Intriguing finding has scientific community abuzz
Aging with HIV: Concerns About Accelerated Heart Disease
In prior publications, these researchers have documented that heart attacks, sudden death due to heart failure, and stroke are more frequent among HIV-infected individuals, despite complete viral suppression by antiretroviral therapy (ART). These conditions are particularly worrisome as people with HIV are aging.
New amfAR Grants Enlist Help of Bioengineers to Overcome Obstacles to Curing HIV
In a novel approach to conquering HIV, amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, is pairing HIV researchers with bioengineers to address the main barrier to a cure for HIV: the persistent reservoirs of virus not cleared by antiretroviral therapy. A new round of Investment grants, totaling $1.2 million, will support six new research projects aimed at bringing to bear highly advanced technologies that until recently might have belonged in the pages of a science fiction novel.
Could an Innovative Drug Combination Eliminate HIV?
New Research on HIV Antibodies Advances Search for Cure
Understanding the ‘Interferon Paradox:’ A Novel Approach to Eradicating HIV
In an editorial in the January issue of The Journal of Clinical Investigation, amfAR-funded scientist Dr. Steven Deeks of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), working with colleagues from UCSF and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, outline another approach involving interferon that may be superior at achieving HIV suppression.
Gene Therapy to Cure HIV: Where to from Here?
Gene Therapy to Cure HIV: Where to from Here?
A New Approach to HIV Latency
Advances in HIV Latency Leading to New Cure Approaches
Gene-Editing Technology: A Game Changer for HIV Cure Research?
New amfAR Grants Support Next Generation of Scientists Pursuing Innovative Solutions to HIV/AIDS
New amfAR Grants Support Next Generation of Scientists Pursuing Innovative Solutions to HIV/AIDS
What to Look for in Assessing HIV Cure Stories in the Media
New Antibody Therapy Sends HIV-Like Infection Into Sustained Remission
Scientists Discover Innovative Technique to Wake Up Dormant HIV
More Than One Way to Activate a Virus
The “shock and kill” approach to eradicating HIV from dormant cell reservoirs is a very active area of HIV research. In these monthly updates, we’ve discussed several drugs, developed to treat a variety of diseases, including cancer and epilepsy, that have the capacity to reverse such a latent state in the test tube.