HIV Cure News, Updates 2016: Scientists Now One Step Closer To Find Cure For HIV
Around 35 million around the world suffer from Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the demand for a fast discovery of a cure is a great concern. It seems that the patients infected with HIV will see the light pretty soon.
An International Research Group in Germany and Denmark claim to be one step closer to finding the cure for HIV. The said group relied on the support data coming from the University of California in San Francisco. In the data provided, the team will have to use not only immune boosters but also specialized antiretroviral drugs (which is the common medication of HIV-infected individuals) to target those specific HIV cells under the stage of reproduction.
They call the discovery as the "Shock and Kill" therapy. The team is now hopeful to get the results soon. They have also discovered that the combination of the immune boosters and the improved ARV drugs are successful to animal tests and even now the human trials. Just recently, the Vice President of amfAR Dr. Rowena Johnston said that they are confident about the fact that they are now close to the moment in discovering the possible cure for this disease based on the information and data they had recently acquired.
However, it seems that these promising results of the recently conducted studies in finding HIV's cure will be challenged. In the findings of AIDS Reseachers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine reported that almost all ways in enhancing the immune system may instead bring danger to someone infected with HIV.
Veteran AIDS researcher from the same group and school named Janice Clements said that their report last December 12 stated that their findings include an alleged inflammation of the brain, because of the shock-and-kill therapy applied in tests.
In this fast-paced world, technology and science discoveries have certainly doubled its speed in terms of development and innovation. Now, in the medical field, discoveries on cures have been already put to test. We will never know if all diseases will already be cured a year, a month or even just a week from now.
