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Newfound variant of HIV progresses to AIDS faster and may be more transmissible

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Standard treatments work equally well against the variant.

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1st long-acting injection to prevent HIV has been approved by the FDA

By Nicoletta Lanese published

The new drug, Apretude, is an alternative to daily pills for HIV prevention.

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An artist's rendition of an HIV/AIDS virus

Patient's immune system 'naturally' cures HIV in the second case of its kind

By Joanna Thompson published

Two patients' immune systems have now naturally rid themselves of the infection.

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a molecular simulation image of the outer coat of the HIV virus

HIV vaccine stimulates 'rare immune cells' in early human trials

By Stephanie Pappas published

A new vaccine approach to HIV that stimulates a set of rare immune cells showed 97% success at targeting those cells in its first tests in humans.

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illustration of closed HIV capsid on left side, with another capsid on the right side with the RNA inside exposed

Scientists zoom in on HIV inside a test tube, find critical steps in infection

By Nicoletta Lanese published

The experiments highlight the role of the virus's cone-shaped shell in infection.

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Study hints at how 'elite controllers' stifle HIV

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Some people can suppress HIV without antiviral drugs — how?

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A shot taken every 2 months could prevent HIV

By Nicoletta Lanese published

The shot could someday be an alternative to daily pills.

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HIV may hide out in brain cells, ready to infect other organs

By Nicoletta Lanese published

A study in mice and human tissue suggests that astrocytes harbor HIV.

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A scanning electron microscope image of an HIV-infected T cell.

Oldest 'nearly complete' HIV genome found in forgotten tissue sample from 1966

By Stephanie Pappas published

A newly discovered HIV genome confirms the early spread of the virus.

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UK man becomes second person cured of HIV after 30 months virus-free

By Rachael Rettner published

A man in London appears to be the second person ever cured of HIV, his doctors say.

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