HIV

Among HIV researchers, one seemingly indestructible HIV-like strain has earned the nickname "death star." That's due to the strain's reputation for killing off hopes for potential vaccines and immunotherapies that could prevent the disease. A team at the Scripps Research Florida campus reports succe more

In a major collaborative effort, researchers at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) have for the first time eliminated replication-competent HIV-1 DNA - the virus responsible for AIDS - from the genomes of living animals. The st more

For HIV patients, treatments that control the infection have come a long way. But many still struggle with a host of other disease-related complications such as neurocognitive disorders, cardiovascular issues, diabetes and chronic inflammation. Why these complications occur isn't exactly known, but more

by Kristof Theys, Alison F. Feder, Maoz Gelbart, Marion Hartl, Adi Stern, Pleuni S. Pennings HIV has a high mutation rate, which contributes to its ability to evolve quickly. However, we know little about the fitness costs of individual HIV mutations in vivo, their distribution and the different more

Viruses, Vol. 10, Pages 348: Identification of Novel HIV-1 Latency-Reversing Agents from a Library of Marine Natural Products Viruses doi: 10.3390/v10070348 Authors: Khumoekae Richard David E. Williams E. Dilip de Silva Mark A. Brockman Zabrina L. Brumme Raymond J. Andersen Ian more

Viruses, Vol. 10, Pages 345: Delivering Phage Products to Combat Antibiotic Resistance in Developing Countries: Lessons Learned from the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Africa Viruses doi: 10.3390/v10070345 Authors: Tobi E. Nagel The antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis and HIV/AIDS epidemic ex more