HIV impacts fertility in both men and women. In men, it leads to hormonal changes and sperm abnormalities. Women experience ...

Dec. 10, 2024 — A newer vaccine against hepatitis B virus was clearly superior to an older vaccine type in inducing a protective antibody response among people living with HIV who didn't respond ...

Measuring CD4 T-cells is important in helping healthcare providers determine the stage and likely outcome of HIV infection. While they are no longer used to determine when HIV therapy should be ...

Dr. Joseph Lubega calls sickle cell disease “probably the saddest story of a health problem that you could imagine.” He and ...

HIV weakens the cells that usually fight off infection. Over time, especially if you don’t take your HIV medicines, your body may have a harder time fighting off infections that cause rashes.

While a single sexual exposure may result in an infection, it often doesn't. And there are many reasons for this. In the end, there are four conditions that must be met in order for an HIV infection ...

For years, John Fleischman carried the journal of his late mentor, who died from HIV/AIDS. He finally found the perfect home ...

Wesley Sundquist’s lab laid foundation for development of a highly effective, long-lasting preventive measure against HIV.

Stakeholders agreed that the optimum target population for a gene and cellular therapy-based HIV cure included all people with HIV regardless of viral load, CD4 T cell counts, age, pregnancy, or use ...

T cells are white blood cells that are important for adaptive immunity. They have unique cell surface receptors that are generated by randomly assorting genes. These receptors allow T cells to ...