HIV

A sixth person has been declared 'effectively cured' of HIV - in yet another milestone in the fight against the disease. The Swiss man in his 50s - dubbed 'The Geneva Patient' - has been HIV-free since receiving a risky therapy in 2018.…

A man dubbed the "Geneva patient" is the latest person with HIV to be declared in long-term remission -- however he did not receive a transplant with a virus-blocking gene mutation like previous cases, researchers said…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Looking for an at-home HIV test on CVS' website is not as private an experience as one might think. An…

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GENEVA: It is possible to end AIDS by 2030 if countries demonstrate the political will to invest in prevention and treatment and adopt non-discriminatory laws, the United Nations said on Thursday (Jul 13). In 2022, an estimated 39 million…

A milliliter of blood contains about 15 individual drops. For a person with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), each drop of blood could contain anywhere from fewer than 20 copies of the virus to more than 500,000 copies. Called the viral…

Just as space holds infinite mysteries, when we zoom in at the level of biomolecules (one trillion times smaller than a meter), there is still so much to learn. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Catherine Royer, Constellation Chair…

Shoppers wait in line at the pharmacy of a Walmart store in Charlotte, North Carolina.Callaghan O'Hare | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDavid Rosario remembers the late 1980s with mixed emotions. He had achieved his goal of becoming a professional…

Since it was identified in 1984 as the cause of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has infected more than 80 million people and been responsible for some 40 million deaths worldwide, according…

New research from Oregon Health & Science University is helping explain why at least five people have become HIV-free after receiving a stem cell transplant. The study's insights may bring scientists closer to developing what they hope…