AIDS is one of the most significant pubic health challenges worldwide. Professor of biochemistry Wesley Sundquist, Ph.D., researches how HIV - the retrovirus that causes AIDS - infects the body, with ...

The red ribbon has become an internationally recognized symbol for HIV/AIDS awareness and support for those living with the disease. As prevalent as HIV and AIDS are right now, it's still surprising ...

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system, specifically the CD4 (T) cells, which help the body fight off infections. If left untreated, HIV can lead to ...

New research published in the Journal of Migration and Health and led by Catalina Correa-Salazar, PhD, assistant professor at Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá and a former doctoral research fellow ...

Standard two-dimensional (2D) cell culture systems do not take into account crucial parameters, such as tissue architecture and composition, the shear flow of body fluids and cellular communication ...

There are two distinct, but related, HIV viruses that humans can become infected with -- HIV-1 and HIV-2. Individuals infected with HIV-2 progress to AIDS at a dramatically reduced rate compared with ...

The landscape of HIV prevention has undergone a profound transformation with significant advancements in medical interventions and a deeper understanding of how the virus spreads. These developments ...

In a recent preview published in Cell Host & Microbe, researchers provide insight into the interaction between T lymphocytes and persisting reservoirs of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), with ...

With the abundance of sequencing data, scientists can use ever more powerful evolutionary biology tools to pinpoint the transmission and death rates for epidemics such as HIV, which has remained ...

In a discovery that could spur the development of new therapies for more than 40 million HIV patients worldwide, scientists from Rutgers University and the Salk Institute determined the molecular ...