Tag Archive for 'HIV-1'

Scanning electron micrograph of an HIV-infected H9 T cell. Image credit: NIAID.

Second HIV Patient Naturally Achieved ‘Sterilizing Cure of Infection,’ Researchers Say

Nov 19, 2021 by News Staff

A 30-year-old woman from the city of Esperanza, Argentina — the so-called Esperanza Patient — appears to be the second person whose immune...

This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round magenta objects) emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. The virus shown was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Image credit: NIAID-RML.

Study: Pangolins are Missing Link in Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Bats to Humans

Mar 27, 2020 by News Staff

Two recent studies concluded that snakes are the intermediate hosts of SARS-CoV-2, a novel coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease, and that four...

Scanning electromicrograph of an HIV-infected T cell. Image credit: NIAID.

Second Patient Cured of HIV, Researchers Say

Mar 11, 2020 by News Staff

A study of the ‘London patient’ — the second HIV patient to undergo stem cell transplantation from donors with a HIV-resistant gene — finds...

Scanning electron micrograph of HIV particles infecting a human T cell. Image credit: National Institutes of Health.

Scientists Use CRISPR and Antiviral Therapy to Eliminate HIV-1 DNA from Genomes of Mice

Jul 9, 2019 by News Staff

Using the modified CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing system and a therapeutic strategy known as long-acting slow-effective release antiviral therapy (LASER ART),...

The ‘mosaic’ vaccine candidate protected against infection with an HIV-like virus in rhesus macaques.

Experimental Vaccine Has Potential against Wide Variety of HIV Strains

Jul 9, 2018 by News Staff

An experimental ‘mosaic’ vaccine against a wide variety of HIV strains is well-tolerated and generated comparable and robust immune responses in healthy...

Zhang et al used the leaves’, stems’, and roots’ extract of the willow-leaved justicia (Justicia gendarussa). Image credit: University of Illinois at Chicago.

Powerful Anti-HIV Compound Found in Asian Medicinal Plant: Patentiflorin A

Jun 16, 2017 by Enrico de Lazaro

The willow-leaved justicia (Justicia gendarussa), a medicinal plant found throughout Southeast Asia, contains a potent anti-HIV-1 compound more powerful...

Colorized scanning electron micrograph of HIV-1, grown in cultured lymphocytes; virions are seen as small spheres on the surface of the cells. Image credit: C. Goldsmith.

Recently-Discovered Antiviral Protein Inhibits HIV-1 in Non-Human Primates

Jan 18, 2017 by News Staff

A team of scientists led by the University of Colorado Boulder has discovered that a gene called SLFN11 — which encodes a protein known as Schlafen...

HIV-1 virion. Image credit: US National Institute of Health.

Scientists Identify Two Genes that ‘Shut Down’ HIV-1 Virus

Oct 1, 2015 by News Staff

An international group of researchers has identified genes that disable HIV-1, suggesting a promising new strategy for battling the virus that causes AIDS. HIV-1...

Two Lineages of HIV-1 Viruses Originated in Gorillas, New Study Finds

Mar 3, 2015 by News Staff

Two of the four lineages of HIV-1 viruses have originated in western lowland gorillas, a new study reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy...