Researchers say a new laboratory approach may offer a step toward finally eliminating hidden HIV in the body, rather than only suppressing it with medication. Scientists at the Houston Methodist Research Institute reported that they have found a way to expose and destroy dormant HIV hiding inside immune cells — Read more…
Scientists are making progress toward a future HIV vaccine by showing that multiple vaccine components can work together to trigger a strong immune response. A team from several leading research institutes tested a strategy that uses several “germline-targeting” vaccine pieces at the same time. These special vaccine components are designed Read more…
A promising new HIV treatment called pirmitegravir has shown encouraging early results in human clinical trials. Researchers presented the findings at the IDWeek 2025 medical conference. Pirmitegravir belongs to a brand-new class of HIV medicines called allosteric integrase inhibitors. Unlike current HIV drugs that target the virus in familiar ways, Read more…