The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which is the cause of AIDS, is a master of deception, using just nine genes to hijack the complex cellular machinery of the human body. Yet, even after decades ...

For years, researchers have been hoping for vaccines that protect people against not just one strain of HIV, but every strain ...

New research based on adults who were cured of HIV after stem cell transplants may offer hope to ultimately have a global impact on HIV care. A total of 10 individuals with HIV have been cured to date ...

CAR-T cell therapy is already a potent treatment for certain cancers. Now, a small study is showing early promise for ...

The National Institutes of Health placed a big bet on Oregon scientist Jonah Sacha this week, awarding Sacha and his colleagues an $8.4 million, five-year grant for their work developing a cure for ...

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism by which HIV-1 can infect resting immune cells. The discovery challenges a decades-old assumption in HIV ...

HIV antivirals may be the key to stopping HTLV-1, a deadly virus with no cure. In a decade-long study, researchers successfully suppressed the virus in mice and discovered a way to kill infected cells ...

A 60-year-old man in Germany has become at least the seventh person with HIV to be announced free of the virus after receiving a stem-cell transplant. But the man, who has been virus-free for close to ...