Resurrection of ancient forms of CD4 reveals how retroviruses have placed selective pressure on this gene in apes, acting to propagate infection-resistant alleles.

In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers from Florida Atlantic University's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine have ...

It would be another two years before French researchers would identify a retrovirus as the cause of AIDS, or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, according to the CDC. It would be another three years ...

In an important discovery, researchers from Florida Atlantic University's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine have ...

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection was first identified in Central Africa. Here, the virus initially spread among chimpanzees. While chimpanzees are the only animals reliably infected with ...

These problem protein clumps may be remnants of the immune system’s hard-fought battle. Itzhaki has been trying to get to the bottom of the virus-Alzheimer’s connection for over three decades. In 1991 ...

Then, we constructed the recombinant HSV-ΔICP34.5 expressing simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) env, gag, or the fusion antigen sPD1-SIVgag as a therapeutic vaccine, aiming to achieve a functional ...

Affected populations: La Crosse virus disease is a rare viral illness that is spread to humans via mosquito bites. The name comes from La Crosse County, Wisconsin, where the disease was first ...

There are now 30 cases of measles in the area covered by Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health and officials say there is now evidence the virus is spreading in schools. "Initially when measles ...

In cases such as these, Gordon said smuggling animals into the country can lead to “dangerous diseases” such as Ebola, Marburg, monkeypox, and simian immunodeficiency virus. To quarantine the ...