The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which is the cause of AIDS, is a master of deception, using just nine genes to hijack ...

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the body's immune system. If not treated, it can lead to the autoimmune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). As happens with other viruses, when a ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Researchers found that certain immune cells, genes, and the drug metformin may help keep HIV dormant after treatment stops, ...

Researchers conducted a breakthrough proof-of-concept study that found an HIV-like virus particle that could cease the need for lifelong medications. Researchers in George Mason University's Center ...

Two new cases presented Wednesday at the International AIDS Conference in Montreal have advanced the field of HIV cure science, demonstrating yet again that ridding the body of all copies of viable ...

HIV drug resistance can happen if the HIV virus in your body changes form, or mutates. This will affect how well your antiretroviral therapy (ART) works. Medications that are used to control your HIV ...

HIV and hepatitis B virus (HBV) both can be transmitted via blood or bodily fluids, but HBV is about 50 to 100 times more easily acquired. Both HIV and HBV are dangerous viruses, but HBV can be much ...

Researchers at Oslo University Hospital have closely examined the man's blood, bone marrow, and intestines without finding ...