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Researchers Identify Compounds That “Block & Lock” HIV
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Cure: Reservoir

Experimental agent shrinks HIV reservoir, but fails to delay viral rebound.
Eva Ramón Gallegos, PhD, and colleagues

A Cure for HPV? Not So Fast…

Can photodynamic therapy eliminate the virus that causes cervical, anal and oral cancer?

New, More Accurate HIV Reservoir Test Is Big Advance for Cure Research

The inability to precisely assess reservoir size has greatly hindered efforts to determine the effects of experimental cure therapies.

Differences in Viral Genes May Affect Size of HIV Reservoir

Researchers examined differences in the strength of a gene called nef.

The Road Ahead for HIV Cure Research

Today, with better understanding of the complex task at hand, cure researchers are investigating multiple avenues and taking the long view.

Cure: Immunotherapy

An HIV immunotherapy method performs well in early safety trial.

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Message of Love

Our January/February cover guys—David Massey and Johnny Lester (aka David & Johnny)—are a serodiscordant couple.

HIV Establishes Reservoir Within Three Days in Monkeys

Beginning six months of treatment within two days following infection prevented viral rebound in at least some animals in a recent study.

2018 Top HIV Treatment Stories

Here are the HIV treatment news stories with the most views this year.
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Certain Liver Immune Cells Harbor HIV Long-Term, but It’s Likely Inert

Researchers believe that macrophage cells in the liver that harbor such inert HIV are not a part of the viral reservoir.
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HIV’s Reservoir May Differ in the Gut Compared With in Blood

As a result, cure treatments may have to approach these two targets differently.

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Reports of Imminent HIV Cure, Once Again, Are False

The latest collection of articles stems from a tiny study in Uganda, neither peer-reviewed nor presented at a conference.

Cure: Posttreatment Control

Post-HIV-treatment viral control is more likely in those treated very early.

In Search to Repeat “Berlin Patient” HIV Cure, Questions About How It Worked

A new study analyzes nuances in a cohort of six people who also received stem cell transplants for blood cancers.

Combination Treatment Shows Promise in Targeting Viral Reservoir in Monkeys

An antibody treatment plus an immune-stimulating agent delayed viral rebound in primates infected with HIV-like virus.

Cure: Gene-Editing Method

Scientists have discovered a swifter and more precise way to edit the genome of immune cells, opening doors for cancer and HIV therapies.
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