AIDS

A breakthrough in the war against AIDS: In two trials, patients were “cured” of the disease

Two early trials found that engineered antibodies can lead to long-term HIV remission without ongoing treatment — not a full cure, but the most significant progress so far.

HIV is one of the most sophisticated viruses humanity has had to confront
AIDS Ribbon

World AIDS Day: HIV diagnoses in Israel drop 22% in 2024, Health Ministry reports

 FDA approves Yeztugo: Gilead's new twice-yearly HIV prevention injection.

New, promising oral HIV medication receives promising results in late-stage trial

 Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, departs the Rolls Building of the High Court in London, Britain June 7, 2023.

Prince Harry quits charity he founded after bullying accusations


Why are more and more people contracting STDs and how do we stop it?

Cases of STDs have increased for a variety of reasons. How can one avoid getting infected, and what are the signs that infection has occurred?

 A couple in bed together, sex (Illustrative)

Researchers identify how deadly fungus develops drug resistance - study

Researchers found the method by which the fungus C. neoformans develops resistance to antifungal drugs.

Cryptococcosis of lung in patient with AIDS.

Two more HIV patients achieve remission as UN warns of AIDS crisis

UNAIDS warned that "the global AIDS response is under threat," due to global instability in the past two years.

A student makes an AIDS red ribbon during a World AIDS Day event in Beijing, December 1, 2010

Israeli scientists work towards curbing Candida, the yeast infection fungus

Weizmann scientists discovered that a powerful commando unit of TH17 cells capable of fighting Candida cannot be generated without crucial early support from an entirely different contingent.

 An Aire-ILC3 cell (green) "kisses" a Candida-fighting TH17 cell (red), telling it to start dividing (top row), but it ignores other T cells that do not specialize in fighting Candida (bottom row).

Groundbreaking treatment for HIV/AIDS developed by Israeli research team

The technology is based on a bacterial immune system against viruses, with the bacteria using the CRISPR systems as a molecular search engine, locating viral sequences and disabling them.

 Staining for engineered cells that secrete the antibody against HIV.

Everything you need to know about these five health conditions

Here is a breakdown of the severity and treatment options for HIV/AIDS, chronic infections, cancer, and heart and neurological diseases.

 Kaplan hospital team members wearing safety gear as they work in the Coronavirus ward of Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot on January 18, 2022.

New highly virulent HIV variant highlights need for early detection

A new HIV variant impacts the immune system twice as quickly as other variants, making early detection and treatment key factors.

 Scanning electron micrograph of HIV-1 budding (in green) from cultured lymphocyte.

UCLA researchers cure HIV in 40% of mice - study

Their method forces the virus to expose itself while hidden in cells, rendering it vulnerable to existing antiviral drugs.

 Scanning electron micrograph of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), grown in cultured lymphocytes.

Man arrested on suspicion of sexual offenses to women while carrying AIDS

After making the initial contact, he allegedly seduced those women into meeting with him for payment, and at this stage, he used the opportunity to commit the offenses.

Illustrative photo of handcuffs

Argentina woman cured of HIV without treatment

A woman from the northeast Argentinian city of Esperanza become the second documented case of someone who has eradicated the deadly virus from her body.

 Scanning electron micrograph of HIV-1 budding (in green) from cultured lymphocyte.