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Coverage of the 2014 International AIDS Conference
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Thursday, 24 July 2014 00:00
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
HIVandHepatitis.com coverage of the 20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014), July 20-25, in Melbourne, Australia.
Conference highlights include biomedical HIV prevention (PrEP and treatment-as-prevention), HIV cure research, interferon-free therapy for hepatitis C and HIV/HCV coinfection, access to treatment, and fighting stigma and criminalization of key affected populations.
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AIDS 2014: Researchers Discuss Progress Towards an HIV Cure [VIDEO]
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- Published on Tuesday, 22 July 2014 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Progress along the multi-pronged path towards a cure for HIV was one of the themes at the 20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014), taking place this week in Melbourne. Researchers provided updates on the "Mississippi Baby," a novel assay for detecting low levels of hidden virus in the body, and using the anti-cancer drug romidepsin to reactivate latent virus.
TAG Releases 2014 HIV, Hepatitis C, and Tuberculosis Pipeline Report
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Monday, 21 July 2014 00:00
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The Treatment Action Group (TAG) and HIV i-Base this week released the latest edition of their annual Pipeline Report, covering new therapies and related technologies for HIV, hepatitis C, and tuberculosis (TB), in conjunction with the 20th International AIDS Conference taking place this week in Melbourne, Australia.
AIDS 2014: Romidepsin Activates Latent HIV, But Does Not Decrease Viral Reservoir
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- Published on Tuesday, 22 July 2014 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
The HDAC inhibitor romidepsin was able to awaken latent HIV in resting T-cells, causing it to start producing new virus, but this was not associated with a decrease in the size of the viral reservoir in T-cells, researchers reported at the 20th International AIDS Conference this week in Melbourne. This finding suggests that kicking HIV out of hiding will not be adequate for a functional cure without strengthening immune response against the virus.
HIV Detected in Mississippi Baby Who Appeared Cured
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- Published on Friday, 11 July 2014 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
A child in Mississippi who had undetectable HIV viral load for more than 2 years off antiretroviral treatment and was heralded as a rare case of "functional cure" has been found to still be infected with the virus, researchers announced this week, tempering optimism about one cure research approach.
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