By: Josh Davis/IFLScience In the continual struggle to effectively treat HIV, a disease that kills millions of people a year, researchers may have made an exciting breakthrough. In a new study, scientists report that they have developed a new type of antibody that could potentially treat, and even prevent HIV infection. One of the main reasons why HIV…
South African Child “Functionally Cured” Of HIV For Nine Years
By: Josh Davis/IFL Science A child who was born with HIV has been “functionally cured” of the virus for the last nine years. The South African child has been able to live for almost a decade without taking any medication for the disease, in what is only the third case of a child remaining in remission without detectable levels…
Modern HIV Drugs Give Young People “Near Normal” Life Expectancy
By: Josh Davis/IFL Science Since being isolated during the 1980s, the treatment of HIV has evolved dramatically. What used to be a death sentence, has now become a manageable condition, so much so that a new study has found that the life expectancy of young people with the virus is now “nearly normal”. The study,…