In the summer issue of Positive Living, we report on the road towards a cure; David Menadue’s recent travel travails demonstrate why it pays for people with HIV to be clued up about travel insurance; chronicler of gay life, Armistead Maupin, talks about 1970s San Francisco, his positive husband, and ageing; we commemorate the 30th…
The following is a glossary of terms that are used commonly in the field of HIV remission and cure research. The glossary was compiled and published originally by DARE, CARE, Defeat HIV and Project Inform. With permission from Project Inform we have added some new terms, denoted by an asterix (*). That we have already…
Special advisor to the HIV Cure partnership steering committee Brent Allan talks to Professor Sharon Lewin (Director, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity) about common questions people have about cure research. How far away is a cure? If my regular HIV treatment can make me undetectable why can’t it cure me? Is there…
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Sharon Lewin, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity and Thomas Aagaard Rasmussen, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity Antiretroviral therapy has revolutionised the lives of people living with HIV. In many countries, the life expectancy for someone living with…
Cure, stigma and hindsight When I think of an HIV cure, in my mind’s eye I imagine 40 million people rejoicing, dancing, partying. I imagine the 400 million people directly affected; the families, friends, children and loved ones of those living with HIV and the relief on all of their faces. I think of the…
HIV remission, or long-term HIV control off treatment, is the most likely next step towards an HIV cure. But in the era of effective ART and the U=U (undetectable = untransmissible) message, what would this mean for people living with HIV? Remission discussion We hosted a panel discussion at the 2017 Australasian HIV&AIDS Conference in…
We constantly talk about the critical importance of a strategic and partnership approach to HIV policy and research, but we rarely discuss the impact of specific individuals. Last week, the world lost a true champion of collaboration, compassion, courage and dedication when Levinia Crooks, AM, passed away. Photo credit: ASHM An HIV advocate from the…
I. Introduction In recent years, a global movement has arisen towards finding a cure for HIV. While we remain many years away from a cure that could be offered to the almost 37 million people living with HIV throughout the world, researchers are exploring a number of approaches that might one day bring an end…
Most vaccines work by triggering the immune system to make antibodies that can protect against (or neutralise) infection. Vaccination typically elicits antibodies that are the same as those created in infection, and they do a good job at protecting the vaccinated person from infection. Neutralising antibodies are rare in HIV infection In HIV infection, the…
There is no cure for HIV. Researchers worldwide are working on different ways to get rid of the virus. We wanted to know how people living with HIV feel about being involved in this type of research. We undertook a short survey on what issues would affect the decision to take part. This survey is…
