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HIV antibody infusion safely suppresses virus in infected people

A single infusion of a powerful antibody called VRC01 can suppress the level of HIV in the blood of infected people who are not taking antiretroviral therapy (ART), scientists at the National Institutes of Health report...

24 December, 2015

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New infections on rise among adolescents in Asia-Pacific

New infections are on the rise among some groups of adolescents in the Asia-Pacific region and globally, reveals a report released by UNICEF. The report titled ‘Adolescents: Under the radar in the Asia-Pacific...

3 December, 2015

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NIH launches initiative to develop long-acting HIV treatment and prevention tools

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, launched a major initiative to advance novel approaches to treat and prevent HIV infections based on broadly...

23 November, 2015

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Scientists discover possible treatment for HIV, cancer

Scientists have tested countless drugs as potential cures for cancer, HIV and similar incurable diseases, and they recently found that new graphene oxide biosensors show promise as treatments for both cancer and HIV. A...

19 October, 2015

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Scientists identify two genes that ‘shut down’ HIV-1 virus

An international group of researchers has identified genes that disable HIV-1, suggesting a promising new strategy for battling the virus that causes AIDS. In their two studies, the scientists found that host cell...

2 October, 2015

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First self-injectable HIV antibody may prevent virus transmission

The first self-injectable HIV antibody, PRO 140, has a 98 percent success rate in reducing the virus in HIV patients’ blood, according to results released from a Phase 2b clinical trial of the drug. PRO 140 works by...

11 August, 2015

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Cholesterol metabolism in immune cells linked to HIV progression

Findings may lead to novel strategies to control HIV infection Lower levels of cholesterol in certain immune cells–a result of enhanced cholesterol metabolism within those cells–may help explain why some HIV...

20 July, 2015

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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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Study shows novel HIV vaccine regimen provides robust protection in non-human primates

A new study led by scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) shows that an HIV-1 vaccine regimen, involving a viral vector boosted with a purified envelope protein, provided complete protection in half...

6 July, 2015

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HIV vaccine could be tested in humans sooner than expected

Researchers from The Scripps Research Institution (TSRI), Harvard, MIT and other institutions made ground-breaking discoveries that has led to a HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) vaccine that could be tested in humans...

2 July, 2015

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