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HIV+ Man, Also Battling Cancer, "Cured" Of Both After Complex Procedure In US
AIDS researchers announced on Wednesday that a fourth person has been "cured" of HIV, but the dangerous procedure for patients also battling cancer may be little comfort for the tens of millions living with the virus worldwide.
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In A First, Woman Reported Cured Of HIV After Bone Marrow Transplant
A US patient with leukemia has become the first woman and the third person to date to be cured of HIV after receiving a bone marrow transplant from a donor who was naturally resistant to the virus that causes AIDS, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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30-Year-Old Woman Whose HIV Vanished Gives Hope For AIDS Cure
All signs of HIV have disappeared in a young woman who was diagnosed with the virus that causes AIDS in 2013, researchers said, raising hopes that she may be one of a handful of people worldwide who has permanently fought off the infection.
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London HIV Patient World's Second To Be Cleared Of AIDS Virus: Doctors
An HIV-positive man in Britain has become the second known adult worldwide to be cleared of the AIDS virus after he received a bone marrow transplant from an HIV resistant donor, his doctors said.
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Injectable AIDS Drug Might Work As Well As The Pills
A two-drug cocktail injected every month or two may be just as effective as a daily pill at keeping the AIDS virus under control, said a study Monday that promised relief for millions
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Researchers May Have Found A Possible Cure For HIV: Report
UK scientists and clinicians working on a groundbreaking trial to test a possible cure for HIV infection said that they have made remarkable progress after a test patient showed no sign of the virus following treatment.
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British Scientists On Verge Of HIV Cure, Says Report
British scientists are on the verge of confirming a treatment for HIV, an incurable virus that leads to deadly AIDS disease, if a new treatment trial proves successful, a media report claimed today.
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Scientists Eliminate HIV From DNA Of Human Cells
Using a specialised gene editing system, scientists have shown that they can effectively eliminate HIV from the DNA of human cells, paving the way for a cure for patients infected with the virus that causes AIDS.
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AIDS Cure: Study Sees Advance for 'Kick and Kill' Strategy
The elusive quest for an HIV cure received a boost at the world AIDS conference on Tuesday as scientists said they had forced the virus out of a hiding place where it had lurked after being suppressed by drugs.
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Cancer Treatment Clears Two Australian Men of HIV
In a discovery that raises hope for a cure for AIDS, two Australian men have been found to be HIV-free after receiving stem cells to treat cancer. The two patients' virus levels became undetectable after bone-marrow therapy with stem cells.
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Cancer Therapy Cures Two Australian Patients of HIV: Report
Scientists have uncovered two new cases of HIV patients in whom the virus has become undetectable, according to the Nature journal
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Girl Hoped To Have Been Cured Of HIV Has Relapsed
A US girl born with the AIDS virus and in remission for years despite stopping treatment now shows signs that she still harbors HIV - and therefore is not cured. The news is a setback to hopes that very early treatment with powerful HIV drugs might reverse an infection that has seemed permanent once it takes hold.
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Tests suggest baby cured of HIV virus
A three-year-old US girl who was given emergency treatment within 30 hours of being born with AIDS remains free from the deadly virus even after 18 months -the first time HIV has been put into remission in a child.
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AIDS drugs haven't changed HIV risk with anal sex
The introduction of effective drugs against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has not changed homosexual men's risk of contracting the virus during a single act of anal sex, new research from Australia shows.
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HIV+ Man, Also Battling Cancer, "Cured" Of Both After Complex Procedure In US
AIDS researchers announced on Wednesday that a fourth person has been "cured" of HIV, but the dangerous procedure for patients also battling cancer may be little comfort for the tens of millions living with the virus worldwide.
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In A First, Woman Reported Cured Of HIV After Bone Marrow Transplant
A US patient with leukemia has become the first woman and the third person to date to be cured of HIV after receiving a bone marrow transplant from a donor who was naturally resistant to the virus that causes AIDS, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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30-Year-Old Woman Whose HIV Vanished Gives Hope For AIDS Cure
All signs of HIV have disappeared in a young woman who was diagnosed with the virus that causes AIDS in 2013, researchers said, raising hopes that she may be one of a handful of people worldwide who has permanently fought off the infection.
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London HIV Patient World's Second To Be Cleared Of AIDS Virus: Doctors
An HIV-positive man in Britain has become the second known adult worldwide to be cleared of the AIDS virus after he received a bone marrow transplant from an HIV resistant donor, his doctors said.
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Injectable AIDS Drug Might Work As Well As The Pills
A two-drug cocktail injected every month or two may be just as effective as a daily pill at keeping the AIDS virus under control, said a study Monday that promised relief for millions
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Researchers May Have Found A Possible Cure For HIV: Report
UK scientists and clinicians working on a groundbreaking trial to test a possible cure for HIV infection said that they have made remarkable progress after a test patient showed no sign of the virus following treatment.
-
British Scientists On Verge Of HIV Cure, Says Report
British scientists are on the verge of confirming a treatment for HIV, an incurable virus that leads to deadly AIDS disease, if a new treatment trial proves successful, a media report claimed today.
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Scientists Eliminate HIV From DNA Of Human Cells
Using a specialised gene editing system, scientists have shown that they can effectively eliminate HIV from the DNA of human cells, paving the way for a cure for patients infected with the virus that causes AIDS.
-
AIDS Cure: Study Sees Advance for 'Kick and Kill' Strategy
The elusive quest for an HIV cure received a boost at the world AIDS conference on Tuesday as scientists said they had forced the virus out of a hiding place where it had lurked after being suppressed by drugs.
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Cancer Treatment Clears Two Australian Men of HIV
In a discovery that raises hope for a cure for AIDS, two Australian men have been found to be HIV-free after receiving stem cells to treat cancer. The two patients' virus levels became undetectable after bone-marrow therapy with stem cells.
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Cancer Therapy Cures Two Australian Patients of HIV: Report
Scientists have uncovered two new cases of HIV patients in whom the virus has become undetectable, according to the Nature journal
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Girl Hoped To Have Been Cured Of HIV Has Relapsed
A US girl born with the AIDS virus and in remission for years despite stopping treatment now shows signs that she still harbors HIV - and therefore is not cured. The news is a setback to hopes that very early treatment with powerful HIV drugs might reverse an infection that has seemed permanent once it takes hold.
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Tests suggest baby cured of HIV virus
A three-year-old US girl who was given emergency treatment within 30 hours of being born with AIDS remains free from the deadly virus even after 18 months -the first time HIV has been put into remission in a child.
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AIDS drugs haven't changed HIV risk with anal sex
The introduction of effective drugs against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has not changed homosexual men's risk of contracting the virus during a single act of anal sex, new research from Australia shows.
