Transmission electron micrograph of HIV-1 virus particles (blue ... spherical particle is a mature form in extracellular space. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility in Fort ...

Hopkins said that lenacapavir was expected to be reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2025, with the potential to dramatically reduce HIV infection. "This will be a critical next step ...

The genetic material of the HIV virus is encased in multiple structures that hide it from the host immune system. The capsid, in blue, protects the virus after it enters a cell and shuttles it to ...

It’s a common symptom that can happen in early (acute) or later stages of an HIV infection. Because your body’s immune system is trying to fight off the first infection from HIV, the response ...

Africa faces an overwhelming burden of HIV-1 infection. It is estimated that over 70% of the world's 30 million infected adults live in sub-Saharan Africa 9. Prevalence rates of over 25% have been ...

Curing HIV will be harder than curing cancer. Apart from a few 'miracle' cases, antiretrovirals only suppress HIV, they don't kill it. But new research is promising.