New sequencing method shows many blood-derived HIV particles are defective
Sydney researchers have developed a way to sequence near-full-length HIV-genomes from viral particles in the blood. This new test is
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HIV cure snapshot
The Australasian HIV&AIDS Conference (commonly known as ASHM after the organiser, the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine) was held online
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
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
From Berlin to London: making sense of HIV cure claims
For over 12 years, Timothy Ray Brown, known as the ‘Berlin Patient’, has been the only person to be cured
Combination strategy delays virus rebound in monkeys
Harvard researchers have published exciting results on a combination approach to tackling latent HIV. In a monkey model of HIV
Stigma, seroconversion and the search for an HIV cure
Reducing the persistent stigma and discrimination related to HIV infection drives clinician scientist Jintanat Ananworanich. Her research interests range from
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
Paris highlights
The International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science was held in Paris last week. HIV scientists, clinicians and community advocates
Antibody infusions suppress HIV
HIV infection can be kept in check with antiretroviral therapy, but treatment has to continue for life or the virus