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  1. Researchers a step closer to a cure for HIV | ScienceDaily

    A new study shows virus-like particle can effectively 'shock and kill' latent HIV reservoir in those living with chronic HIV.

  2. Twice-yearly shot proves successful at preventing HIV ... - CNN

    The twice-yearly injection of the drug lenacapavir can provide total protection against HIV infections, demonstrating 100% efficacy in Phase 3 trial data released by drugmaker Gilead and...

  3. New findings offer potential breakthrough in HIV cure research

    May 25, 2023 — New animal research is helping explain why at least five people have become HIV-free after receiving a stem cell transplant, and may bring scientists closer to developing what ...

  4. Seventh patient ‘cured’ of HIV: why scientists are excited

    Credit: NIAID/National Institutes of Health/SPL. A 60-year-old man in Germany has become at least the seventh person with HIV to be announced free of the virus after receiving a stem-cell ...

  5. New HIV drug can only offer hope of ending AIDS if all have ...

    Twice-yearly injections of Lenacapavir showed overwhelming efficacy for preventing HIV infections compared to standard oral preventative HIV medicines, known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Additional trials are ongoing in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, Thailand and the United States.

  6. Beginning of end of HIV epidemic? — Harvard Gazette

    July 24, 2024 7 min read. Researchers may have found a powerful new preventative against the AIDS virus, which has killed more than 40 million people since the epidemic began in 1981. In late June, a trial of lenacapavir, an existing anti-HIV drug used to reduce infection, produced an astonishing result: None of the more than 2,100 young female ...