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HIV Antibodies: Experts Foresee Vaccines, and a Long Wait

By Katie DrummondJul 9th 2010 – 9:25AM

(July 9) -- A team of American scientists has announced a milestone finding that could spur the development of effective vaccines to prevent HIV/AIDS. As AOL News reported Thursday, two antibodies that neutralize 91 percent of HIV strains have been discovered by researchers with the National Institutes of Health's Vaccine...

Discovery Helps Researchers Close In on HIV Vaccine

By Katie DrummondJul 8th 2010 – 4:47PM
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(July 8) -- American scientists are touting a major stride toward a vaccine that can ward off HIV, after finding two key proteins that neutralize 91 percent of the virus' 190 strains. The team of researchers with the National Institutes of Health's Vaccine Research Center hopes the antibody discovery can spur successful...

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Julie Chen, M.D.: Do We Have a Functional Cure for HIV Yet?

By Julie Chen, M.D. Oct 04th 2011 - 06:08PM

When HIV was first discovered in 1983 to be the cause of AIDS, patients and doctors alike felt the full brunt of the fear associated with a newly-discovered lethal contagion.

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HIV Vaccine That Could Turn Disease Into ‘Minor Infection'

By Kyrsty Jade Hazell Sep 29th 2011 - 12:37PM

Scientists from the Spanish Superior Scientific Research Council have discovered an immunity vaccine that could potentially prevent HIV turning into AIDS.

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Health Care Conference Highlights Speculative Innovators

By prods@weblogsinc.com (Steven Halpern) Nov 23rd 2010 - 01:02PM

"Innovio's VGX-3100 vaccine has had a sensational response to cervical cancer in Phase I trials. It saw a T-cell response in 72 of patients who received a high dose of the vaccine.

HIV vaccine News From the Web

  • 11/18/11 HVTN debunks top 10 myths about HIV vaccine research Source: News-Medical.Net Dec. 1 is World AIDS Day, and in commemoration of the occasion, the HIV Vaccine Trials Network, headquartered at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, debunks the top 10 myths about HIV vaccine research.
  • 11/15/11 Top 10 Myths About HIV Vaccine Research (Dec. 1 Is... Source: newswise mednews SEATTLE – Dec. 1 is World AIDS Day, and in commemoration of the occasion, the HIV Vaccine Trials Network, headquartered at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, debunks the top 10 myths about HIV vaccine research.

Background on HIV vaccine

An HIV vaccine that protects vaccinated individuals from HIV infection is the goal of many HIV research programmes.

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