Scientists are testing CRISPR gene editing as a potential HIV cure after successfully removing the virus from infected cells ...

Researchers at UVA School of Medicine have found long-sought answers to questions about HIV transmission, and the findings could lead to new ways to prevent the disease’s spread. More than 1 million ...

Godfrey Dzhivhuho has dedicated his career to understanding HIV and other infectious diseases, inspired by the epidemic he witnessed growing up. Raised in Warrenton-Kimberly, South Africa, the oldest ...

You may not realize you’ve benefited from HIV research. But if you’ve received a treatment that was approved through a recent clinical trial, received a CAR T cell for your cancer, or even just taken ...

"HIV treatment is lifesaving but also lifelong," said Patrick Jackson, MD, one of the two lead authors on the paper. "Understanding how the virus stays latent in cells could help us develop a lasting ...

Gilead Sciences' new shot is a drug named lenacapavir, which was tested in two studies and reportedly eliminated HIV infections in high-risk patients. People have to test negative for HIV before they ...

Beginning with an HIV diagnosis in 1990, Ivy Arce’s story spun into over three decades of activism, now unyielding in her demand for a cure. “For me, a cure is not a project,” she said. “Without ...

An early trial for an experimental HIV vaccine candidate has shown promising results. 97% of recipients in a phase 1 study showed immune system activity in response to the vaccine. But there's a long ...

Once an epidemic in the 80’s and early 90’s, HIV is no longer a death sentence. With proper treatment people are living long and healthy lives after their diagnosis. But what is yet to change, for ...