Invisible alliances: Kingdoms collide as bacteria and cells form captivating connections
In biology textbooks, the endoplasmic reticulum is often portrayed as a distinct, compact organelle near the nucleus, and is ...
Scientists uncover how cancer cells hijack T-cells, making it harder for the body to fight back
Research led by the Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute in Japan has discovered a surprising way cancer evades the immune ...
verywellhealth18d
Can HIV Be Spread Through Casual Contact?
HIV cannot be spread through casual contact like hugs, handshakes, and sharing items in a household with someone who has HIV. However, despite increased public awareness, there remains a lot of ...
WebMD20d
What Does an HIV Rash Look Like and How Is It Treated?
What Is an HIV Rash? An HIV rash is irritated skin that affects people who have HIV. It can be itchy, red or purple, or painful. Most people who have HIV get a rash at some point. It’s a common ...
Newsweek22d
HIV in 2025: 'There Is Hope for the Future,' Say Disease Experts
The future may be getting brighter in terms of reducing the threat of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), infectious disease experts told Newsweek. With new treatments and maybe even a vaccine ...
The Lancet23d
Target product profile for cell-based and gene-based therapies to achieve a cure for HIV
A second feedback cycle (held on Jan 20 ... population for a gene and cellular therapy-based HIV cure included all people with HIV regardless of viral load, CD4 T cell counts, age, pregnancy, or use ...
MIT Technology Review23d
Long-acting HIV prevention meds: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2025
A new drug is hugely effective at protecting people from HIV infection and needs to be injected only twice a year. Gilead Sciences, GSK, ViiV Healthcare 1 to 3 years In June 2024, results from a ...
University of Denver24d
DU Researcher Awarded NIH Grant to Further Investigate How HIV Spreads
“Surprisingly, this has been a challenging aspect of the viral infection cycle to study ... its genetic material into that cell. This also allows for antibodies to latch on and neutralize the virus.
Frontiers24d
Omic Technologies in HIV: Searching Transcriptional Signatures Involved in Long-Term Non-Progressor and HIV Controller Phenotypes
All the same, it is important to note that cell populations are not equally distributed ... which actively participate in HIV replicative cycle and AIDS immunopathogenesis (43). For this reason, ...
Nature24d
Avoiding the void: cell-to-cell spread of human viruses
including HIV-1, herpes simplex virus and measles, can also move between cells without diffusing through the extracellular environment. Cell-to-cell spread not only facilitates rapid viral ...
NDTV27d
Lenacapavir: The 'Breakthrough Of The Year' Drug For HIV Care
Lenacapavir has shown high efficacy in managing multidrug-resistant cases, offering hope to patients with limited alternatives. A significant breakthrough in treating the Human Immunodeficiency ...