Feb 03
This monochrome image of living tissue has some extremely unwelcome visitors lurking within it. Taken from some of the first ever 3D images of HIV at work, those little blue circles show the virus infecting the surrounding cells.
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Feb 03
U2’s new song Invisible–which featured in a Super Bowl ad–is free on iTunes until 23:59 EST today
Posted in: Today's ChiliU2’s new song Invisible—which featured in a Super Bowl ad—is free on iTunes until 23:59 EST today to support HIV and AIDS charity. For every download, Bank of America will donate $1 to Red.
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Dec 01
Every year, World AIDS Day is observed on December 1st, where it is meant to help draw additional awareness among the general public concerning the seemingly never ending battle against the twin terrors of HIV and AIDS. Apple has nodded towards World AIDS Day by changing the color of their Apple Store logos to red, while some of the Apple Stores also took the extra step of using existing display tables to show off Product (RED) versions of various Apple devices. Not only that, should you take the step of picking up a Product (RED) Apple device, Apple will ensure that a portion of the proceeds would be donated to the Global Fund in the ongoing battle against AIDS on the continent of Africa.
Apple has a storied history when it comes to raising the level of awareness in the fight against AIDS, as well as making donations to the course. In fact, Apple has been hawking Product (RED) items for a fair number of years already, and if we were to turn back the clock this year, Apple design chief Sir Jony Ive did take part in a notable charity auction for Product (RED) that raised several million dollars at the end of the day.
Apple Stores Feature Red Colored Logo For World AIDS Day original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Nov 29
A newly discovered strain of HIV is spreading across West Africa. What’s worse is that it’s particularly aggressive—and causes significantly faster progression to AIDS than other strains.
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Sep 27
Infection by HIV, the virus that causes AIDS
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Sep 26
Say what you will about Apple’s business practices, but its philanthropy work is hard to discount. Cupertino has raised over $65 million for Product Red’s fight against AIDS since 2006, the charity tweeted today. The announcement comes from the annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting, where the male half of Bonoprah took the stage, commenting that the tech giant “is certainly leading the crew” in terms of donations to the effort — something that should speak much louder than a broken click wheel ever will.
Filed under: Apple
Via: Electronista
Source: (Product) RED (Twitter)
Sep 19
We’ve made huge advances toward conquering HIV
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Aug 19
Fight AIDS While You Sleep
Posted in: Today's Chili
AIDS is a disease that has yet to see a full, 100% foolproof cure – although modern medical technology has more or less allowed someone with enough means to live a long and full life thanks to a cocktail of ever changing drugs, while an extremely small percentage of folks out there do seem to be “immune” from infection. Well, assuming someone walked beside you and shared that you could help out in the fight against AIDS without doing anything or taking up your precious time, you might think that such a request was an impossible one. However, a paradigm shift might just change your perspective, as the FightAIDS@Home happens to be a project that requires an Android-powered device – be it a smartphone or tablet, and it will be able to make use of your device’s unused computing power, allowing you to do your part while sleeping.
Of course, this would mean your smartphone or tablet would work best if it were to have a full battery charge and hooked up to Wi-Fi. This does seem to be pretty much a modern take on the SETI project, and this particular FightAIDS@Home project will run on the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing app.
Fight AIDS While You Sleep original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Jul 23
If you’ve ever wanted to help out with a scientific research project but lack the PhD credentials, there’s now a much simpler way: all you need is a decent Android device and a new app called BOINC. Similar to projects such as Folding@Home for laptops and desktops, the app harnesses your mobile device’s extra CPU cycles to help crunch data for scientific studies. Don’t worry, it’ll only work if you’re on Wi-Fi, so it won’t eat up your data plan. You can choose which research endeavor to support from within BOINC, including Einstein@Home and FightAIDS@Home that seek to discover pulsars (stellar remnants) and AIDS treatment, respectively. The app, which you can install from Google Play, was designed to be as unobtrusive as possible and will work as long as you’re running Android 2.3 or higher. Generous (and envious) iOS users, sit tight — the developer is mulling over the possibility of creating an iOS app next.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Alt, Google
Via: CNET
Jul 12
At least 35 million people around the planet live with HIV, and it kills over 1.7 million people each year, so the fact that it’s currently untreatable is one of the biggest medical problems of our time. But in recent years scientific advances seem to be kicking HIV’s ass more effectively than ever—so is there hope that we neutralize the virus’s threat? The answer is more hopeful than you think.
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