Human trials under way for new HIV vaccine
The first human trials for the new HIV injectible vaccine are under way, containing a specific
News Section | Virology
`Lock and key` that allow HIV to enter cell’s nucleus discovered
Scientists have unearthed the ‘lock and key’ that facilitates HIV to enter cell’s nucleus, disable the immune system and cause AIDS
Soon, spam filters to tackle HIV
The inventor of Microsoft’s spam filter believes that the principle behind keeping spam out of inboxes can also work to keep the AIDS virus at bay
Chinese Premier vows to implement measures to help AIDS patients
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has vowed to implement new measures to help citizens living with HIV/AIDS obtain affordable drug treatment
Green tea flavonoid helps prevent hepatitis C virus from entering liver
A flavonoid found in green tea inhibits the hepatitis C virus (HVC) from entering the liver, a new study has found
Dip in AIDS deaths: UN report (Dec 1 is World AIDS Day)
The number of people dying due to HIV-AIDS has declined by nearly 0.4 million in the last five years due to improved healthcare, a UN report said Wednesday
AIDS on the downswing in Brazil, but 630,000 still sick
The mortality rate from AIDS in Brazil fell from 7.6 per 100,000 suffering from the disease to 6.3 between 1998 and 2010
How antibody disarms HIV virus by using its sugar cloak
A new study has shed light on how one broadly neutralizing HIV antibody actually uses part of the sugary cloak to help bind to the virus and disarm it
Discovery on measles could spur less toxic cancer cure
A new discovery about the measles virus, arguably the most virulent pathogen which afflicts 10 million children worldwide, could also help spur less toxic cancer treatments
Powerful HIV Inhibitor makes virus mutation ‘nearly impossible’
US scientists have created an inhibitor using a combination of two drugs to help prevent HIV virus from being transmitted