Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is the advent of antiretroviral treatment use for people at increased risk of acquiring HIV-1 ...

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JERUSALEM (AP) — An American biochemist whose research has helped scientists make inroads into treating coronavirus and HIV ...

Feb. 18, 2025 — Viruses, like those that cause COVID-19 or HIV, are formidable opponents once they invade our bodies. Antiviral treatments strive to block a virus or halt its replication.

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In a single, disconcerting moment, everything shifted. It defies explanation: harsh authoritarianism—sometimes cloaked in a pitiless communist guise—now stands as the model to emulate. As unlikely as ...

Despite their exalted status and relative lack of natural predators, pandas are still at risk. Severe threats from humans have left just over 1,800 pandas in the wild. The panda, with its distinctive ...

Scientists must commit to engaging with the communities they want to help at all stages of the research process — from planning to dissemination.

Known to refer to himself as a “person of no importance”, Tipu Aziz was a giant of functional neurosurgery. He was instrumental in developing a new approach to implanting stimulating electrodes deep ...

March 1, 2025 • Dr. Francis Collins is leaving the National Institutes of Health, where he served as director from 2009 to 2021. The agency is facing cutbacks and restrictions under the Trump ...

Prolonged consumption of foods that break down quickly into simple sugars appears to foster obesity and vulnerability to diabetes, an animal study shows.