LA JOLLA, Calif., June 26, 2009 – Scientists at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have discovered that specific microRNAs (non-coding RNAs that interfere with gene expression) reduce ...
Since the HIV epidemic began, the diagnosis of HIV has evolved from a death sentence to a chronic, but manageable condition by starting and staying on treatment. HIV treatment can help people live ...
The first gene-editing therapies for HIV/Aids are entering trials but the virus is proving once again that it is a master at ...
Just over a year ago, the European Union and the US Food and Drug Administration approved a new anti-retroviral drug to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections. Lenacapavir is the first ...
We might be a step closer to curing HIV, as researchers have developed a way to knock out a version of the virus lurking in the body. Using something called an HIV-like particle (HLP)—which are dead ...
About 40 million people worldwide are living with HIV infection. In the United Kingdom, there are approximately 100,000 ...
A trial of lenacapavir showed 100% protection against HIV infection. But cuts to foreign aid and criticism over its pricing put the brakes on a worldwide rollout. Elna Schütz asks if we’re now seeing ...
Pseudoscience has recently re-emerged in the U.S. While much of it concerns vaccines, an "oldie" is again making the rounds: HIV is neither the cause nor the sole cause of AIDS. This nonsense has been ...
The global theme of World AIDS Day is “Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response,” which aims to break down the ...
President Joe Biden's administration has approved a new rule allowing organ transplants from HIV-positive donors to HIV-positive recipients, U.S. health officials announced on Tuesday. The decision ...