HIV cure close after disease 'vanishes' from patient's blood

Post by **Nutso** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 8:56 pm

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10 ... itish-man/

A British man could become the first person in the world to be cured of HIV using a new therapy designed by a team of scientists from five UK universities.

The 44-year-old is one of 50 people currently trialling a treatment which targets the disease even in its dormant state.

Scientists told The Sunday Times that presently the virus is completely undetectable in the man’s blood and if it remains that way it will be the first complete cure.

"This is one of the first serious attempts at a full cure for HIV,” said Mark Samuels, managing director of the National Institute for Health Research Office for Clinical Research Infrastructure.

“We are exploring the real possibility of curing HIV. This is a huge challenge and it's still early days but the progress has been remarkable."

Post by **Graham Kennedy** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 12:00 am

Fantastic news!

Science is awesome.

Post by **Mikey** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 1:33 am

I know it's early, but... holy shit. That's incredible.

Post by **IanKennedy** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 9:27 am

Wow, you've got to wonder about the variations and how long it will work. Anti virus stuff is progressing nicely.

RK_Striker_JK_5 · Post by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 1:09 pm

Oh, this is one of those, "I'm so glad I live now," moments.

McAvoy · Post by **McAvoy** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 3:06 am

Nice to see progress.

Didn't they use the virus to attack cancer cells a couple of years ago?

HIV cure close after disease 'vanishes' from patient's blood

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