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Antibody treatment surprisingly ‘cures’ monkeys of HIV-like infection

“Fascinating.” “A complete first.” “Striking.” “Too amazing to be real.” Those are some of the reactions researchers are having to a provocative, baffling monkey study...

17 October, 2016

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TSRI, IAVI researchers harness antibody evolution on path to AIDS vaccine

A series of new studies led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) describe a potential vaccination strategy to jump-start the selection and evolution...

16 September, 2016

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Scientists take lesson from immune system in hunt for HIV vaccine

A vaccine has been elusive in part because the AIDS virus mutates rapidly, making it a moving target for researchers. However, in a small fraction of people who have been infected for a couple of years, their immune...

13 September, 2016

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African HIV trials could create world’s first vaccine

South Africa is on track to produce the world’s first licensed HIV/AIDS vaccine. During the 21st International AIDS Conference in South Africa last month (18-22 July ), Glenda Gray, president of the South African...

19 August, 2016

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South Africa: Only a vaccine will break the back of HIV – Health Minister

Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, says South Africans should welcome any initiative aimed at finding an effective HIV vaccine, adding that many battles against diseases were won using vaccines. He was reacting to...

22 July, 2016

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Ending AIDS will require innovation in HIV prevention – especially a vaccine

IAVI has joined world leaders, researchers and advocates gathered at UN Headquarters for a three-day conference aimed at accelerating progress toward an ambitious goal—to end AIDS by 2030. Delegates to the High-Level...

14 June, 2016

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Improving the effect of HIV drugs by use of the Tat vaccine

A phase II clinical trial conducted in South Africa has confirmed that the therapeutic Tat vaccine against HIV/AIDS can effectively improve the response to antiretroviral drugs in people living with HIV. The results are...

10 June, 2016

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Effective vaccine against AIDS in the offing

Scientists are developing a new AIDS vaccine capable of inducing naturally produced antibodies in HIV patients to prevent the deadly infection. Some people infected with HIV naturally produce antibodies that effectively...

14 April, 2016

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Findings in humans provide encouraging foundation for upcoming AIDS vaccine clinical trial

Engineered vaccine protein binds key immune cells that exist in nearly everyone Some people infected with HIV naturally produce antibodies that effectively neutralize many strains of the rapidly mutating virus, and...

28 March, 2016

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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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