Gene Therapy for HIV/AIDS
- U.S. Company Virxsys Says Using AIDS to Fight AIDS (February 19, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- In New Way to Edit DNA, Hope for Treating Disease (January 11, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Gene Therapy Study Shows Method Is Safe, Somewhat Beneficial, Researchers Report (February 18, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- New HIV/AIDS Research Directions Show Promise, NEJM Editorial Says (February 12, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Engineered Killer T Cell Recognizes HIV-1's Lethal Molecular Disguises (November 10, 2008)
Implications for developing new treatments for AIDS.
From Penn Medicine
On TheBodyPRO.com
- A First Step Toward a Cure for AIDS? Novel Procedure Appears to Have Eliminated HIV (November 5, 2008)
From amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
- How Well Will HIV Meds Work For You? It's All in the Genes, Study Suggests (March 31, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
- Researchers Discover Genetic Circuit in HIV That Controls Whether Virus Activates, Remains Dormant (March 19, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Researchers Develop Technique That Prevents HIV From Reproducing, Philadelphia Inquirer Reports (February 11, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Study Finds Genetic Influence on Pace of HIV/AIDS Progression (October 22, 2007)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- HIV Eradication Unlikely Following Bone Marrow Transplantation (April 24, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
- Researchers Map Genes of Parasite That Increases Risk for Women to Contract HIV, Study Says (January 16, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Biotech Firm Creates Genetically Modified Immune Cells That Resist HIV Infection in Vitro (December 20, 2005)
Sangamo aims to modify patients' immune cells to possess a CCR5 receptor mutation that may make them "uninfectable".
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- California: Scientists Tout Stem Cells' Use to Battle HIV (November 3, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The Development Pipeline for Cytokines, Immunomodulators and Gene Therapy (September 29, 2005)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- Human Cells Can "Silence" HIV Genes (May 19, 2005)
A study finds that so-called "RNA silencing," first detected in plants and insects, may contribute to human cells' defense against HIV.
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- New Strategy for Blocking HIV: Trim5-alpha (November 2004)
A recently discovered protein in animals appears to block HIV infection, though the human form of the protein confers no such benefit.
To read PDF, click here.
In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
On TheBodyPRO.com
- Gene Therapy for HIV (July 2004)
A brief overview and research update.
To read PDF, click here.
In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
- Gene Therapy May Block HIV Spread (May 12, 2004)
An experimental treatment has shown some success in re-engineering a person's T cells to more effectively kill HIV.
From BBC News
- Gene Therapy: The Ultimate Fusion Blocker? (December 2003)
A recap of recent research on C36, an artificial gene that produces a peptide that acts similarly to T-20.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Interfering With RNA: Kill the Messenger (October 2003)
To read PDF, click here.
In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
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