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She was orphaned at 10, then diagnosed with HIV and TB. She was abused. She tried to kill herself. This is the epic story of 24-year-old Loyce Maturu.
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Seattle scientists have managed to genetically transform human cells in the lab from HIV targets to HIV killers, and the technique could have implications…
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Even as momentum builds for an Ebola vaccine, researchers working to contain another virus say they’ve gotten their first big break in years. An older HIV…
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A Seattle scientist is helping piece together the history of the HIV pandemic, and the new findings on when and where the pandemic began are helping…
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation thinks safe sex isn’t as much fun as it should be.At least, that seems to be the gist of one request for a grant…
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A resurgence of AIDS among young men nationally is raising alarm bells – but not in the King County area. Local health officials say outreach efforts here…
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The FDA today approved the first drug, known as Truvada, for preventing HIV in people at high risk of infection due to ‘discordance’ – science lingo for…
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Researchers have found traces of HIV virus in the cells of the first man who was cured of the infection with bone marrow transplants. It raises fresh questions about how to define a cure for HIV/AIDS.
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A $258 million initiative sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation aimed at preventing AIDS in India appears to have paid off overall, researchers…
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Thirty years ago this month, the first cases of AIDS were identified by the medical community. It was still a mystery disease. A strange form of pneumonia…