The decrease in CD4 cells during HIV infection seems to be driven by immune activation, which does not always correlate with viral load. Experienced clinicians are all too familiar with the ...

Two research teams led by Warner Greene at the Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco have demonstrated that the vast majority of CD4 T cells in lymphoid tissues, despite their ability to resist full ...

Measuring CD4 T-cells is important in helping healthcare providers determine the stage and likely outcome of HIV infection. While they are no longer used to determine when HIV therapy should be ...

Pseudoscience has recently re-emerged in the U.S. While much of it concerns vaccines, an "oldie" is again making the rounds: ...

In spite of seeming to be just 'bystander cells'that escape infection, many CD4 T cells are killed by the HIV virus, the reason for which researchers seem to have discovered at last. In spite of ...

If you do so, you can skip the next two stages and go straight to the ‘chronic’ stage of infection, described towards the end of the page. The longer you live with HIV without treatment, the further ...

A number of methods are available to measure CD4 levels to monitor the immune system during the course of HIV infection. Although flow cytometry is considered the reference method, it requires ...

What you need to know ### BMJ Learning To obtain accredited continuous professional development points, subscribers to BMJ Learning can complete the full module at The module contains seven ...

HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is the virus that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or AIDS if not treated. Unlike some other viruses, the human body can’t get rid of HIV completely, ...

Updated recommendations were issued by the IAS-USA regarding the use of ART for treatment and prevention of HIV in adult populations.

Over 23,850 people living with HIV in Tanzania have been diagnosed with advanced stages of the disease, according to the ...