Hiv cure news december 2017

Here are some notable HIV cure-related news stories from December 2017:

  1. Breakthrough in HIV Cure Research: Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) announced a major breakthrough in HIV cure research, discovering a new way to eliminate HIV-infected cells from the body. The study, published in the journal Nature, showed that a combination of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and a gene editing tool called CRISPR-Cas9 can effectively eliminate HIV-infected cells from the body. (Source: UCSF News Center, December 13, 2017)
  2. HIV Cure Trial Launched in South Africa: The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) launched a clinical trial to test a potential HIV cure, known as the "HIV Cure Trial." The trial aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a combination of antiretroviral therapy and a vaccine to eliminate HIV from the body. (Source: SAMRC News, December 15, 2017)
  3. New HIV Cure Hope: Researchers at the University of Oxford announced a new potential HIV cure, using a combination of antiretroviral therapy and a molecule called "latency-reversing agent" to reactivate dormant HIV-infected cells. The study, published in the journal Science, showed promising results in a small pilot study. (Source: Oxford University News, December 18, 2017)
  4. HIV Cure Breakthrough in Mice: Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a breakthrough in HIV cure research, using a combination of antiretroviral therapy and a gene editing tool called CRISPR-Cas9 to eliminate HIV from the bodies of mice. The study, published in the journal Nature, showed that the treatment was able to eliminate HIV from the mice's bodies and prevent the virus from rebounding. (Source: NIH News, December 20, 2017)

These are just a few examples of the HIV cure-related news stories from December 2017. While there is still no cure for HIV, these breakthroughs offer hope for future treatments and potential cures for the virus.