How do you deal with a virus which attacks the immune system that is trying to fight it off? It's a question HIV researchers have been trying to solve for years, and now they may have come up with a solution: bypass the immune system altogether. picked by Jerry520 6 months ago

For the first time in world history, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result.

Even though the benefit is modest, "it's the first evidence that we could have a safe and effective preventive vaccine," says Col. Jerome Kim. picked by Steffanie 2 months ago

With the latest advances in treatment, doctors have discovered that they can successfully neutralise the HIV virus. The so-called ‘combination therapy’ prevents the HIV virus from mutating and spreading, allowing patients to rebuild their immune system to the same levels as the rest of the population. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

What's frightening about the spread of this Trojan is not the worm itself - it's really nothing new in terms of malware - but the way its being spread. Over the years people have learned to be suspicious of unknown links and attachments in their emails, so the virus writers turned to hit us where we're more vulnerable: on our social networks. Here, many people still have a feeling of comfort and s... read full post picked by muppet 11 months ago

Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have identified a critical molecular mechanism that allows the influenza virus to evade the body's immune response system. picked by karenben 6 months ago

Israel will continue to use the name Swine Flu for the deadly virus sweeping the world despite religious calls for it to be rebranded Mexican Flu. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Here's a link I had to look up for a friend today. It's an online service where you can upload a file you want to check and it will scan the file with 20 different virus scanners and give you what each one reports on the file. This was pretty helpful back when my brother ran a random .exe which happened to include over 30 viruses. picked by Ross 2 years ago

Scientists say they have decoded the entire genetic content of the HIV-1 virus, a key source of AIDS infection.

They hope this will pave the way to a greater understanding of how the virus operates, and potentially accelerate the development of drug treatments. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Dr. Sidhur Paul and Dr. Miguel Escobar aren’t talking about just suppressing HIV – they’re talking about destroying it permanently by arming the immune system with a new weapon lab tests have shown to be effective. picked by AfroMosHi 1 year ago

While a common cold or the flu might not hurt your or I, it can be deadly to people who have no immunity to it.
British Filmmakers in the Peruvian Amazon were filming these remote tribes, and locals allege the virus was brought by the visitors. picked by tundramonkey 2 years ago

A parasitic wasp has a venom which it uses to paralyze its prey, a caterpillar. This is done to inject eggs into the caterpillar. The venom also inhibits its immune system and prevents it from maturing into a butterfly. The venom resembles a virus and this has long perplexed scientists. New evidence points to the fact that it resembles a virus is because it was once a virus. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

A team led by a Purdue University researcher has achieved images of a virus in detail two times greater than had previously been achieved. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

Nearly 10,000 Twitter messages, known as "tweets," had to be deleted to contain the potential damage, but no personal or sensitive information was compromised in the attacks. A 17-year-old boy, who has admitted creating the virus that wreak havoc on Twitter over the weekend, is worried about being sued by the social networking site. picked by bullettime 7 months ago

The herpes virus can lay dormant in the body for decades. Its ability to hide in the body has always been a mystery until now. Knowing how it manages to survive in a dormant state should lead to new forms of treatment picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Scientists have identified the first reported case in Asia of primate-to-human transmission of simian foamy virus (SFV), a retrovirus found in macaques and other primates picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago