HIV & AIDS

New directions for HIV treatment

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a new compound which could inform future HIV cure strategies, according to research published in Science Advances.

HIV & AIDS

Case report of first mixed race woman possibly cured of HIV

A new method to cure HIV—by transplanting HIV-resistant stem cells from umbilical cord blood—has yielded long-term successful results, say scientists. The approach was successfully used to treat the "New York patient," ...

HIV & AIDS

Identifying where HIV sleeps in the brain

The human immunodeficiency virus HIV-1 is able to infect various tissues in humans. Once inside the cells, the virus integrates its genome into the cellular genome and establishes persistent infections. The role of the structure ...

HIV & AIDS

Researchers develop simple, affordable HIV testing device

HIV is one of the world's most serious public health challenges, and molecular detection plays a significant role in early diagnosis and antiretroviral therapy for HIV patients. The current "gold standard" of HIV testing ...

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