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Beyond antibodies: conference hears of new molecular tools to kill HIV-infected reservoir cells

The 2019 HIV and Hepatitis B Cure Forum took place on 20-21st July immediately before the 10th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2019)

Published
22 July 2019
By
Gus Cairns
The search for a cure
How can researchers reduce risks to sexual partners in studies involving treatment interruptions?

As studies working towards a functional cure or HIV eradication are creating risks not only for the HIV-positive people who take part, but also their sexual partners,

Published
20 July 2019
By
Roger Pebody
The search for a cure
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?

Published
17 July 2019
From
POZ
The search for a cure
Have mice really been cured of HIV using CRISPR gene editing?

The claim is they have eliminated HIV from living animals for the first time, by cutting it out of its hiding places in the body – in other words, that they have cured the animals.

Published
03 July 2019
From
New Scientist
How HIV works
HIV eliminated from the genomes of living animals

In a major collaborative effort, researchers at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) have for the first time eliminated replication-competent HIV-1 DNA -- the virus responsible for AIDS -- from the genomes of living animals. The study, reported online July 2 in the journal Nature Communications, marks a critical step toward the development of a possible cure for human HIV infection.

Published
03 July 2019
From
Eurekalert Inf Dis
The search for a cure
Fifty years of HIV: how close are we to a cure?

It’s half a century since the first known HIV-related death and two patients appear to have been cured of the virus. What does this mean for the 37 million still living with it?

Published
03 July 2019
From
The Guardian
The search for a cure
Disabling CCR5 Could Be Key to a Cure—but at What Cost?

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

Published
25 June 2019
From
Poz
The search for a cure
Is It Safe to Alter the CCR5 Receptor? And How Will This Influence HIV Cure Studies?

The HIV cure effort suffered a potential setback this week, as researchers reported an association between having two copies of the CCR5-∆32 mutation and shorter survival.

Published
11 June 2019
From
NEJM Journal Watch
The search for a cure
In unique case, Australian man appears to have cleared his HIV infection

Researchers in Sydney, Australia have identified a patient who appears to have spontaneously cleared his own HIV infection without any medication, many years after he

Published
11 June 2019
By
Gus Cairns
The search for a cure
UCSF loses contract as Trump administration restricts fetal tissue research

The Trump administration on Wednesday announced major new restrictions in funding of research involving human fetal tissue — a product that many scientists say is irreplaceable in studying certain diseases — in a move that immediately ended a decades-long partnership with UCSF involving HIV research.

Published
07 June 2019
From
San Francisco Chronicle
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Community Consensus Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its Use for Prevention

Together, we can make it happen

We can end HIV soon if people have equal access to HIV drugs as treatment and as PrEP, and have free choice over whether to take them.

Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

The Community Consensus Statement is a joint initiative of AVAC, EATG, MSMGF, GNP+, HIV i-Base, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, ITPC and NAM/aidsmap
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