Research suggests way to eliminate HIV from the body
Scientists have developed a way to prevent HIV from immobilising cells that help fight and destroy infections. Although the finding requires further research, the team at University College London...
Checkpoints and cure
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,...
Antibody infusions suppress HIV
HIV infection can be kept in check with antiretroviral therapy, but treatment has to continue for life or the virus quickly gets out of control. Recent research from the Rockefeller University in New...
Strategy to redirect HIV infection
New results from studies in Belgium describe a promising strategy to reduce HIV infection and push the remaining virus into spots where it can’t easily come back out. The research from the...
Sharon Lewin on Finding a Cure for HIV (Video)
Fred Schaich of IFARA spoke with Sharon Lewin, FRACP, Ph.D., FAAHMS, director of the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity at the University of Melbourne, about research on a cure for...
The virus that could help stop HIV
Researchers are starting to unravel the secrets of a virus that not only doesn’t make you sick, but can help you fight off other diseases. Viviane Richter explains. We’ve all heard of...
Drug Engineered From Banana Protein Could Help Fight Against AIDS, Hepatitis C, And Flu
A team of researchers found that a substance in bananas may be able to fight off various viral illnesses like flu and AIDS. In their study, published in the journal Cell, researchers detailed a...
The Cure For HIV Is Not Around the Corner
The news broke in April 2013. Danish researchers were mere months from finding a cure for HIV. As other media outlets eagerly picked up the Telegraph’s electrifying report, word coursed...
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