#HIV

JJ Shavit

Mucus-based lubricant proves highly effective against HIV and herpes

Cow mucus provides the basis for a synthetic prophylactic gel developed at KTH to protect against HIV and herpes transmission.

JJ Shavit

New vaccine can treat HIV infection through a one-time injection

A new study offers a new and unique treatment for AIDS which may be developed into a vaccine or a one time treatment for patients with HIV.

JJ Shavit

Office lights can destroy coronaviruses and HIV

The same light fixtures utilizing UV-LED lights used in offices and public spaces can destroy coronaviruses and HIV according to a new study

JJ Shavit

Patient possibly cured of HIV infection by special stem-cell transplant

A patient with HIV who received a blood stem cell transplant for high-risk acute myeloid leukemia has been free of the virus for 14 months.

JJ Shavit

Experimental new treatment may have cured a man of HIV

A Brazilian man infected with the AIDS virus has shown no sign of it for more than a year since he stopped HIV medicines.

JJ Shavit

Woman, 30, diagnosed with HIV 8 years ago may be naturally cured of the virus

An anonymous woman from Argentina has become only the second person known to ever show no detectable traces of an HIV infection

Joshua Shavit

New treatment may lead to HIV cure

Researchers have successfully suppressed HIV infections in mice—offering a path to a cure for HIV and other chronic viral infections.

Joshua Shavit

Gene discovery could work as an antiviral to block HIV, Ebola, and more

An unexpected discovery... We were surprised that slowing down our cell biology just a little bit throws virus replication off its game.

JJ Shavit

Groundbreaking research paves way for first CRISPR-based HIV therapy in human patients

Researchers at Temple University have been developing and refining CRISPR-based gene-editing technology for the treatment of HIV.

JJ Shavit

A new approach to curing HIV

Over the last 40 years, HIV has shifted from a deadly and mysterious virus to one that can be controlled with daily drugs

JJ Shavit

AI app could help diagnose HIV more accurately

Researchers could transform the ability to accurately interpret HIV test results, particularly in low- and middle-income countries