The ‘Geneva patient’: first case of HIV cure without protective mutation

The ‘Geneva patient’: first case of HIV cure without protective mutation

MADRID, (EUROPA PRESS) – The ‘Geneva patient’ joins the group of people who have achieved a cure for HIV after a stem cell transplant, becoming the first person in the world to achieve this without their donor presenting the CCR5(delta)32 mutation, known to confer protection against HIV infection, and who has now been free of … Read more

Drugs against HIV and AIDS are tested for the first time as a treatment for brain tumors

Drugs against HIV and AIDS are tested for the first time as a treatment for brain tumors

MADRID, (EUROPA PRESS) – Scientists from the Center of Excellence in Brain Tumor Research at the University of Plymouth (United Kingdom) are carrying out a clinical trial to test whether the use of the antiretrovirals ritonavir and lopinavir, used against HIV, may help people with neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2). This rare inherited genetic disease causes tumors … Read more

Scientists Successfully Eliminate HIV from Body Cells with CRISPR Technology

Scientists Successfully Eliminate HIV from Body Cells with CRISPR Technology

loading… CRISPR technology can eliminate HIV. PHOTO/DAILY LONDON – For scientist has made a significant step forward in the fight against HIV by eliminating the virus from infected cells using CRISPR gene editing technology. ALSO READ – There is a cure, Head of the IDAI Children’s HIV Task Force Suggests Pregnant Women Get an HIV … Read more