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 ...

How Does Yeztugo Work to Prevent HIV? HIV is a virus that has a coating around it, which is called a capsid. In order for HIV to make copies of itself and spread within your body, it needs to get ...

The rate of HIV infection continues to climb globally. Around 40 million people live with HIV-1, the most common HIV strain.

If someone becomes infected with HIV and does not seek timely treatment, the infection gradually progresses through three stages. Each stage has different symptoms and risks. HIV AIDS: If a person ...

Researchers at Western University and the University of Calgary have discovered how HIV hides in different parts of the body by embedding itself into the DNA of cells in a tissue-specific manner, ...

Wesley Sundquist, PhD, Samuels Professor and chair of biochemistry at the University of Utah, laid the foundation for the development of a highly effective, long-lasting prophylactic against HIV, ...

Scientists in Japan have discovered a genetic "silencer" within the HTLV-1 virus that helps it stay hidden in the body, evading the immune system for decades. This silencer element essentially turns ...

Data from researchers working with children who acquired HIV from their mothers through pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding has shown that antiretroviral (ARV) drugs administered early in their ...

A newly approved medication to prevent HIV infection that can be injected twice a year is being hailed as a breakthrough in the fight against HIV/AIDS. “It is a wonder drug,” said Rama Rao Amara, an ...

In April 2025, we published a story with the headline: "Haunted by hopelessness: 12 Zambians share their stories as HIV drugs run out." It looked at the impact of President Trump's cuts to foreign aid ...