The first step is to label sample cells with fluorescent dye ... a quick and accurate way to count CD4 + and CD8 + T cells in HIV-infected patients. Until recently flow cytometers and the ...

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

A new chemical compound has been making a big impression in the fight against cancer in recent years. Now it seems EBC-46, otherwise known as tigilanol tiglate, may also have immense potential for ...

Stanford researchers highlight the potential of EBC-46, a compound derived from Australia’s blushwood tree, in eradicating HIV. Acting as a potent latency-reversing agent, EBC-46 activates dormant ...

Flushing HIV out into the open For the new study, the researchers set out to examine EBC-46's value as a "latency reversing agent." These agents kickstart certain pathways in latent cells infected ...

A map of deadly infectious diseases known to attack the central nervous system (CNS) of people who are already suffering with ...

Curing HIV will be harder than curing cancer. But new research is promising.HIV is "like a time bomb," said James Riley, a microbiologist at University of Pennsylvania, US. Scott Kitchen, an expert in ...

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 ...

Determinants of HIV cell tropism & chemokine receptor usage The V3 loop of HIV-1 gp120 is a primary determinant of cell tropism and chemokine receptor usage, whereas the V1/V2 region is involved ...

Having an undetectable viral load is not the same as being cured of HIV. Even if HIV is undetectable in body fluids, it is still present inside some cells. It may not be doing any harm there, but it ...