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POSTED October 22, 2011 - 15:40 | POSTED BY Jyoti Pal

Anti-HIV gel treats herpes too - study

Anti-HIV gel not only slashes the risk of infection in women from AIDS virus, but also protects them from contracting genital herpes, findings of a new study reveal.

According to the findings of the study conducted by the researchers at the National Institutes of Health, Gilead Sciences Inc.

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POSTED September 25, 2011 - 16:15 | POSTED BY Jyoti Pal

Sugary compounds give hope of AIDS prevention

In a remarkable medical breakthrough, researchers at the University of Utah, claim to have developed a novel treatment to prevent the sexual transmission of the AIDS virus.

According to the findings of the study, Lectins, a new class of compounds, cling to the sugary coating of the AIDS virus and prohibit them from inflicting other cells.

POSTED August 11, 2011 - 11:07 | POSTED BY Simmy Mishra

Scientist creates virus that kills HIV cells

In what may be termed as a breakthrough, a scientist at University of Southern California has created a virus that attacks HIV infected cells.

Dr. Pin Wang, a chemical engineering professor at the Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California has named the virus lentiviral vector that destroys the HIV-infected cells.

This virus is a new hope for a possible HIV cure, an issue that has been the concern for the whole medical fraternity for quite some time now.

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