“This study reveals that this enzyme [nSMase2] is such an enzyme that the virus has evidently hijacked to use in its replication strategy.” Previous research suggested that HIV infection increased the ...

This image shows the replication cycle of HIV/SIV. The virus replicates in the body's own CD4+ T helper cells. In doing so, it introduces its own genetic information into the DNA of the host cell.

An HIV diagnosis is no longer the death sentence it was in the 1990s. Antiretroviral treatment—which targets and suppresses the replication of the virus within the body—means people living ...

Delve into the landscape of biotech companies developing treatments for HIV and find out if we are getting closer to a cure.

Feb. 18, 2025 — Viruses, like those that cause COVID-19 or HIV, are formidable opponents once they invade our bodies. Antiviral treatments strive to block a virus or halt its replication.

Human immunodeficiency virus is notorious for its persistence ... study of elite controllers—rare individuals whose immune systems can limit the replication of HIV without antiretroviral drugs. In the ...

HIV, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus, is a type of virus that weakens the immune system, making one susceptible to a variety of infections. Although there is no cure for HIV, with the right treatment, ...

Competition is fierce to improve on existing HIV drugs, which can stay the ... working on an approach that “shocks” the virus to begin replication, then hitting it with a “kill” response ...

In some there may be little to no ongoing replication anywhere in the body ... elite controllers frequently go on to develop detectable virus in the blood, as well as other HIV-related complications.

recommends that all people with HIV should be vaccinated against hepatitis B if they are not already immune." People who also test positive for hepatitis B 'e'-antigen (HBeAg) typically have higher ...