AIDS
GLP Podcast: Smoking, drinking fueled by genetics? Women more empathetic than men; Enthusiasm for HIV vaccine wanes
If you drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes, a growing body of evidence suggests that your genetics may have predisposed you ...
Stem cell transplants show promise as possible AIDS cure
[A study] demonstrated a successful stem cell transplantation from donors harboring an HIV-resistant gene. Blood taken from the patient revealed ...
Why worldwide HIV funding is taking a nosedive
As the novel coronavirus continues to squeeze government budgets, experts note there are more questions and uncertainties on the future ...
Second person cured of HIV after experimental stem cell transplant
A London man living with HIV who received an experimental stem cell transplant has appeared free of the virus for ...
Eliminating HIV by 2030 a real possibility, but ‘we’re not getting off to the right start’
During his State of the Union address in February, President Donald Trump reiterated a promise he had made a year earlier: By ...
Failed HIV vaccine study is ‘another frustrating defeat’ in the fight against AIDS
The failure-ridden search for a vaccine that can stop the AIDS virus has delivered yet another frustrating defeat. The HIV ...
Podcast: GMO rice could yield affordable treatment to stem HIV in developing world
A research team developed an ingenious solution to a logistical public health problem—adding anti-HIV proteins to rice ...
Viewpoint: Animal rights activists ‘reckless’ and ‘inhumane’ for pushing back against animal testing to find an AIDS vaccine
In July, researchers eliminated HIV from the genome of a mouse using antiviral therapy and CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing. It was the first ...
Once-a-year drug implant could solve one of the biggest obstacles for effective HIV treatments
An early test of a new drug and method of blocking HIV infection suggests they could overcome one of the ...
Genetic sequencing of 50-year-old tissue sample boosts theory that HIV emerged 100 years ago
For more than 50 years, the RNA remained hidden in a lymph node that had been snipped out of a ...
Podcast: Battle to conquer HIV with biotechnology is on. How much progress have we made?
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is to blame for one of the worst public health crises the world has ever ...
CRISPR used to cure HIV in mice. Will it lead to new treatments for humans?
Researchers say they have removed HIV from the DNA of mice, an achievement the scientists say could be an early ...
China revives discredited ‘malarial therapy’ as cancer treatment
American surgeon Henry Heimlich is best known for inventing a way to rescue choking victims, but a quarter-century ago, he was vilified ...
How AIDS transformed genetic engineering
For two decades, [Matt] Sharp had been living with HIV. He’d watched the height of the aids crisis claim dozens of his ...
Using CRISPR to block production of HIV in infected cells
Contracting HIV is no longer the death sentence that it was in the 1980s and early 90s. The first cases ...
HIV fix: Can gene editing work alongside the virus to provide a cure?
HIV is no longer a death sentence in much of the developed world. But effective treatment in developing nations needs ...
