Still, in clinical trials, the weekly pill blocks a protein that helps the virus multiply. As a result, HIV levels in the body drop. It seems to work against some drug-resistant strains of HIV, too.

HIV-1 is the most common type of HIV, while HIV-2 is less common, with most cases being in West Africa. HIV symptoms are similar to flu symptoms and can include fever, rash, chills, tiredness, and ...

To date, however, the best antibodies — immune system proteins that fight infections — that researchers have found block only 30 percent to 40 percent of all HIV strains. The identification of ...

The finding, reported May 17 in the journal Cell, not only provides proof that a vaccine can elicit these antibodies to fight diverse strains of HIV, but that it can also initiate the process ...

In an early-stage study in the journal Nature, researchers said the gene, called MX2, appears to play a key role in how HIV is controlled in human cells, so using it could lead to the development ...

The researchers note that patients taking other types of HIV medications did not show the same reduction in Alzheimer's risk as those on NRTIs.

At least two types of HIV drugs don’t work against the strain, and another type has limited effectiveness, officials from Public Health — Seattle & King County said Thursday.

Novel vaccine concept generates immune responses that could produce multiple types of HIV broadly neutralizing antibodies Date: May 30, 2024 Source: NIH/National Institute of Allergy and ...