The Johns Hopkins team that conducted the new study had previously shown that the molecule of interest, an “antisense ...

HIV, which stands for human immunodeficiency virus, is a virus that attacks cells that help the body fight infection. If left untreated, it can lead to AIDS, or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the body's immune system. If not treated, it can lead to the autoimmune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). As happens with other viruses ...

So, if scientists can do it so quickly for COVID-19, why can't they come up with a vaccine to prevent HIV? A big part of the reason, says Warren, is the rate at which the AIDS virus mutates. "The ...