The Neglected Pathway: Cell-Associated HIV Mucosal Transmission

Boston University School of Medicine’s Dr. Deborah Anderson and her colleagues are challenging dogma about the transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). Most research has focused on infection by free viral particles, while this group proposes that HIV is also transmitted by infected cells. While inside cells, HIV is protected from antibodies […]

Moms Using Mobile Devices During Mealtime Interact Less with Children

Moms who use mobile devices while eating with their young children are less likely to have verbal, nonverbal and encouraging interactions with them. The findings, which appear online in Academic Pediatrics, may have important implications about how parents balance attention between their devices with their children during daily life Parent–child interactions during meal time in […]