Curing HIV will be harder than curing cancer. But new research is promising.HIV is "like a time bomb," said James Riley, a ...

Pseudoscience has recently been reemerging in the US. While much of it concerns vaccines, an "oldie" is again making the ...

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) targets important cells of our immune system, making infected individuals more vulnerable to diseases and infections. Once inside human cells ...

HIV has become a more manageable condition in recent years, but a full cure remains elusive. Now, scientists have found ...

HIV gradually weakens the body’s immune system by infecting and destroying white blood cells called T-cells. If left untreated, HIV causes AIDS – a life-threatening syndrome resulting from the ...

HIV-1, like other viruses, lacks the machinery to produce its own proteins and must rely on the host cell to translate its genetic instructions. After entering host cells, it seizes control of the ...

HIV is a virus that damages cells in the immune system and disrupts the body's ability to fight off infections and diseases. If the immune system is severely damaged by HIV, the person can develop ...

After HIV intercepts the immune system's DNA, it targets CD4 cells. White blood cells called CD4 cells, sometimes referred to as T-helper cells or T cells, are essential for immunological activity.

2024 — An experimental drug originally developed to treat cancer may help clear HIV from infected cells in the brain, according to a new study. By targeting infected cells in the brain ...