HIV protein Tat found to increase vulnerability to tuberculosis
According to the World Health Organization, tuberculosis accounts for one in three deaths among people living with HIV.…
New NIH grant supports development of experimental pediatric HIV vaccine
A multi-institutional team led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators has been awarded a five-year, $20.8 million grant from…
Researchers uncover how HIV-1 uses RNA:DNA hybrids to integrate into the genome
Researchers at the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) at Heidelberg University Hospital have decoded a previously unknown…
Postpartum mothers more likely to be cured of hepatitis C with bedside treatment
Hepatitis C, a bloodborne virus that damages the liver, can cause cirrhosis, liver cancer, liver failure and death…
Clinical trial finds single-dose penicillin effective against syphilis
A single dose of penicillin works just as well to cure early syphilis as the three-injection regimen now…