From a loss of taste to dementia, infectious agents cause an array of neurological symptoms.

The University of California, San Diego, researcher helped identify the HIV retrovirus responsible for AIDS and developed treatments still in use today.

Fast science—with all its warts—is making unprecedented progress in the fight against COVID-19.

The South African scientist fought for women’s access to healthcare in disadvantaged communities.

A video chronicles the course of disease research and prompts questions about where scientists may focus their studies in the future.

The “London patient” may represent the second person cured of the infection by a cell transplant.

Donald Trump announced a plan to drastically cut HIV transmission by 2030, but some scientists and nonprofits aren’t sure the administration will follow through.

Appointed by Ronald Reagan, Heckler led the agency from 1983 to 1985, and helped promote research into AIDS.

Robert Redfield emphasized the importance of science and data in meeting with employees.

Robert Redfield would replace Brenda Fitzgerald, who resigned in January over unresolved conflicts of interest.

Mathilde Krim devoted her life to researching the disease and fighting the stigma associated with it.

The move follows mass resignations from the council in June. 

Medical organizations endorse the “Undetectable = Untransmissible” campaign, which aims to raise awareness of scientific evidence showing that virally suppressed people living with HIV cannot infect others.

Activists demanded greater access to and involvement in clinical research for AIDS treatments—and their protests were heard.

A fraction of HIV patients in a small, uncontrolled study were able to stop antiretroviral therapy after receiving the immune boosters.

Patient Zero exonerated; Jack Woodall dies; Wolbachia-harboring mosquitoes deployed in fight against Zika; implanted neurons function in adult mouse brain 

Whole-genome sequencing of preserved blood samples provides the clearest picture to date of the virus’s arrival and spread in the U.S.

William Paul, the National Institutes of Health’s Laboratory of Immunology chief, passed away at age 79.

The Caribbean nation is the first to effectively eliminate the prenatal transmission of syphilis and the virus that causes AIDS, according to the World Health Organization.