Active host-pathogen interactions take place during infection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). Outcomes of these interactions determine the efficiency of viral infection and ...

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) targets important cells of our immune system, making infected individuals more vulnerable to diseases and infections. Once inside human cells ...

A team of scientists at the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) in Würzburg and the University of Regensburg has unveiled insights into how HIV-1, the virus responsible ...

25, 2024 — Almost everyone knows about HIV. Fewer people know about its relative, HTLV-1. However, HTLV-1 can cause serious illnesses, including cancer. To develop ways to combat this virus ...

“People think that HIV only affects certain groups of people, and that's not true,” says Dr. Ratevosian. While some groups are exposed more often, the virus can infect anyone. Of the 1.2 ...

Pseudoscience has recently re-emerged in the U.S. While much of it concerns vaccines, an "oldie" is again making the rounds: ...

The virus could have spread to humans who were hunting ... The most common strain, called HIV-1 group M, accounts for around 95 per cent of infections worldwide. HIV spread around the world ...

HIV is a virus. It may cause AIDS after you’ve been infected for several years and it’s weakened your immune system. HIV doesn’t affect everyone the same way. Some people notice signs soon ...

According to pediatric infectious disease physician Jason Brophy, with appropriate precautions it is possible for an HIV-positive mom to give birth without passing the virus on to the child.

Scientists are struggling to create drugs which stop the HIV virus hiding inside our genomes. Image: picture alliance / Xinhua News Agency HIV is "like a time bomb," said James Riley, a ...

Now, Muslimani draws on their own past to help others newly diagnosed with HIV navigate that journey. That includes many newcomers, each bringing their specific cultural context to the virus.