In a person living with HIV, proviruses—strands of HIV DNA—are typically integrated into the T cell genome and become a permanent part of the cell's genetic makeup. This integration enables the ...

With inadequate health screening, drug smuggling and reports of sexual violence, HIV-AIDS spreads silently through Pakistan’s ...

Advancements in HIV/AIDS research, drug development and clinical practice since the 1980s have made it possible for people living with HIV to lead long, productive lives and keep the virus in check at ...

But in the 1990s the virus that causes AIDS turned out to offer a solution. Researchers discovered how to strip away HIV’s ...

Common HIV and cancer medications damage brain cell functions (lipid imbalance), contributing to cognitive decline. Need for ...

A few decades ago, the idea of an HIV cure sounded unrealistic. Today, doctors describe a carefully documented case where the ...

Jim’s Courage’ shares the story of late San Diego resident Jim Dunn and his role in research aiming to find a cure for HIV ...

A natural vitamin A transporter, RBP4, can awaken latent HIV through NF-κB signalling, offering a new angle for cure ...

WHO 2025 guidelines strongly recommend CD4 testing to identify advanced HIV disease, guide care, reduce deaths, support ART decisions, and improve outcomes where viral load testing is limited.

After receiving a series of immunotherapies, most people with HIV in a small study kept their virus levels low for several months—and one person for more than a year and a half—without their usual ...