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First Woman Said to Be Cured of HIV After Stem Cell Transplant
A women suffering from leukaemia is the US is reported to be the first woman and third patient in the world to have been cured of HIV after stem cell transplant.
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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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Researchers Identify Second Gene Mutation Linked To HIV Resistance
A rare genetic mutation that causes a form of muscular dystrophy affecting the limbs also protects against HIV infection, Spanish scientists reported Thursday.
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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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Gene-Edited Twins in China Still Face Risk of HIV Infection
Twin girls whose DNA was altered as part of a controversial effort in China to make them resistant to HIV infection could still contract the virus that causes AIDS.
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Antibiotic Resistance Making Gonorrhoea Treatment Harder: WHO
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said antibiotic resistance is making gonorrhoea, a sexually-transmitted disease, “much harder and sometimes impossible” to treat, as it cited data from 77 countries including India. The global health body said every year, an estimated 35.2 million people were infected by the disease in the WHO...
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In a Major Breakthrough, Researchers Make Cells Resistant to HIV
In a path-breaking experiment, scientists at theThe Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) in the United States have discovered a way to make cells resistant to the HIV virus.
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HIV Patients Showing Signs Of Multidrug Resistance: Study
London: Patients whose human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) strains developed a resistance to older generation drugs are also resistant to modern drugs, a new study led by an Indian-origin scientist has found. Resistance to a drug typically occurs when patients doesn’t take their medication regularly enough, and for first-line treatments to work, ...
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HIV Can Develop Resistance To Gene-Editing Tool
Mutating HIV with the gene-editing platform CRISPR/Cas9 may inhibit viral replication, but it can also lead to the creation of viruses that are resistant to gene editing and more difficult to target, scientists say.
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Designer Molecule Found to Reduce HIV Levels in Human Trial
The virus-suppressing action did not appear to last, however, and some patients developed resistance to the agent.
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Ability of HIV to Cause AIDS is Slowing: Study
The rapid evolution of HIV, which has allowed the virus to develop resistance to patients' immunity, is at the same time slowing the virus's ability to cause AIDS, according to a new research.
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Health agencies warn of global Tuberculosis threat, funding gap
Deadly strains of tuberculosis (TB) resistant to multiple drugs are spreading around the world, and authorities urgently need another $1.6 billion a year to tackle them, global health officials said on Monday.
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First Woman Said to Be Cured of HIV After Stem Cell Transplant
A women suffering from leukaemia is the US is reported to be the first woman and third patient in the world to have been cured of HIV after stem cell transplant.
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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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Researchers Identify Second Gene Mutation Linked To HIV Resistance
A rare genetic mutation that causes a form of muscular dystrophy affecting the limbs also protects against HIV infection, Spanish scientists reported Thursday.
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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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Gene-Edited Twins in China Still Face Risk of HIV Infection
Twin girls whose DNA was altered as part of a controversial effort in China to make them resistant to HIV infection could still contract the virus that causes AIDS.
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Antibiotic Resistance Making Gonorrhoea Treatment Harder: WHO
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said antibiotic resistance is making gonorrhoea, a sexually-transmitted disease, “much harder and sometimes impossible” to treat, as it cited data from 77 countries including India. The global health body said every year, an estimated 35.2 million people were infected by the disease in the WHO...
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In a Major Breakthrough, Researchers Make Cells Resistant to HIV
In a path-breaking experiment, scientists at theThe Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) in the United States have discovered a way to make cells resistant to the HIV virus.
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HIV Patients Showing Signs Of Multidrug Resistance: Study
London: Patients whose human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) strains developed a resistance to older generation drugs are also resistant to modern drugs, a new study led by an Indian-origin scientist has found. Resistance to a drug typically occurs when patients doesn’t take their medication regularly enough, and for first-line treatments to work, ...
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HIV Can Develop Resistance To Gene-Editing Tool
Mutating HIV with the gene-editing platform CRISPR/Cas9 may inhibit viral replication, but it can also lead to the creation of viruses that are resistant to gene editing and more difficult to target, scientists say.
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Designer Molecule Found to Reduce HIV Levels in Human Trial
The virus-suppressing action did not appear to last, however, and some patients developed resistance to the agent.
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Ability of HIV to Cause AIDS is Slowing: Study
The rapid evolution of HIV, which has allowed the virus to develop resistance to patients' immunity, is at the same time slowing the virus's ability to cause AIDS, according to a new research.
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Health agencies warn of global Tuberculosis threat, funding gap
Deadly strains of tuberculosis (TB) resistant to multiple drugs are spreading around the world, and authorities urgently need another $1.6 billion a year to tackle them, global health officials said on Monday.
