Scientists at Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology have identified the mechanism by which CD4 T cells are depleted in HIV-infected hosts.[more]

T cells play a major role in the immune system. Depending on which cytokines are present as a T cell matures, will depend on the type of T helper cell it develops into, each with their own distinct role in immunity.[more]

The latest data from a European trial (MONET) using boosted darunavir (DRV/r) as the sole HIV drug has found no evidence of increased treatment failure or of viral loads increasing over time, even when viral loads below the usual limit of detectability were investigated with an ultrasensitive assay.[more]

It has been proposed that HIV-1 can "hide" from antiretroviral therapy in the gut, and drug-resistance may be compartmentalized.[more]

Another breaking study this year shows that a combination of emtricitabineand te nofovir disoproxil fumarate (FTC­TDF), taken orally on a daily basis by men and transgender women who have sex with men, was found to provide partial protection from HIV infection.[more]

Indian researchers at the Tuberculosis Research Centre in Chennai designed a randomised study to investigate the extent to which responses to HIV treatment and TB treatment are compromised by drug interactions. [more]

Dengue virus infection is a growing public health problem with up to 100 million cases annually, and no vaccine or effective therapies yet available.[more]