A preliminary study to be presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Lisbon, Portugal (23-26 April), suggests that people living with HIV who ...

HIV’s Tat protein blocks autophagy in macrophages, letting Mtb thrive. This may explain why HIV patients face higher TB risk even on ART.

HIV-1 protease inhibitors (PIs) have long been central to antiretroviral therapy, directly targeting the enzyme responsible for processing viral polyproteins into functional units. Their efficacy, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William A. Haseltine, Ph.D., covers genomics and regenerative medicine This article is more than 4 years old. SARS Inhibited (2006 ...

Close monitoring of HIV viral load is crucial to prevent LLV among HIV-positive patients on ART, particularly older adults with low CD4+ counts and a history of PI use.

HIV-1 protease inhibitors are unique among anti-HIV-1 drugs in that they have very high potency and they also have a very high genetic barrier to resistance. The viral protease is essential in the ...

Protease inhibitors used to treat HIV-1 infection may also be effective for treatment or prevention of malaria, according to a study published in the December 15 issue of The Journal of Infectious ...

Over the past century, several pathogenic viruses have entered the human population, including human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). HIV-1 became a pandemic following the successful ...

Association between FDG-PET and tumor vitality: Understanding the prognostic value of FDG uptake in early stage non-small cell lung cancer No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is ...

On June 5, 1981, national health experts published accounts of a strange infection circulating around Los Angeles. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on that day that, ...

Researchers at the University of Washington and Fred Hutch found that CARD8, an inflammasome sensor, detects HIV-1 in macrophages during cell-to-cell viral transmissions from infected T cells. HIV can ...