A new test that measures the quantity and quality of inactive HIV viruses in the genes of people living with HIV may eventually give researchers a better idea of what drugs work best at curing the disease. Currently no cure exists for…
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‘Reservoir of disease’ within young population shows challenge for Washington’s reopening plans
An analysis of Washington state Department of Health data—published after peer review March 24—has found that people under 40 years old have continued to become infected by the coronavirus at increasing rates even as the incidence of infection among older…
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Immunotherapy combo achieves reservoir shrinkage in HIV model
Stimulating immune cells with two cancer immunotherapies together can shrink the size of the viral “reservoir” in SIV-infected non-human primates treated with antiviral drugs, researchers have concluded. The reservoir includes immune cells that harbor virus despite potent antiviral drug treatment….
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