New research shows that cortisol and cortisone levels in the hair of people living with HIV were negatively associated with CD4 count, but not with HIV viral load. Among Chinese patients living with ...

Lower levels of cholesterol in certain immune cells -- a result of enhanced cholesterol metabolism within those cells -- may help explain why some HIV-infected people are able to naturally control ...

Viral load -- the amount of virus in the blood of an HIV-infected person -- has long been viewed as the chief indicator of how quickly someone infected with HIV infection progresses to AIDS. New data ...

HIV is a virus that attacks your immune system. If you don’t treat it, HIV typically goes through three stages. But if you keep the virus under control, you may live for decades without symptoms and ...

A genetic variant on the X chromosome may explain why some HIV-infected women are slower to develop full-blown AIDS than men. Although several human genetic variants have been implicated in the ...

HIV Outcomes Similar Across Groups in Inner-City Clinic High-dose vitamin supplementation does not reduce HIV disease progression or death among HIV patients initiating highly active antiretroviral ...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and collaborators report that restoring and improving gut health may be key to slowing HIV progression to AIDS. They published their findings “T cell ...

HIV symptoms occur in three stages, with the first symptoms potentially appearing within weeks of contracting the virus, or not for many years. Antiretroviral treatment can reduce HIV to undetectable ...

Research suggests sickle cell anemia may offer some protection against HIV and may also slow HIV progression. However, experts still need further research to understand why this occurs. Share on ...

February 16, 2010 — Treatment of herpes simplex virus type 2 in patients coinfected with herpes and HIV-1 could delay HIV disease progression, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial ...