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HIV: Genetic mutation leads to two men being ‘spontaneously cured’ of virus

The genetic mechanism that allowed two men to be “spontaneously cured” of HIV has been discovered by scientists. The researchers, from France’s Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm), said...

5 November, 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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Duke researchers release HIV vaccine breakthrough

After being disregarded for more than two decades, pediatric HIV vaccines may reduce the risk of transmitting HIV to infants through breastfeeding. Approximately 300,000 infants are diagnosed with HIV each year...

17 September, 2014

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HIV cure: virus-free cells possible based on promising vaccine according to new study

HIV-1 virus has been proven tenacious and cannot be defeated by Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy or HAART. But a new research study by Temple University School of Medicine unlocks a new possibility to eliminate HIV...

15 August, 2014

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Early HIV drugs ‘may not stop virus’

HIV can rapidly form invulnerable strongholds in the body, dashing hopes that early treatment might cure the virus, according to new research. A baby was thought to have been cured with treatment hours after birth, but...

22 July, 2014

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Researchers design global HIV vaccine that shows promise in monkeys

The considerable diversity of HIV worldwide represents a critical challenge for designing an effective HIV vaccine. Now, a scientific team led by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has shown that...

16 July, 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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Three babies ‘CURED’ of HIV after being given revolutionary vaccine in the first hours of their lives

Three babies have been declared HIV-free after being treated with a revolutionary new drug only hours after they were born. The fourth child only has ‘a very low level’ of the virus after receiving the same...

1 July, 2014

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NIH awards Scripps Research $13M grant to develop AIDS vaccine

A research team from the The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has been awarded a grant of over $13 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease of the National Institutes of Health to research...

13 June, 2014

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AIDS vaccine could neutralize nearly all strains of virus

A study from scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) recently found that a vaccine or other therapy directed at a single site on a surface protein of HIV could in principle neutralize nearly all strains of...

26 May, 2014

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