PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview of Chagas disease as an opportunistic infection in AIDS, elucidate critical gaps in the literature, and outline priorities for future clinical research.

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The clinical presentation and disease course of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN), the most common primary glomerular disease worldwide, vary considerably from patient to patient, often prolonging and complicating the diagnostic process. Additionally, the IgAN treatment landscape is rapidly changing, with ongoing development of numerous new agents targeting the underlying disease mechanism for greater efficacy. The variability of IgAN disease presentation and progression, the often complex...

Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) are among the most abundant microorganisms in the ocean, playing a fundamental role in the marine nitrogen cycle. Although temperature and trace metal availability each individually influence the growth and activity of marine AOA, there is only a very limited understanding of the interactive effects of these two major factors on AOA in the rapidly changing ocean. Here, we show that the iron requirements of the model marine AOA species Nitrosopumilus maritimus SCM1...

BackgroundThe Intervention to Improve Quality of life for African American lupus patients (IQAN) Project is a three armed randomized, wait list-controlled trial focused on providing a variety of self-management tools to participants. We focus on African American individuals with lupus due to the increased morbidity and mortality in this population.PurposeTo examine whether a unique 'a-la-carte' self-management program improved quality of life, decreased depression, and reduced perceived and...