Cure update from IAS 2023
Dr Jillian Lau of the Doherty Institute and Alfred Health in Melbourne attended the recent IAS (International AIDS Society) HIV
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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
Key lessons from Keystone
Keystone symposia bring together focused groups of scientists to discuss unpublished research. They provide insights into the current thinking around
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
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
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
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
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
Stronger together: promising combination approach in monkeys
A promising study of a combination approach to HIV cure featured at last month’s Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
Why HIV cure research needs to involve more women
Understanding how HIV cure interventions affect women will move us closer to the goal of an HIV cure for everyone.
Doing FLIPS: a new way to find latent HIV
Researchers have revealed a new way to understand the HIV that stays in the body during therapy. The group from
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