Why some people naturally control HIV even after stopping therapy—and how we can leverage that to treat others

For millions of people living with HIV, a daily regimen of medications is a lifelong necessity. If they stop taking the drugs ...

Existing medication can restore HIV-affected immune cells

HIV exhausts the body's immune system by overactivating it, despite effective antiviral treatment. Researchers from Linköping University in Sweden have conducted cell studies showing that an existing ...

You’re likely already infected with a brain-eating virus you’ve never heard of

There’s a virus you may have never heard of before that is estimated to infect up to 90 percent of people and lurks quietly ...
Medscape

Undetectable Plasma Viral Load Predicts Normal Survival in HIV-2-Infected People in a West African Village

Ascertainment of vital status was good in this close-knit rural West African community, with a total loss to follow up of only 6.5%. However, follow up sampling for laboratory tests was less ...
Infectious Disease Advisor

The 3 Types of HIV Testing: What Should Your Patients Know?

What are the three types of HIV tests available to patients, how do they differ, and how can patients determine the best ...
WSFA

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is an illness that weakens the body's immune system. The immune systems of people with AIDS are not able to fight off certain infections and cancers . The ...

Inside the ‘miracle’ drug rollout that could end Aids

A ground-breaking new drug to prevent HIV infection – the closest the world has to a vaccine – is being rolled out in some of ...

FDA Approves a Twice-Yearly Shot to Prevent HIV

The approval could slow new infections and move the world closer to eliminating HIV. But huge obstacles remain.