Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system, specifically the CD4 (T) cells, which ...
Taken as prescribed, PrEP — shorthand for preexposure prophylaxis — is 99% effective in protecting people against sexual ...
The number of new HIV infections has fallen over the years – it declined by 39% from 2010 to 2023. But HIV’s devastating impact on global health persists. In 2023, 1.3 million people acquired HIV – ...
A Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications has revealed how HIV can protect infected cells by altering the sugars on their surface, hindering the host immune system and avoiding ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Final 10-year results from the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) 052 study — in which the HIV-positive partner in a serodiscordant couple received antiretroviral ...