For decades scientists have recognized that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a formidable viral pathogen.

A dual-action HIV antibody–drug conjugate forces Env to open, then blocks it, boosting virus neutralization up to tenfold in ...

Herpes simplex virus partially liquifies the tightly packed, gel-like interior of human cell nuclei to copy itself faster, a new study shows.

For people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), antiretroviral therapy prevents HIV-infected immune cells from replicating the virus to protect against illness and transmission. Inactive ...

Is there one pill a day to keep me healthy? That's a question that Dr. Chloe Orkin hears a lot from her older HIV patients who take many medications each day to keep the virus under control. "They ...

A new single-pill HIV treatment has proved as effective as regimens of up to 11 tablets a day in suppressing the virus in hard-to-treat patients. It’s “a potential breakthrough for a growing cohort of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A single-pill treatment to suppress HIV proved as effective as existing therapies of up to 11 tablets daily, ...

A giant virus discovered in Japan is adding fuel to the provocative idea that viruses helped create complex life. Named ushikuvirus, it infects amoebae and shows unique traits that connect different ...

The tiny shell protecting the HIV virus resembles a slightly rounded ice cream cone, but there is nothing sweet about it. More than 40 million people worldwide live with AIDS because of this virus, ...

Is a cure for HIV in sight? Since the virus that causes AIDS was identified over 40 years ago, finding a cure has been the holy grail of HIV research and the army of scientists conducting it. I’m ...

An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in West Bengal, India, has raised concerns in Asia, leading some countries to increase airport screening. Five cases of the virus, first identified in 1999 after ...