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In a study of human immune cells infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say a ...
A new method could make it possible to identify the most dangerous parts of the HIV virus, so they can be singled out for attack. Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden created ...
The team focused on parts of the virus that stay the same across all known HIV strains, an approach that aims to provide a broad-spectrum therapy capable of fighting different HIV variants.
Several mRNA vaccine trials found a debilitating side effect, and now the Trump administration is cutting funding for more ...
Utah biochemist Wesley Sundquist has achieved yet another milestone with the Food and Drug Administration approval of an antiviral drug for HIV prevention based on his findings.
If not treated properly, HIV infections can turn into AIDS, and the U.N. had previously set a goal of ending AIDS by 2030. But now, that appears to be in jeopardy.
"One of the most common circRNAs made by HIV, called Circ23, includes parts of the virus' genetic code that scientists didn't fully understand before," said Caputi. "But now, they seem important ...
Because they don't contain any live virus, a preventive vaccine could not give you HIV. But it might prompt your immune system to make antibodies that would show up on a blood test and give you a ...
Shingles Can Be a Painful Link to HIV/AIDS. Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is an infection caused by the chicken pox virus.This virus remains dormant in the nerve cells of people who have ...
A molecule that is currently being used to treat cancerous soft-tissue sarcomas may be the key for developing a cure for HIV. This molecule, known as EBC-46, works by temporarily activating the HIV ...