A groundbreaking project to study potential HIV vaccines in several African countries has been derailed by an abrupt cut in ...

The man’s case didn’t give rise to any widespread variant, but it gave Gupta, with his HIV evolution background, the idea ...

Scientists discovered genes in the tuberculosis bacterium that becomes essential for the pathogen's survival when it's exposed to air through coughing. These genes could be targets for new therapies ...

Pamela Bjorkman of the California Institute of Technology won the prize for ‘offering new hope in the fight against ...

An American biochemist whose research has helped scientists make inroads on treating coronavirus and HIV has won this year’s ...

A newly identified respiratory pathogen, also called an emerging or novel respiratory pathogen, that causes acute respiratory infections may be a cause for concern for its potential to impact public ...

It is credited with saving more than 26 million lives and is critical to HIV programs in Africa, the continent hardest hit by the disease. There, health officials, experts and people with HIV have ...

The case of Urbanorum, a purportedly novel intestinal parasite reported from South America, illustrates the challenges in validating new pathogens. Compelling microscopic images have fostered belief ...

Exhaustion is something cancer immunologists have been focused on with T cells—immune cells that destroy pathogens, such as cancer. But Ruffin was one of the first to observe this exhaustion in ...

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 18 (Reuters) - South African lab technician Nozipho Mlotshwa was waiting for the test results for a potential HIV vaccine, which has eluded scientists for decades, when the order ...

Here’s what we know about his condition. Polymicrobial infections are caused by multiple pathogens, including bacteria, fungi or parasites. These infections can cause both chronic and short ...

This has been the case with two standout viruses amongst others: COVID-19 and HIV. Some such pathogens also possess strong immune escape features that have enabled them to deploy mechanisms to thw ...