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Scientists: Baby born with HIV cured

A baby born with the AIDS virus appears to have been cured, scientists announced Sunday, describing the case of a child from Mississippi who’s now 2½ and has been off medication for about a year with no signs of infection.

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February 13, 2012
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Starve a virus, feed a cure?

A protein that protects some of our immune cells from the most common and virulent form of HIV works by starving the virus of the molecular building blocks that it needs to replicate. While researchers hope the work will one … Continue reading →

December 25, 2011
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HIV study named ’2011 breakthrough of the year’ by Science

The journal Science has chosen the HPTN 052 clinical trial, an international HIV prevention trial sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, as the 2011 Breakthrough of the Year. … Continue reading →

December 22, 2011
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Self-affirmation may break down resistance to medical screening

People resist medical screening, or don’t call back for the results, because they don’t want to know they’re sick or at risk for a disease. But many illnesses, such as HIV/AIDS and cancer, have a far a better prognosis if … Continue reading →

July 30, 2011
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Increasing potency of HIV-battling proteins

When it comes to a small HIV-fighting protein, called cyanovirin-N, Caltech researchers have found that two are better than one.

July 19, 2011
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HIV therapies provide near normal lifespan in Africa, study shows

The first large-scale analysis of life expectancy outcomes in Africa for HIV patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) shows that such patients can expect to live a near normal lifespan. The study also shows significant variance between patient subgroups.

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