A bone marrow transplant from an HIV resistant donor has made it possible for a second person in the world to be cleared from an HIV infection 100 per cent. The man in London received stem cells and he was declared completely freed from the virus within 18 months of stopping the antiretroviral drug therapy. The highly sensitive test used on him did not detect any traces of the virus left in the blood of the patient, giving the world hope for the development of an effective AIDS cure.
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A Cancer Drug Could Be the Cure for HIV
Scientists have found an anti-cancer drug that could be the answer to curing HIV for good. This could mean that patients don’t have to take HIV dtugs for life.
Continue readingPhysician Studying why some HIV Cases Don’t Develop to AIDS
A researcher has received a generous grant to allow him to study the real reason why HIV doesn’t progress to AIDS in some people even without taking any drugs.
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