Tag "HIV Cure"

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Two men might be second and third to be cured of HIV in new cases of remission from the virus

A second person has experienced sustained remission from HIV-1, according to a case study published Tuesday in the journal Nature. Some scientists believe that the “London patient” has been effectively

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Breakthrough puts scientists ‘one step closer’ to HIV vaccine

Researchers have said humanity is “one step closer” to a vaccine for HIV after the latest breakthrough. Scientists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have engineered an on/off switch on to

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Potent New Antibody Against HIV Discovered

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in the US says it has identified a potent antibody that is capable of neutralizing 98% of known strains of HIV.

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Scientists testing HIV cure report ‘remarkable’ progress after patient breakthrough

Originally published on theguardian.com UK scientists and clinicians working on a groundbreaking trial to test a possible cure for HIV infection say they have made remarkable progress after a test