The scientists analyzed stored blood samples from 102 men collected six months or less before they became infected with HIV and again two to three years after infection. They compared these with ...

HIV and AIDS are related, in that AIDS is the most advanced stage of an HIV infection, and therefore, the HIV virus causes both conditions. AIDS can also be called a "stage 3 HIV infection." ...

Successful cure of HIV infection after stem cell transplantation, study suggests Date: February 24, 2023 Source: German Center for Infection Research Summary: Haematopoietic stem cell ...

Extracellular vesicles carrying HIV-1 Nef induce long-term hyperreactivity of myeloid cells. Cell Reports, 2022; 41 (8): 111674 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111674 ...

The long fight against HIV/AIDS may get a potent new weapon. A new drug, taken by injection twice a year, shows great promise in preventing new HIV infections and would ease the treatment process ...

Though antiretroviral therapy has made HIV a manageable disease, people living with HIV often suffer from chronic inflammation. This can put them at an increased risk of developing comorbidities ...

An immune response that likely evolved to help fight infections appears to be the mechanism that drives human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) into a latent state, lurking in cells only to erupt anew ...