A major hurdle to curing people of HIV infection is the way the virus hides in a reservoir composed primarily of dormant immune cells. It is generally believed that HIV does not replicate in these ...

A new UCLA study reveals that breast milk from women living with HIV contains significantly lower levels of tryptophan, an essential amino acid likely important for infant immune function, growth, and ...

Four years ago, a team of research physicians at Weill Cornell Medicine began treatment for an HIV patient, in the hopes of finding a cure. This February marked 14 months since the patient was free of ...

Clinical trials are conducted in several phases to determine whether new treatments are safe and effective. The results from Phases 1, 2 and 3 inform the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on ...

Living with HIV as an older American brings unique challenges. Many HIV-positive adults report social isolation. Some lose friends and partners over the years, while others withdraw because they fear ...