Scientists have determined the molecular structure of HIV Pol, a protein that plays a key role in the late stages of HIV replication, or the process through which the virus propagates itself and ...
For over three decades, HIV has played an elaborate game of hide-and-seek with researchers, making treating—and possibly even curing—the disease a seemingly insurmountable obstacle to achieve.
THERE IS CURRENTLY NO CURE TO AN HIV INFECTION. HOWEVER, RESEARCHERS AT JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE HAVE DISCOVERED AN ENZYME THAT PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN REPLICATING HIV. OUR MINDY BASARA HAS BEEN FOLLOWING ...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a germ that causes a lifelong infection that slowly weakens the immune system. Though the infection is lifelong, medicines can keep the virus in check and help ...
HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. The illness known as HIV/AIDS happens in three stages: acute HIV infection, chronic HIV infection, and AIDS. But the phrase “chronic HIV infection” isn’t simply the ...
Researchers at Western University and the University of Calgary have discovered how HIV hides in different parts of the body ...
You may have heard about Biktarvy, a medicine approved by the FDA in 2018 to treat people with HIV who have not been treated yet. It may also be used to replace another medicine for treating HIV in ...
HIV antivirals may be the key to stopping HTLV-1, a deadly virus with no cure. In a decade-long study, researchers successfully suppressed the virus in mice and discovered a way to kill infected cells ...
Called “bluetoothing,” the gruesome movement is fueling a wave of new HIV infections in hotspots around the globe, including ...
LA JOLLA—(July 6, 2022) Understanding how HIV replicates within cells is key for developing new therapies that could help nearly 40 million people living with HIV globally. Now, a team of scientists ...