Previous studies found them effective at fighting HIV, but they require repeated infusions, which are costly and pose logistical challenges in low-resource settings. "Instead, we turn these muscle ...

Timothy Ray Brown, known as the "Berlin Patient" and the first person to have been cured of HIV, pictured in 2012. Since the landmark stem cell transplantation which saw Timothy Ray Brown become the ...

Data from researchers working with children who acquired HIV from their mothers through pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding has shown that antiretroviral (ARV) drugs administered early in their ...

To prevent viruses from infecting cells, our immune systems depend on antibodies. Antibodies bind specific antigens present on viruses to tag them for destruction. For some antibodies, known as ...

In 1981, physicians in Los Angeles reported five young patients with Pneumocystis pneumonia, a rare lung infection later recognized as the first sign of HIV infection and a defining illness of AIDS.

In the quest to develop an effective HIV vaccine, scientists from Scripps Research have made a significant leap forward. They found that a two-part delivery strategy can train the immune system to ...

Bettacchi: 'It gives us another powerful tool to control the virus and continue moving toward better, more manageable ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...