Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a viral infection that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) by gradually destroying certain leukocytes. When HIV enters the human body, it ...

This post was last updated August 4 at 7:43 p.m. UCLA researchers have discovered a molecular explanation that describes how the brain links multiple memories as well as a potential treatment for ...

Memories are like scenes in a movie, and the brain is an excellent video editor. Take a normal day as an example. A morning routine—shower, coffee, checking emails—is seamlessly cut into one ...

Chemokine Receptor 5 (CCR5) is a G-protein coupled receptor long recognised for its role in immune cell trafficking and as a co-receptor for HIV. However, increasing evidence over recent years has ...

The human gene CCR5 is critical for HIV infection. A complex structure in its messenger RNA can cause the ribosome to slip at the area in green, making the ribosome read the remaining genetic code as ...

LA JOLLA, California — Geneticists have been able to modify the immune system to confer resistance to HIV infection. The technique involves harvesting a patient's T-cells, using genome-editing ...

Scientists have found that people who carry one copy of a mutation that protects cells against HIV infection may be partially resistant to the virus causing AIDS. The new finding is reported in a ...

A seventh patient has achieved sustained HIV remission after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, according to a new case report. The patient, known as the "next Berlin patient," has ...

A 66-year-old man in the U.S. has become the fifth person cured of HIV in the world and the oldest person cured so far. The man, who’s being called the “City of Hope patient,” was cured with a stem ...

There is so much optimism around Dr. Gero Hutter's 2007 procedure that the city of San Francisco gave the German doctor a proclamation. Three years ago, Hutter treated a HIV-positive man for leukemia ...