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The international media have been at it again this week, with claims of an HIV cure thrown around in a sensationalist click-bait fest, amplified through social media channels and networks around the world. As we’ve warned before, these sorts of headlines should be read VERY carefully. So what’s behind all this attention, and what is…
Immune checkpoints help the immune system to keep itself under control. When they are expressed on immune cells, immune checkpoint markers act as a brake and prevent overly vigorous, and damaging, immune responses. Studies have shown that the repressive effects of immune checkpoints can be reversed. Several antibodies that block immune checkpoints are now in use…
The desire for a cure for HIV has existed since the start of the epidemic. In the 1980s, many people were optimistic that science would find a cure within a few years. However, as more was learned about the complexity of this retrovirus, hope of a cure gave way to the goal to develop effective…
As I sit here at the 2016 International AIDS Conference in Durban, I am listening to a very high-level panel discuss the concerns about what appears to be a trend among middle-income and high-income countries: the tightening of purse strings domestically and in relation to foreign aid. It is very concerning to know that 13…
Calls to unite HIV positive people in the struggle to control the HIV epidemic have opened the International AIDS conference in Durban, South Africa. From grandmothers rallying to demand treatment access and recognition to discussions of psycho-social issues associated with cure research participation, the conference is set to draw plenty of international attention. From scientific…
Current and forthcoming studies of vaccines to prevent HIV infection have created a new optimism that the long and challenging road to the development of such a vaccine has begun to take some promising turns. Updates on the search for preventive vaccines, presented at the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) in Durban, South Africa, included…
An updated scientific strategy towards an HIV cure was released on the eve of the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa. The strategy was developed over 2 years by a broad group of international experts including basic scientists, clinical researchers, social scientists and ethicists. The resulting International AIDS Society Global Scientific Strategy: Towards…
A functional cure for HIV may have been discovered in Queensland. That’s the hope of Brisbane researchers who have created an antiviral protein that appears to ‘switch off’ the virus. The inhibitor — known as ‘Nullbasic’ — was made by mutating an existing HIV protein. The exciting breakthrough offers a new approach to antiretroviral therapy….
An announcement from Australian scientists, epidemiologists and community sector representatives this week states that the AIDS is no longer a public health issue in Australia. Thirty-three years of collaborative activism, forward thinking public health policy, innovation and investment in scientific advancement and a healthcare industry committed to involving people living with HIV in their healthcare, combined with…
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