Researchers have used radioimmunotherapy (RIT) to destroy remaining human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected cells in the blood samples of patients treated with antiretroviral therapy, offering the promise of a strategy…

Researchers have identified a protein that causes loss of function in immune cells combatting HIV. The scientists report in a paper appearing online Dec. 2 in the Journal of…

They all had different reasons that pushed them to live - an unborn child, an ailing mother or an unfulfilled dream. All of them had one thing in common; they had…

A recently discovered HIV strain leads to significantly faster development of AIDS than currently prevalent forms, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden.

The period from…

Some 131,000 people were newly infected with HIV in Europe and nearby countries in 2012, an 8 percent rise from a year earlier and a worrying reversal…

An analysis indicates that the prevalence of undiagnosed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among state prison entrants in North Carolina was low, at 0.09 percent, according to…

Having human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS, can create many challenges for individuals physically, socially and emotionally. A University of Missouri researcher found that participating…

A collaborative team led by a Northeastern University professor may have altered the way we look at drug development for HIV by uncovering some unusual properties of a human protein called APOBEC3G…

Having high knowledge about HIV and engaging in risky sexual activity do not make high-school-aged teens more likely to get tested for…

A team from Royal Holloway University and St. Mary’s Hospital, London, interviewed young people aged 18-23 who had transmitted HIV from their mothers – known as ‘perinatally…

Of the two major types of HIV, only one, HIV-1, typically causes AIDS in infected people who don’t receive treatment. A study published by Cell…

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory are investigating the complex relationships between the spread of the HIV virus in a population (epidemiology) and the actual, rapid evolution of…

Glen Weinzimer did not feel well for a year.

He couldn’t sleep, had trouble breathing and found himself leaving work early more often than not.

“In August 1993, I had…

A protein shed by HIV-infected brain cells alters synaptic connections between networks of nerve cells, according to new research out of the…

The HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has updated its HIV care guidelines to reflect the fact that people with HIV…

The number of HIV positive men who have sex with both men and women is likely no higher than the number of HIV positive heterosexual…

A powerful infusion of HIV-fighting antibodies beat back a potent form of the virus in monkeys and kept it at bay for weeks, U.S. government…

Although younger children with HIV are at high risk of disease progression if not treated, new research published this week in PLOS…

Do our genes hold the key to future AIDS therapies? Using a supercomputer, scientists analyzed the genomes of thousands of strains of the HIV virus and have produced the…

For decades, people seeking an HIV test have been counseled on realistic and achievable steps they could take to avoid infection. But a national…

If a breakthrough in developing an HIV vaccine occurred today, scientists and drug companies would need another decade to provide a commercial product. But, after a long…

Scientists have discovered a critical new clue about why some people are able to control the HIV virus long term without taking antiviral drugs. The finding may be useful in shortening…

Patients who received care at multiple HIV clinics—as opposed to only one— were less likely to take their medication and had higher HIV viral loads, a new study…

A new analysis of two HIV vaccine trials that involved pediatric patients shows that the investigational vaccines stimulated a critical immune response in infants born to HIV-infected mothers, researchers at…

It’s often said that the HIV/AIDS epidemic has a woman’s face. The proportion of women infected with HIV has been on the rise for a decade; in…