HIV positive people’s attitudes to cure
A recent survey found a high level of willingness among people living with HIV to participate in HIV cure trials, even when participation may involve health risks, side-effects or treatment...
People living with HIV drive research
It’s all about people Making new discoveries about HIV, including where it hides in the body during treatment and how it might be defeated, is a long process. Progress relies on the ongoing...
Study attempts double HIV block by gene transfer
A bold study to make cells resistant to HIV is now recruiting in Sydney. Researchers from the Kirby Institute have paired with the HIV biotech firm, Calimmune, to conduct a small human study of...
Gene transfer with chemotherapy for recently HIV-1 diagnosed adults taking antiretroviral drugs
Study type Summary Inclusion Criteria Participation requirements Status Interventional, proof-of-concept The gene transfer study involves the administration of an inactive virus Cal-1 (LVsh5/C46)...
Government funds ground-breaking research
A Royal Perth Hospital immunologist investigating the possibility of using an antibody to trigger natural immune responses to fight HIV is one of 131 researchers benefitting from about $6 million of...
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