AIDS

Cured

Treatments

This is big.

First Woman Reportedly Cured of HIV

British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline is ready to start human trials of its potential cure for HIV some time next year.

HIV Cure

A cure could become a reality "by 2030 if not sooner."

Pharma Company to Start Human Trials of HIV Cure Next Year

A team of researchers in Japan has created a vaccine that was able to kill a type of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in macaques during an early trial.

Killing HIV

The virus became undetectable in six out of seven test subjects.

New Vaccine Kills HIV in Monkeys, Researchers Planning Human Trial

Three charities have launched the world's first sperm bank for HIV-positive donors called Sperm Positive in New Zealand. Three men have already signed up.

HIV Positivity

Developments

"I know what joy children can bring, I love having them around."

New Zealand Opens World's First HIV-Positive Sperm Bank

An HIV implant that delivers preventative medications proved effective and well-tolerated in an initial trial, according to its developer.

Halting HIV

The implant was well-tolerated and effective in a small trial.

This Tiny Implant Could Prevent HIV for an Entire Year

Using a combination of CRISPR and antiretroviral therapy, researcher eliminated the HIV virus from the genomes of mice engineered to produce human T cells.

HIV, Be Gone

Human trials of the new treatment could kick off within the year.

CRISPR Helps Scientists Cure HIV In Living Animals For First Time

Researchers discover that antiretroviral therapy (ART) completely eliminates gay men's risk of HIV transmission through sex.

Safe Sex

This discovery could help bring an end to AIDS.

Study Finds “Zero Risk” of HIV Transmission During Drug Treatment

A third patient appears HIV-free following the same time of bone marrow transplant used to treat two others reportedly cured of the virus.

Medical Momentum

And a fourth and fifth might be following soon behind.

A Third Patient Is Now Reportedly Cured of HIV

European scientists say that a bone marrow transplant has permanently cured a patient's infection with HIV, which is the virus that causes AIDS.

Second Win

"These new findings reaffirm our belief that there exists a proof of concept that H.I.V. is curable."

Doctors Say They've Permanently Cured a Patient's HIV

The three-year trial could be the breakthrough we need.

A Vaccine for HIV Is About to Be Tested in Thousands of People

The "Block-and-Lock" approach is meant to stop HIV cells from reactivating — even if treatment is interrupted.

Scientists May Have Discovered a "Functional Cure" for HIV

It was a death sentence. Now, it's not. 

HIV is No Longer a Terminal Illness. Here's How We got Here.

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