University of Virginia (UVA) scientists are set to pursue randomised clinical trials to examine the potential for a class of ...

In the hunt for a remedy, when the baton is passed from dedicated academic scientists to an innovative company to trusted community advocates, outcomes for society can be especially powerful.

The drugs, called NRTIs, have the potential to prevent a million cases of Alzheimer's every year, the researchers believe.

Viruses are known to use the genetic machinery of the human cells they invade to make copies of themselves. As part of the ...

Viruses are microscopic pathogens composed of genetic material housed within a protective protein shell. While they carry the ...

Scientists at Institut Pasteur have gained new insights into how some people control HIV-1 replication after interruption of antiretroviral treatment (ART). The investigators found a fingerprint ...

An ambitious plan to stop the global threat of AIDS has been derailed. But many are hopeful that progress can be salvaged.

The Barbados Football Association (BFA) has announced a new partnership with the Ministry of Health and Wellness HIV/STI Program Office, in collaboration with the Ministry’s Adolescent Health ...

An HIV rash is an early symptom of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or an infection that weakens the body's immune system. An HIV rash can be itchy or painful. It generally appears red in ...

Leading epidemiologists have raised fears that shortages could reduce the effectiveness of the most commonly used HIV drug, dolutegravir (DTG), which is used by around 27 million people.

“I have to protect myself and the baby,” said Sibanda, who began taking the daily pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, during her most recent pregnancy. She knows of many women in her township ...