Is the cost of research aimed at curing HIV worth it, when HIV can be effectively managed and prevented by existing drugs?

A cold sore might seem like a minor nuisance. But behind that tingling lip is one of the world’s most widespread and cunning ...

Almost all cervical cancers are caused by human papillomaviruses (HPVs). In most cases, HPV DNA is integrated into the human genome. We found that tumor-specific, HPV-human DNA junctions are ...

In a study of human immune cells infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say a ...

University of Michigan researchers have uncovered new details of the process that HIV uses to hijack cells' transportation ...

The 2025 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize has been awarded to three scientists whose discoveries culminated in the development ...

During cell-to-cell spread, HIV-1 protease activity triggers CARD8 inflammasome activation and IL-1β release from macrophages, ... In Figure S1 (now Figure 1B, right), we compare the amount of virus ...

Designing an effective HIV vaccine has proven immensely challenging for researchers, who've spent decades working to figure out how to prompt the immune system to protect against this wily virus, says ...

HIV infects CD4 cells by first binding to a cell's surface and releasing its genetic material into the cell. Then, the virus hijacks cellular machinery to weave its genetic material into the cell ...

Researchers say they've taken a major step toward finding a cure for HIV. As The Guardian reports, scientists at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Melbourne found a way to ...

Australian scientists have found a way of unmasking hidden HIV cells inside the body using mRNA technology, the same technique that helped to vaccinate the world during the COVID-19 pandemic.