Washington, November 7 (ANI): A new study has revealed that the anti-herpes drug acyclovir can slow down HIV infection, but with the risk that treated cells may promote the emergence of multi-drug resistant HIV variants.
Moira McMahon and colleagues at Johns Hopkins used a sensitive infection assay of white blood cells, and observed that acyclovir could directly inhibit HIV replication.
The researchers said that the drug particularly targeted the reverse transcriptase (RT) enzyme, which converts HIV’s RNA into DNA to enable it to replicate.
However, as early as five days after initial infection, a mutant version of HIV (V75I) appeared in the cells, and spread to comprise over 90 per cent of the viral population within 94 days.
London, Nov 7: After ruling MTV VMAs in Los Angeles with three gongs, Britney Spears has now picked up two awards at the MTV Europe Awards for her album ‘Blackout’.
The ‘Toxic’ singer bagged one award for ‘Act of 2008 ‘ and also landed the gong for this year''s ‘Best Album’ for Blackout.
However, the 27-year-old singer could not be present for the Liverpool ceremony, reports The Sun.
She thanked her fans via a video message, telling them she was busy recording her video for her next single Circus.
London, Nov 7: On/off couple Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer may not agree upon everything, but there’s one thing that the two certainly have in common – excitement for Barack Obama's White House triumph.
Aniston and Mayer partied into the early hours at pal Courteney Cox''s house following Obama's landslide victory.
Lately, they've been seeing quite a lot of each other, reports the Sun.
Just two months after Mayer dumped the former ‘Friends’ star, the singer reportedly started wooing her with soppy text messages.
Seoul - Shares finished almost 4 per cent higher Friday on the Seoul stock exchange as South Korea's central bank cut interest rates. The local currency edged up against the dollar.
The benchmark Kospi index rose 42.27 points, or 3.9 per cent, to close at 1,134.49.
Advancing issues outnumbered losers 685 to 171.
The main index of the technology-heavy Kosdaq market surged 13.58 points to 325.54.
Earlier in the day, the Bank of Korea lowered the key interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 4.0 per cent in a bid to calm markets and boost the economy.
Washington, Nov 7 : It''s not just women who are lucky enough to have the ''fabled'' G spot, the route to sexual satisfaction, for men too are gifted with the ''pleasure zone'' - and the hot spot on the male body is prostate.
Yes, you heard it right. After years of bedroom exploration and debate, an expert has come to the conclusion that when it comes to "male G-spot", the prostate reigns supreme, reports Fox News.
As a man becomes sexually aroused, the prostate begins to swell with fluid, sending pleasurable sensations throughout his loins. These moan-worthy reactions get more and more intense, pulsating throughout a man''s loins as he approaches orgasm.
London, Nov 7: After ruling MTV VMAs in Los Angeles with three gongs, Britney Spears has now picked up two awards at the MTV Europe Awards for her album ‘Blackout’.
London, Nov 7: On/off couple Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer may not agree upon everything, but there’s one thing that the two certainly have in common – excitement for Barack Obama's White House triumph.
London, Nov 7: Cancer-struck Jade Goody is being consoled by an unlikely source — Shilpa Shetty. 
Seoul - Shares finished almost 4 per cent higher Friday on the Seoul stock exchange as South Korea's central bank cut interest rates. The local currency edged up against the dollar.
