Neutralising antibodies offers hope for HIV vaccine
Researchers are in the process of discovering the factors responsible for the production of antibodies that do not just fight one virus strain, but neutralises almost all known virus strains.
Sep 11, 2018, 16:31 PM IST
Researchers develop once-a-week pill to treat HIV
When infected with the HIV virus, humans cannot produce the required antibodies to kill it, which is why an HIV vaccine has been a challenge to develop.
Jan 10, 2018, 16:22 PM IST
Silver lining for HIV patients: Researchers design experimental vaccine
The molecule could one day become part of a successful HIV vaccine, the researchers said.
Oct 29, 2017, 19:09 PM IST
Experimental HIV vaccine is well-tolerated in adults
The new vaccine regimen -- called as "Ad26 mosaic" -- were well-tolerated and capable of generating anti-HIV immune responses in healthy HIV-negative adults.
Jul 25, 2017, 15:12 PM IST
HIV fight advances with new drug cocktails, fresh vaccine hopes
Researchers believe such advances are necessary to stay ahead of a virus that can all too often develop resistance to medicines, despite the use since 1996 of three- or four-drug combinations that mean HIV/AIDS is no longer a death sentence.
Jul 24, 2017, 14:26 PM IST
HIV vaccine a step closer? Cows become scientists' aides in developing immunisation!
It is believed that cows evolved a supreme immune defence due to their complex and bacteria-packed digestive system.
Jul 21, 2017, 10:47 AM IST
HIV vaccine efficacy study begins in South Africa
The new trial, to be conducted at 15 sites across South Africa, where more than 1,000 people become infected with HIV every day, aims to test whether it will provide greater and more sustained protection than the RV144 regimen.
Nov 29, 2016, 06:56 AM IST
HIV vaccine: Australian scientists achieve step in 'right direction'
A team of researchers from South Australia's University of Adelaide and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital have used a common cold virus to introduce their DNA-based vaccine into the immune system of laboratory mice.
Nov 21, 2016, 11:08 AM IST
Breakthrough in HIV? Researchers may have found a possible cure for deadly infection
The research, being carried out by five of Britain's top universities with NHS support, is combining standard antiretroviral drugs with a drug that reactivates dormant HIV and a vaccine that induces the immune system to destroy the infected cells.
Oct 03, 2016, 11:28 AM IST
Can continued semen exposure increase HIV resistance?
Earlier studies have shown that long-term sex work does not always result in infection.
Dec 14, 2015, 16:16 PM IST
