New Scientist - HIV and AIDS

Human DNA may set off AIDS timebomb

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:23:00 GMT

How quickly HIV explodes into AIDS might depend on an individual's DNA, say researchers

'Test and treat everyone' to vanquish HIV

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:25:00 GMT

A new calculation suggests testing everyone for the virus and treating those who have it immediately is the fastest way to eradicate HIV

Safer sex in a pill

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:00:00 GMT

It's a risky strategy, but with an AIDS vaccine further off than ever, a pill that could stop people catching the virus has to be worth a try. investigates

'Elixir of youth' drug could fight HIV and ageing

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:53:00 GMT

A way to rejuvenate immune cells enhances their ability to fight viruses, and could potentially slow the symptoms of ageing

HIV 'cure' won't save sick millions

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:51:00 GMT

A German doctor who claims to have "functionally cured" a patient with AIDS has produced great science, but the technique isn't scalable

Pimped-up T-cells seek out and destroy HIV

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:00:00 GMT

Researchers have used evolution to create immune cells able to destroy HIV far more effectively than the regular cells our body produces

Was Robert Gallo robbed of the Nobel prize?

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:40:00 GMT

Two teams announced the discovery of the HIV virus in the early 80s, but only one received the Nobel award this week. What happened?

AIDS and cervical cancer discoveries scoop Nobel prize

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:15:00 GMT

Two virologists who discovered HIV, and a third who showed that a virus causes cervical cancer, share this year's Nobel prize for medicine

Did the Romans destroy Europe's HIV resistance?

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Inhabitants of the former Roman Empire have much lower levels of a gene variant that protects against the virus that causes AIDS

'Adapter plug' to turn antibodies into HIV killers

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:00:00 GMT

The molecule allows spare antibodies to attack HIV-infected cells and could provide a new way to treat other viruses

Global HIV stats called into question by US study

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:17:00 GMT

Health officials in the US may have annually been underestimating new HIV infections by 40% – could the same apply to other countries?

Back to basics for failed HIV vaccine

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:53:00 GMT

After a string of failed clinical trials, researchers will now go back to answering fundamental questions about an HIV vaccine

Parasitic worms may boost African HIV rates

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:12:00 GMT

A new study in monkeys suggests that people infected with schistosomiasis may be more susceptible to HIV infection

HIV gene is a mixed blessing for carriers

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:12:00 GMT

The mutation, common in African Americans, slows the progression of HIV yet paradoxically increases the risk of contracting the virus

Circumcision: To cut or not to cut?

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

There's an almighty rumpus over the pros and cons of circumcision. investigates

HIV 'locked out' of sabotaged cells

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:58:00 GMT

Mice have been made resistant to HIV by changing a gene in the blood cells that the virus normally infects – human trials may start this year

Stigma helps AIDS flourish in Russia

Sun, 11 May 2008 08:54:00 GMT

Homophobia and the stigmatisation of people with HIV and AIDS are hampering efforts to tackle the spread of infection in the countries of the former Soviet Union

Egyptian government accused of HIV witch-hunt

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Since October 2007, Egypt has arrested 12 men on the basis of their HIV status, and four are already serving year-long jail terms

Stealth mutant HIV could hold key to vaccine

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:01:00 GMT

The mutated virus can evade detection by the immune systems of resistant patients, but the changes have made it less infectious

Delegating tasks could ease HIV doctor shortage

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A deficit of doctors in HIV/AIDS-stricken countries could be alleviated if medics assign minor tasks to junior staff or even patients, says WHO

Semen chemical promotes HIV infection

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:00:00 GMT

HIV's ability to infect human cells may be vastly enhanced by the presence of a substance that occurs naturally in semen, research suggests

World HIV infection overestimated by 7 million

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:49:00 GMT

The UN has slashed its estimates of how many people are infected with the AIDS virus, but officials say efforts to fight HIV must still be stepped up

HIV vaccine trial backfires

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:25:00 GMT

Trials of an experimental vaccine are stopped after fears that it increased susceptibility to the virus

HIV infants at risk from TB vaccine

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Better testing is needed in the Third World to prevent newborns with HIV being given the live BCG vaccine, says a report

Solved: The mystery of how AIDS left Africa

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

A family tree of the virus shows that almost all HIV outside of Africa came from a single Haitian who moved to the US in 1966