Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) and the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine have identified a human (host) protein that weakens the immune response to HIV and other viruses. The findings, published today in Cell Host & Microbe, have important implications for improving HIV antiviral therapies, creating effective viral vaccines, and advance a new approach to treat cancer. Continue reading “New research explains why HIV is not cleared by the immune system”