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First-of-its-kind HIV Cure Case Among Scientific Highlights at AIDS 2024

New global HIV projections and advances in STI and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis also unveiled ahead of AIDS 2024.

The Next Berlin Patient: Another Man Cured of HIV After Stem Cell Transplant

Unlike the other six cases, this man received stem cells from a donor with just one copy of a mutation that makes T cells resistant to HIV.

Early HIV Treatment Shrinks Viral Reservoir

Starting antiretrovirals during acute infection leads to more rapid decay of the viral reservoir, which could improve prospects for a cure.

HIV Treatment and Cure Research Highlights at AIDS 2024

Here is a preview of HIV treatment and cure research highlights you can expect.

Giving it a Try: A Guide to Clinical Trials

Studies of new treatments, prevention tools, comorbidity management and cure strategies for people living with or at risk for HIV.
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Sharing the Hope

Paul Edmonds is one of a handful of people cured of HIV and cancer after a special kind of stem cell transplant.

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CRISPR HIV Gene Therapy Disappoints in Early Study

EBT-101 recipients who stopped antiretrovirals experienced HIV rebound, but similar therapies may hold promise for herpes and hepatitis B.

Unpacking the Latest in HIV Research and Community Engagement: An Overview from CROI 2024

The Well Project’s Bridgette Picou, LVN, ACLPN, reports from the ground at CROI 2024.
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Studies Offer Insight Into HIV Reservoirs and Viral Rebound

A strong CD8 T-cell response may be a key to post-treatment viral control, and women may be better able to keep HIV suppressed than men.

Some Children Treated Very Early Have Sustained HIV Remission

Four of six children treated within 48 hours after birth maintained viral suppression for at least a year after stopping therapy.
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Nope, Magic Johnson Has Not Been Cured of HIV

New falsehoods claim that Dr. Sebi cured Magic Johnson of HIV. The truth is the basketball icon is thriving with the virus. Here’s how.

Cure Me(etings)

HIV cure research is a complex topic on many levels. Bridgette Picou sums up an experience attending a meeting of passionate cure advocates.

Top HIV Science Stories of 2023

This year’s most widely viewed stories focused on HIV cure and vaccine news, long-acting treatment and coexisting conditions.

Could Very Early Treatment Cure Babies Born With HIV?

Infants treated within the first days of life can have a low viral reservoir, but most don’t receive antivirals so soon in the real world.

NIH Highlights HIV Research and Response on World AIDS Day

The HIV response is a shared global commitment to equitable health outcomes.
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