Scientists expose HIV weak spot
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Scientists show what happens when an infection-fighting antibody attacks a gap in HIV's formidable defences.
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An international team of researchers led by Case Western Reserve University has brought millions of vulnerable women closer to a potentially powerful weapon against HIV.
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Many new tools could join condoms and  counseling programs in preventing AIDS, but not enough is being  done to prove they work and then get them to the people who  need them most, experts told the International Conference on  AIDS on Tuesday.
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A single change in a human gene may hold  the key to preventing people living with HIV from progressing  to full-blown AIDS, researchers said on Monday.
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Scientists suggest people with more copies of a certain gene are less likely to become infected with the HIV virus.
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Scientists have captured an image of the AIDS virus in a biological handshake with the immune cells it attacks, and said on Wednesday they hope this can help lead to a better vaccine against the incurable disease.
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The key genes which lead the body&#39;s fight against HIV infection have been pinpointed by scientists. The work provides a greater understanding of how some people can survive symptom free for years, while others rapidly develop Aids.
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Measuring viral load may not be an accurate way of predicting HIV progression, research suggests.
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Surveillance for the HIV virus is weak in most of the world and prevention and treatment programs often fail to reach high-risk drug users, homosexuals and sex workers, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
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LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK  - More than 25 years into the AIDS epidemic, many drugs are used to treat HIV, but an alarming number of patients are becoming resistant to therapy, driving research into new ways to combat the virus.
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An ingredient in human semen may actually help the HIV virus infect cells, German researchers said on Thursday.
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AIDS drug cocktails may be able to restore the ravaged immune systems of some people infected with HIV, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Inside the corps of doctors trying to stem the tide of HIV among the continent's youngest patients
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Scientists refute a longstanding theory of how HIV slowly depletes the body's capacity to fight infection.
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An international research team has identified immune-system genes that appear to play a key role in the body&#39;s defense against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
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BEIJING, Dec. 24 -- Recent experiments show that cells are more susceptible to the infection with HIV when they are exposed to alcohol.
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A research team announced yesterday that it has identified about 270 human proteins that the AIDS virus apparently needs to infect a person, instantly providing researchers with dozens of new strategies for blocking or aborting HIV infection.