HIV/AIDS

Understanding HIV/AIDS

• Overview
• How HIV Causes AIDS
• HIV AIDS Connection
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• AZT and AIDS
• Prevention
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• Population Specific Information
• Research Overview
• Publications

Research Areas

• Basic Science
• Epidemiology
• Prevention
• Therapeutics
• HIV Vaccines

Research Highlights

Insights from People Who Keep HIV in Check Naturally

MicroRNAs Help HIV Hide

Early, Consistent Treatment Could Help Eliminate HIV

The NIAID-funded HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) is a collaborative global network of research sites that explores mostly non-vaccine prevention strategies to reduce transmission of HIV.

25 Years of HIV/AIDS Science: Reaching the Poor with Research Advances (Commentary published in Cell)—Nov. 2, 2007

News and Media

HHS Release: U.S. Releases Updated Clinical Guidelines for HIV-Associated Opportunistic Infections—April 16, 2009

Male Circumcision Reduces Risk of Genital Herpes and HPV Infection, but Not Syphilis—March 25, 2009

National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day—March 20, 2009

NIAID Media Availability: New Technology Opens Gateway to Studying HIV-Specific Neutralizing Antibodies—March 15, 2009

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day—March 10, 2009

IL-2 Immunotherapy Fails to Benefit HIV-Infected Individuals Already Taking Antiretrovirals—Feb. 10, 2009

All HIV/AIDS News and Media