16:07 24 September 2009  | 32 comments

At last, a clinical trial of an HIV vaccine has worked – sort of. New Scientist takes a look at what this means for the worldwide fight against AIDS

19:32 03 September 2009  | 14 comments

Antibodies that bind to a hitherto unknown weak spot on HIV have been found, reviving hopes that a potent vaccine is within reach

17:57 11 August 2009  | 35 comments

Vaginal gel physically captures semen, stopping both HIV and pregnancy

18:00 02 August 2009  | 23 comments

A French woman in Africa has been infected with a new strain of HIV virus similar to those found in wild gorillas

14:02 28 July 2009  | 12 comments

Neurons produce a protein that appears to lock out the virus, raising the possibility of new treatments against the disease

19:34 24 July 2009  | 8 comments

Concerns that HIV vaccines may actually increase the likelihood of infection have largely been laid to rest – possibly reviving the search for a vaccine

18:00 22 July 2009  | 8 comments

Chimpanzees infected with SIV, the virus that jumped from chimps to humans as HIV-1, can end up with a deadly AIDS-like illness

15:50 23 June 2009  | 57 comments

Despite the overwhelming evidence that HIV causes AIDS, a hardcore group still denies it. We explore five of the most common myths about AIDS

15:20 22 June 2009  | 311 comments

Some people refuse to believe that HIV causes AIDS, despite all the evidence that it does – and their conspiracy theory is costing thousands of lives

17:33 16 June 2009  | 47 comments

Following the revelation that a female performer has tested positive for HIV, experts have called for the Californian porn industry to do more to care for workers' health