It was previously demonstrated that the HIV-1 integrase (IN)-interacting host factor INI1/SMARCB1 binds to HIV-1 IN through its Rpt1 domain of INI1 (INI1-Rpt1) and plays a key role in assembly and ...

Research programs that would help make the HIV response more effective and affordable have been slashed. This will make it more difficult for officials as they look to guide the response forward ...

HIV symptoms vary by the stage of infection, known as acute HIV infection (Stage 1), chronic HIV infection (Stage 2), and AIDS (Stage 3). During primary infection, the symptoms are caused by the virus ...

What Are HIV/AIDS Medications? HIV medications can help lower your viral load, fight infections, and improve your quality of life. They can lower your chances of spreading HIV, but if you take ...

If you’re living with HIV, you may be curious if alcohol is safe for you. In general, too much alcohol can weaken a person’s immune system, which could lead to health problems. But it also may ...

To develop the vaccine, researchers used vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), a virus that infects mainly horse and cattle, but altered it to remove glycoproteins from the virus particle's surface ...

Researchers reveal new insights into the how the matrix layer of HIV-1 becomes mature Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry have discovered the mechanism behind an important step ...

United States funding cuts to HIV/AIDS programmes in many African countries could lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths on the continent, health experts and aid organisations have warned.

The US government's sudden decision to axe funding for HIV programmes is a "wake-up call" for South Africa, the country's health minister has told the BBC. Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, responding to US ...

HIV-1 particles are released from infected cells in an immature, non-infectious form. The main building material for a virus particle is about 2,000 copies of a long, rod-shaped protein called Gag.

The head of a HIV foundation in South Africa has warned that US funding cuts could lead to half a million deaths and as many new HIV infections over 10 years. US funding cuts to South Africa's HIV ...