People infected with HIV must take antiretroviral drugs for life. But engineered antibodies appeared to suppress the virus ...

Seven of 10 volunteers kept HIV at bay for months after stopping meds, a rare result scientists call a major step toward a ...

A new study from UC San Francisco shows it may be possible to control HIV without long-term antiviral treatment—an advance ...

An FDA‑approved medication called spironolactone, often prescribed for heart and blood pressure conditions, may be a useful ...

Antiretroviral drugs that prevent HIV and keep it in check have been transformative, but a cure has been a long-sought goal.

UCSF researchers have made strides toward an HIV cure, showing experimental immunotherapy can help control the virus without ...

An FDA‑approved medication called spironolactone, often prescribed as a diuretic, or water pill, for heart and blood pressure ...

December 2, 2009 — The DHHS Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents (a working group of the Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council) has issued new guidelines December 1 for the ...

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a retrovirus which is capable of causing AIDS (Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome). HIV weakens the body’s immune system resulting in infections and ...

UNITED NATIONS - Global efforts to provide antiretroviral therapy to children with HIV is lagging sharply compared to adults, according to a U.N. report released Monday. Only 24 percent of children ...

Health worker shortages are a major bottleneck to scaling up antiretroviral therapy (ART), particularly in rural areas. In Lusikisiki, a rural area of South Africa with a population of 150,000 ...

This study showed an astonishing reduction in the rate of presumed intrauterine transmission of HIV-1 (as defined by a positive polymerase-chain-reaction [PCR] assay within 72 hours after birth) from ...