VIR-1388: Clinical Trial of Preventive HIV Vaccine Begins
Novel vaccine includes NIH-funded technology in development since 2004. A trial of a preventive HIV vaccine candidate has begun enrollment in the United States and…
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HIV Cure? An Existing Cancer Drug Shows Promise in Killing “Silent” HIV Cells and Delaying Reinfections
An existing blood cancer drug has shown promise in killing ‘silent’ HIV cells and delaying reinfections – a significant pre-clinical discovery that could lead to…
Double Duty: HIV Drug Maraviroc Takes On Dementia and Huntington’s Disease
HIV drug helps protect against build-up of dementia-related proteins in mouse brains. Cambridge scientists have shown how the brain’s ability to clear out toxic proteins…
New Research Paves Way for Potential Universal HIV Cure
New research unveils initial insights into the mechanisms by which stem cell transplantation can eliminate the virus responsible for AIDS. New findings from Oregon Health…
Readily Available Dietary Supplement Reverses HIV-Related Organ Damage in Preclinical Trials
MitoQ, a publicly accessible dietary supplement that acts as a mitochondrial antioxidant, was discovered through a mouse study to counteract the harmful impacts that HIV…
Schlafen 12: Unlocking the Secret Weapon To Defeat HIV Latency
An international study coordinated by the MELIS-UPF researchers Andreas Meyerhans and Juana Díez has identified Schlafen 12, a new HIV restriction factor that could pave…
New Study: Gene Therapy Can Effectively Eliminate HIV Infection
Researchers from Temple University and UNMC collaborate in a study recently published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Gene-editing therapy targeting…
New Method To Cure HIV Yields Long-Term Successful Results
Scientists report lasting success in a novel method to cure HIV that involves transplanting HIV-resistant stem cells from umbilical cord blood. The technique was effectively…
Beating Heart Disease: Daily Statin Lowers Cardiovascular Risk in People With HIV
The NIH stopped a clinical trial early after finding that daily statin medication, pitavastatin calcium, reduced cardiovascular disease risk in people living with HIV by…
HIV Genomes: Johns Hopkins Scientists Discover New Target To Eliminate Infections
In their quest to create treatments that could potentially eliminate HIV infection completely, scientists have been searching for all the locations where the virus can…
Why Comorbidities Persist: HIV Infection Leaves a “Memory” in Cells
New research reveals why comorbidities persist in people living with HIV, despite suppressing the virus through treatment. People living with HIV often suffer from chronic…
HIV Accelerates Aging by 5 Years
DNA level changes can hasten aging by roughly five years, according to a UCLA-led study. According to experts at the University of California, Los Angeles,…
A Potential Cure for AIDS: Defeating HIV With a Single Injection
A new technology offers treatment for HIV infection through a single injection and also has the potential to be developed into a cure for AIDS….
Scientists Seek Innovative Cure for Cancer at the Molecular Level
Jun Huang from the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago examines innovative ways to use immunotherapy to treat disease. A new…
A New Technique Reveals How Immune Cells Locate Their Targets
MIT biological engineers have developed a simple way to identify B or T cells that interact with viral or bacterial proteins. The human body has…
NIH Launches Clinical Trial of Three mRNA HIV Vaccines
Phase 1 Study Is Among First to Examine mRNA Technology for HIV. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National…
UV-LED Lights Can Destroy Coronaviruses and HIV With the Flip of a Switch
The same lightbulbs used in offices and public spaces can destroy coronaviruses and HIV, according to a new study from U of T Scarborough. Researchers…
HIV Infections Are More Virulent When Transmitted Through Heterosexual Intercourse
Study suggests that different modes of transmission are associated with virus evolution. Variations in virus strains in different populations are associated with varying disease severity…
