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CRISPR could disable and cure HIV, suggests promising lab experiment

The gene-editing technique CRISPR disabled HIV that lay dormant in immune cells in a lab experiment, raising hopes for an eventual cure

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Gene variant that seems to protect against HIV may lead to new drugs

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Someone having their blood tested for HIV in Kampala, Uganda, in December 2022

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Love + Science review: Reflecting on the rise of HIV

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Love + Science review: Reflecting on the rise of HIV
A transmission electron micrograph of HIV virus particles (pink) replicating from the plasma membrane of an infected immune cell

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Umbilical blood stem cell transplant puts woman in HIV remission

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HIV (green) infecting an immune cell

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Third person 'cured' of HIV after receiving stem cell cancer treatment

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An electron micrograph of an HIV virus particle (red/yellow) budding from the plasma membrane of an infected T cell (blue), which make up part of the immune system

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Vaccine prompts HIV antibodies in 97 per cent of people in small study

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The mucus in cows' salivary glands may have anti-viral properties

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Personal lubricant made from cow mucus may protect against HIV

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HIV viruses infecting T-lymphocytes

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‘VB’ is a new and more infectious variant of HIV – but it is treatable

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Pembrolizumab monoclonal antibody drug protein. Immune checkpoint inhibitor targetting PD-1, used in the treatment of a number of cancers.

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Cancer drug could one day help cure HIV by waking up dormant viruses

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Two people suppressed HIV for years while pausing medication

A growing number of cases show that some people with HIV can avoid becoming ill even while pausing their medication, as virus levels in their blood remain low

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African nations lead the world in offering PrEP HIV prevention drug

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African nations lead the world in offering PrEP HIV prevention drug

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Vaginal bacteria may eat HIV prevention drugs and leave women at risk

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Sanitary workers prepare for fumigation in Yemen to prevent spread of malaria

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How the covid-19 pandemic is making malaria and HIV more deadly

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The coronavirus owes its name to the crown-like projections that encircle the capsid.

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