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AIDS vaccine could be here in five years – Bill Gates

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, who spends millions of dollars on AIDS drug development, hopes for a vaccine against the disease within the next five to 10 years, even as a cure is still elusive. A vaccine can...

6 July, 2015

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New AIDS vaccine targets hidden virus

Preliminary research suggests that an AIDS vaccine in development can ramp up the body’s immune system, boosting the response to medications HIV-positive patients take. Years of research will be required to...

30 April, 2015

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HIV/AIDS Treatment & Cure Update 2015: Researchers discover HIV vaccine after first-ever human trial using antibody-based therapy

By the end of 2013, there were 35 million people living human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) globally, and that number likely increased in subsequent years. However, the clone of a potent single-cell-based antibody, that...

16 April, 2015

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GIV Mobile partners with AIDS vaccine initiative

GIV Mobile has partnered with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) to further speed the research and development of an HIV/AIDS vaccine that will be accessible to the public. GIV Mobile, the first consumer...

2 April, 2015

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Aggressive new HIV virus strain in Cuba progresses to AIDS in less than 3 years

It’s been a little over 30 years since HIV/AIDS first emerged as one of the deadliest diseases known to man, and in that time we’ve made great strides toward eliminating it out for good. Awareness remains high, fewer...

23 February, 2015

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New study explains why HIV vaccine backfires

Several studies have discovered that HIV vaccines can backfire and lead to increased rates of the infection, as opposed to reducing or eliminating the viral pathogen. Now, a new study published in the Proceedings of the...

16 January, 2015

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The perfidious virus – why HIV is so hard to beat

Doctors in Spain successfully treated an AIDS patient – but don’t want to speak of a cure. The problem: HIV can “hide” in human DNA for a long time and resurface long after a patient is...

12 December, 2014

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Russian scientists to test three HIV vaccines

Three different vaccines against HIV – all developed in Russia – are ready for trial, an HIV specialist for the Russian Health Ministry announced at a press conference held on World AIDS Day. The HIV (human...

2 December, 2014

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Chinese HIV vaccine finishes safety testing

A new HIV/AIDS vaccine, developed by Chinese scientists, has completed its safety testing stage, the results of which will soon be submitted to the Chinese authorities, experts said during the 2014 National Conference...

24 October, 2014

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New strain of HIV virus detected

As if battling the rising number of persons being infected with HIV/AIDS was not enough, researchers have detected a new strain of the virus that is causing alarm among medical practitioners treating HIV/AIDS because it...

11 July, 2014

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