Licence to Kill: Pro-apoptotic drugs in “Shock and Kill” HIV cure approach
A cure to HIV remains elusive. HIV-infected cells survive in the body by avoiding the usual ways the immune system would clear them. By silencing all virus activity, including virus replication and...
Block and Lock: A Pathway to Remission
‘Block and lock’ is an emerging option in the pursuit of an HIV cure. Kirby Institute researchers have developed an animated infographic on ‘block and lock’. This clearly describes the...
The promise and challenge of stem cell transplants in HIV cure
The only confirmed case of HIV cure, and two cases of long-term remission without treatment, are the result of stem cell transplants. In this article, we delve into the world of stem cell transplants...
Joining the Search for a Cure
This article was originally published in the Spring 2018 issue of Poslink, the newsletter of Living Positive Victoria. Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be part of a clinical trial for a cure...
What’s the Fuss about a Functional Cure?
A recent study from researchers in Hong Kong has got the world’s media talking about a functional cure for HIV. A quick search for the terms ‘HIV, functional cure, Hong Kong’ yields a long list...
VIVA trial: Vitamin D in HIV latency
The current standard treatment for people living with HIV is a combination of drugs known as antiretroviral therapy (or ART). This treatment stops HIV from replicating within CD4+ T cells, an...
Gut feeling for a functional cure
HIV infection takes a heavy toll on the gut. The virus enters the body and heads straight for the stomach and intestines. This is harmful, destroying most of the immune cells that live in the gut....
Searching for hidden HIV
Attempts to cure HIV have been thwarted by a particular type of immune-system cell that can hide the virus. These long-lived infected T cells can evade detection by the body for years, and are hard to...
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