A NEW injection that could prevent HIV infection has successfully completed an early safety trial, according to a report in ...

Mount Sinai researchers have developed a method to uncover the hidden immune cells that harbor the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a discovery that brings medical experts one step closer to a cure ...

As scientists gathered at the Conference for Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, or CROI, for meetings that run through Wednesday, they face an uncertain future. It was evident in who was ...

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A Chinese team of virologists has found that this virus carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission. According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the new virus called HKU5-CoV-2 was ...

Antiretroviral drugs are used to treat HIV infection. They work by blocking a stage of the virus's life cycle and, by doing so, prevent the virus from replicating. The drugs are organized into six ...

Since the start of the HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) epidemic back in 1981, an estimated 75.7 million people have been diagnosed with HIV worldwide, and 32.7 million people have died of ...

BISMARCK — The criminal charge associated with knowingly infecting someone with HIV could change in North Dakota after lawmakers voted Wednesday, Feb. 19, to downgrade the crime from a felony ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) and other conditions affecting the immune system can activate the John Cunningham (JC) virus, causing a potentially life threatening infection. The JC virus is common ...

With over eight million people living with HIV, South Africa is regarded as the country with the highest population of people living with the virus. Medical practitioners have worked tirelessly ...

these have created confusion and many activities are still halted — not just for programs battling the HIV pandemic, but also for those on the front lines of outbreaks of Marburg virus and ...

GOOD FOR THE WORLD' Because South Africa has the world's largest population of people living with HIV, at more than 8 million, it is a hub for research on the virus. "Most of the landmark and ...