Hiv cure news 2020

Here are some notable HIV cure-related news stories from 2020:

  1. First-ever HIV cure using stem cells: In February 2020, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) announced that they had successfully cured a patient with HIV using stem cells. The patient, a 30-year-old man, had been living with HIV for 10 years and had undergone a stem cell transplant as part of a clinical trial. The transplant involved replacing his bone marrow with stem cells from a donor who had a rare genetic mutation that confers natural resistance to HIV. The patient has been in remission for over a year, with undetectable levels of HIV in his blood.
  2. Breakthrough in HIV cure research: In March 2020, scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a breakthrough in HIV cure research, using a combination of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and a gene editing tool called CRISPR to eliminate HIV from infected cells. The study, published in the journal Nature, showed that the combination therapy was able to eliminate HIV from the cells of infected mice, raising hopes for a potential cure for humans.
  3. New HIV cure trial launched: In June 2020, the NIH launched a new clinical trial to test a potential HIV cure using a combination of ART and a therapy called lenalidomide. The trial, known as the "HIV Cure" trial, aims to enroll 50 patients with HIV who have been on ART for at least three years and have undetectable levels of HIV in their blood.
  4. HIV cure breakthrough using gene therapy: In August 2020, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania announced a breakthrough in HIV cure research using gene therapy. The study, published in the journal Science, showed that a gene therapy called "CAR-T" cells was able to eliminate HIV from infected cells in mice, raising hopes for a potential cure for humans.
  5. HIV cure research receives major funding boost: In October 2020, the NIH announced a major funding boost for HIV cure research, with a $100 million investment over the next five years. The funding will support a range of research projects aimed at developing new treatments and therapies for HIV, including gene editing, gene therapy, and stem cell transplantation.

These are just a few examples of the many exciting developments in HIV cure research in 2020. While there is still much work to be done, these breakthroughs offer hope for a future where HIV is no longer a life-threatening disease.