57 PM NIAID http://www3.niaid.nih.gov:80/news/newsreleases/2008/worldasthma08.htm 5/6/2008 12:00:00 AM NIAID http://www3.niaid.nih.gov:80/news/newsreleases/2008/IsletTransplantationRedirect.htm 5/2/2008 12:00:00 AM NIAID http://www3.niaid.nih.gov:80/news/newsreleases/2008/humanMonoclonal.htm Human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs)—highly specific, identical, infection-fighting proteins produced in large quantities in the lab in cell lines that are derived from a single cell—against influenza can be rapidly produced in the lab, according to a new report from scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). 4/30/2008 5:27:05 PM NIAID http://www3.niaid.nih.gov:80/news/newsreleases/2008/nhgri-28.htm.htm 4/29/2008 4:14:52 PM NIAID http://www3.niaid.nih.gov:80/news/newsreleases/2008/daids_rfi.htm The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is seeking broad input to spur new ideas and approaches in the areas of vaccine discovery research and HIV prevention research through two new “Requests for Information” (RFI). 4/25/2008 2:30:58 PM NIAID http://www3.niaid.nih.gov:80/news/newsreleases/2008/MalariaDay.htm 04-23-2008 NIAID http://www3.niaid.nih.gov:80/news/newsreleases/2008/tb_priorities.htm Forms of drug-resistant TB--multidrug (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR)--are occurring at an ominous and accelerating rate. To help in the fight against drug-resistant TB, NIAID has formulated an MDR and XDR TB research agenda. 4/22/2008 3:05:30 PM NIAID http://www3.niaid.nih.gov:80/news/newsreleases/2008/flu_evolution.htm Do influenza viruses persist in low levels year-round in the northern and southern hemispheres, or does a new crop of the virus emerge afresh in tropical zones such as Southeast Asia before spreading into temperate regions around the globe? Researchers have provided an answer to this long-standing question: new strains arise each year. 4/16/2008 4:06:49 PM NIAID