Pausing the pills: attitudes to treatment interruption
Participants in HIV cure trials will increasingly need to consider stopping antiretroviral treatment. This will be the only sure way
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CRISPR CCR5 edits safe but limited
Chinese scientists used CRISPR gene editing to alter CCR5 in stem cells from a 27 year old male. The edited
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
HIV reservoir changes dramatically during prolonged ART
HIV integration into the host genome, forming the HIV reservoir, represents the major barrier to HIV eradication. It is not
Women and cure in the U=U era
Undetectable equals Untransmittable. Three powerful words that have come to symbolise a transformative development in HIV treatment. From the fear
What should a functional cure for HIV aim to do?
What might a functional cure for HIV look like? In a recent study, researchers assumed that HIV reactivation from latency
Towards an HIV Cure with Optimism
‘Freedom!’ ‘hope’ ‘the ability to live life to the fullest’ were the top responses to the question ‘what would a
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).
A cure for HIV: what science knows, and what it doesn’t
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Sharon Lewin, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection
HIV remission: what could it mean for people living with HIV?
HIV remission, or long-term HIV control off treatment, is the most likely next step towards an HIV cure. But in
Pause the pills: would you interrupt treatment for HIV cure research?
There is no cure for HIV. Researchers worldwide are working on different ways to get rid of the virus. We
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