Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections are still fairly common and an estimated 40 million people worldwide are ...

To enhance students’ engagement with and deepen their understanding of the concept of life, consider pairing this narrative with the following classroom resources: The HHMI BioInteractive activity ...

Scientists have identified a natural human protein that can rouse dormant HIV inside infected cells, a finding that sharpens one of the most promising paths toward a cure. By showing that the virus’s ...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a germ that causes a lifelong infection that slowly weakens the immune system. Though the infection is lifelong, medicines can keep the virus in check and help ...

On June 5, 1981, national health experts published accounts of a strange infection circulating around Los Angeles. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on that day that, ...

This story was updated at 12:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 8. On Nov. 7, 1991, Los Angeles Lakers point guard Earvin "Magic" Johnson shocked the world when he announced that he had contracted HIV, the ...

There is currently no cure for HIV, but medications can help people with the disease manage their symptoms. HIV can still develop into AIDS years after infection, however, even with disease management ...

What criteria or characteristics would you use to group living things versus nonliving things? Scientists have grappled with this question for years, and the debate is still ongoing in the scientific ...