News Releases and Statements

News releases for the past 90 days. More news releases are available in the News Release Archive.

August 2008 Aug. 18, 2008 Bacterial Pneumonia Caused Most Deaths in 1918 Influenza Pandemic Aug. 14, 2008 Researchers Find Leishmaniasis Parasites Evade Death by Exploiting the Immune Response to Sand Fly Bites Aug. 13, 2008 NIH Scientists Find a Novel Mechanism that Controls the Development of Autoimmunity Aug. 5, 2008 Adult Male Circumcision Reduces Risk of HIV Acquisition for at Least 3.5 Years

July 2008 July 24, 2008 NIAID Media Availability: NIAID Announces Revised Priorities for HIV Vaccine Research July 17, 2008 Statement: NIAID Will Not Move Forward with the PAVE 100 HIV Vaccine Trial July 17, 2008 NIAID AIDS Vaccine Research Subcommittee to Meet May 30 to Discuss PAVE 100 Study July 14, 2008 NIAID Media Availability: Exhausted B Cells Hamper Immune Response to HIV July 11, 2008 Statement: The U. S. Transplant Games July 10, 2008 Bulletin: Anti-TB Drug Fails to Benefit HIV-Exposed Infants who were Unexposed to TB at Study Enrollment

June 2008 June 30, 2008 NIAID Announces Grants to Stimulate Food Allergy Research June 25, 2008 NIAID Creates HIV Vaccine Discovery Branch to Promote Synergy between Basic HIV Researchers and Vaccine Designers June 23, 2008 NIAID Media Availability: Study Further Defines Potential Role of Fish-Based Fatty Acids in Resolving, Preventing Asthma June 11, 2008 Media Availability: Dr. Anthony S. Fauci to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom June 5, 2008 NIAID Media Availability: Dr. Anthony S. Fauci to Address the United Nations on HIV/AIDS on June 10

May 2008 May 27, 2008 Bulletin: Monitoring Board Recommends Stopping Experimental Treatment Regimen in International Study of Patients New to HIV Treatment