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A 2nd Man’s HIV Is in Long-Term Remission, but Is He Cured?
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HIV May Persist in the Brain Despite Antiretroviral Treatment

After almost a decade on antiretroviral therapy, half of study participants still had HIV in immune cells in their brain and spinal fluid.

Is It Safe to Interrupt HIV Treatment During Cure Studies?

Previous research has shown that long interruptions are not safe—but what about shorter, more closely monitored gaps in treatment?

CRISPR and LASER ART Eliminate HIV in Mice

A third of mice treated with gene editing technique plus long-acting antiretrovirals showed no remaining traces of HIV.

First-Ever Case of Spontaneous HIV Clearance Reported in Australia

The circumstances of this case are so highly unique, the prospect of replicating it are quite uncertain.

25 Years of HIV Research

The increasing mastery over the virus is one of humanity’s crowning achievements.

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Cure: Role of Macrophages

Any HIV cure on the horizon will have to tackle macrophage immune cells as well as CD4 T Cells, a study indicates.

Disabling CCR5 Could Be Key to a Cure—but at What Cost?

Interfering with this receptor on immune cells could have harmful health consequences.

Tiny Gold Spheres Improve Efficiency of CRISPR Gene Editing

This finding may eventually make HIV gene therapies more affordable and accessible.

Long-Term Survivors Day and the #StrangerThings HIV Connection #HLTSAD

On long-term survival, connecting to the kid in me and why I think Stranger Things is TOTALLY and obviously about HIV.

HIV Clinical Trials Lack Female Participants, and That’s a Huge Problem

Women make up half of the HIV population, but the virus affects them differently than men.

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New Cases of HIV Cure?

A second man’s virus went into remission following an HIV-resistant stem cell transplant to treat his cancer.

Cure: Reservoir Test

A new, more accurate HIV reservoir test is a big advance for cure research.

$1.6M in Grants to HIV Cure Researchers Targeting the Reservoir

The amfAR funding goes to scientists using nanotechnology and protein “fingerprinting.”
From left: Galit Alter of Harvard Medical School, Rowena Johnston of amfAR and Eileen Scully of Johns Hopkins University at a Cure for AIDS event in New York City

Why Women Are a Vital Part of HIV Cure Research [VIDEO]

An all-female panel of amfAR-funded HIV scientists share insights on sex differences in the HIV reservoir, gender in research and more.

Cure: Block & Lock

One avenue in the HIV cure research field involves using agents that prevent reactivation of HIV replication in latently infected cells.
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