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Is an HIV vaccine on the horizon?
Researchers in the US have developed a potential HIV vaccine approach that aims to prompt the creation of broadly neutralising antibodies via mRNA.
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How to select the best combination of antibodies to treat HIV
A new computer-based approach could help clinicians select the best combinations of broadly neutralising antibodies to treat HIV based on the virus’ genetics, while minimising the risk of the virus escaping treatment.
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Study highlights the essential role of dendritic cells in immunotherapy
Researchers have discovered how immune system dendritic cells are key to maintaining and regulating response to immunotherapy.
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New CRISPR gene-editing technology could lead to better treatments for HIV
Scientists at Northwestern Medicine have developed new techniques in human blood to pave potential paths towards a HIV cure.
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Possible connection between HIV and tuberculosis revealed
A recent study has shown that antiretroviral therapy timing impacts the animal version of HIV and latent tuberculosis.
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Experimental mRNA HIV vaccine shows promise in pre-clinical studies
A new potential mRNA vaccine that delivers instructions for making two key HIV proteins has been tested in mice and rhesus macaques.
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Treating cancer patients with cancer anorexia-cachexia syndrome
In this article, Patrick Kendall, Scientific Advisor for Artelo Biosciences, outlines why future treatment of cancer anorexia-cachexia syndrome may lie with drugs in development offering a mechanistic approach.
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Potent nanoparticle may help improve vaccines for HIV and other diseases
The new nanoparticle adjuvant improved antibody production following vaccination against HIV, diphtheria and influenza in mouse models.
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Positive pre-clinical results for CRISPR-based HIV therapy
The CRISPR-based therapy called EBT-101 excised HIV proviral DNA from the genomes of different cells and tissues in human cells and mice.
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Novel strategy successfully suppresses HIV infection in mice
A new method, called synapse for T-cell activation (synTac), can attack HIV-infected T cells and may be a new cure for HIV and other diseases.
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Exosome-based approach reduces levels of HIV in mice
Scientists have used exosomes to deliver a novel protein that prevented HIV from replicating in the bone marrow, spleen and brain of mouse models.
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Researchers engineer “mini” CRISPR genome editing system
Stanford researchers have developed a multi-purpose “mini” CRISPR system, called CasMINI, that may be easier to deliver into human cells.
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“Noisy” gene expression may help improve stem cell therapies
Researchers have identified a process that amplifies changes in gene expression, which could be harnessed to accelerate stem cell differentiation.
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Lentiviral vectors: the key to cancer treatments that CAR T-cell therapy cannot reach?
Professor Christian Brechot explains why lentiviral vectors could serve as an effective tool for treating a wide range of cancers and could be used for vaccines.
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Stem cells used to enhance immune response to HIV in primates
In non-human primates, researchers have found that mesenchymal stem cells were effective at strengthening the immune response to HIV.
