Trump's foreign aid freeze is causing chaos in a system that, for over 20 years, has kept millions of people alive.

Word In Black Thamicha Isaac serves as a spokesmodel for the HIV Stops With Me campaign. Credit: Photo courtesy of Thamicha Isaac ...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the body's immune system. HIV is a manageable chronic condition. With treatment, people living with HIV can have long and healthy lives.

Although 98% of people in the U.S. have some immune protection to the virus, some remain at higher risk for serious illness. The virus still moves through direct, indirect, or close contact to ...

In time, the cells can break away and spread to other parts of the body. "Most cervical cancers are caused by HPV. HPV is a common virus that's passed through sexual contact. For most people ...

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A set of chameleon-like immune cells could be contributing to severe asthma in some patients. Intermediate group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) appear to ...

Scientists may be able to develop a vaccine which offers lifelong protection against Nipah virus ... Lumpur plan to analyse T-cells next – another part of the immune response – to further ...

While ART can suppress the virus, it cannot cure HIV and requires life-long adherence. Even when taking ART, people living with HIV have latent (or hidden) HIV reservoirs (groups of immune cells that ...

Cell-to-cell tunnels rescue neurons from degeneration Other immune cells, such as macrophages, can take up extracellular vesicles that contain mitochondria, which are then quickly degraded 6.

The human immune system is like an army of specialized soldiers (immune cells) each with a unique role to play in fighting disease. In a new study published in Nature led by scientists at the ...

The president of Tanzania has confirmed a case of the Marburg virus in the country. Marburg belongs to the same family of illnesses as Ebola and can cause death in up to 88% of cases. President ...