Herpesvirus-encoded microRNAs (v-miRNAs) play a crucial role in modulating host cellular processes to promote viral persistence, immune evasion, and pathogenesis. These v-miRNAs function by targeting ...

Feb. 18, 2025 — Viruses, like those that cause COVID-19 or HIV, are formidable opponents once they invade our bodies. Antiviral treatments strive to block a virus or halt its replication.

HIV attacks the body's immune system and without treatment, it can lead to AIDS. The virus is transmitted via contact with body fluids such as semen, blood, and other bodily discharges. The Trump ...

During Donald Trump’s first term, he made it a goal to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S. by 2030. That priority has fallen by the wayside in the second Trump administration, with the termination ...

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 ...

Physicians and their patients report that engagement in an HIV-based community rivals drug effectiveness in the ongoing efforts to curtail an epidemic. Confronting the HIV Epidemic: There's an App ...

An annual injection designed to guard against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has completed an important early safety trial, researchers report in The Lancet, external medical journal.

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 ...

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 ...