Hiv Virus

Researchers develop portable, low-cost cellphone-based diagnostic tool to detect HIV

Researchers found that the platform allowed the detection of HIV with 99.1 percent specificity.

HIV patient attempts suicide, poisons daughters' food in Tamil Nadu's Erode district; girls declared dead, father critical

After the neighbours noticed the three lying unconscious, they informed Tamil Nadu police, who rushed to the spot and shifted them to Anthiyur Government Hospital

India, China and Pakistan among 10 countries accounting for more than 95 percent of all new HIV infections

India, China and Pakistan are among the 10 countries that accounted for more than 95 percent of all new HIV infections in Asia and Pacific region in 2016

New drug may prevent HIV transmission in women, kids

A new potent anti-HIV drug may effectively prevent vaginal and oral transmission of the deadly virus, scientists have shown in animal models.

Single antibody infusions found promising against HIV

A single antibody infusion can protect monkeys against infection with an HIV-like virus for up to 23 weeks, researchers have found.

Here is how HIV virus evades immune system

Scientists have identified a human (host) protein that weakens the immune response to HIV and other viruses.

Boost for future cure as scientists discover 'hiding place' of HIV in human cells

A team of scientists in Italy has discovered the "hiding place" of HIV virus in cells that holds promise for important developments towards new therapies to cure the disease.

Proteins that help entry HIV, Ebola viruses also block their release: Study

scientists have discovered that a family of proteins that helps viruses, such as HIV and Ebola, enter a cell can also block the release of these deadly viruses

New AIDS vaccine may remove HIV from body: study

A promising new AIDS vaccine may be able to completely eradicate the deadly HIV from the body, a new study has claimed.