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Woman Seemingly Cured of HIV After Umbilical Cord Transplant
Umbilical cord blood may be a good alternative to bone marrow transplants for treating HIV in patients with HIV and cancer.
Woman Seemingly Cured of HIV After Umbilical Cord Transplant
Woman Seemingly Cured of HIV After Umbilical Cord Transplant

Umbilical cord blood may be a good alternative to bone marrow transplants for treating HIV in patients with HIV and cancer.

Umbilical cord blood may be a good alternative to bone marrow transplants for treating HIV in patients with HIV and cancer.

AIDS, disease & medicine

How Infectious Diseases Affect the Brain
The Scientist | Apr 8, 2021 | 1 min read
From a loss of taste to dementia, infectious agents cause an array of neurological symptoms.
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Timothy Ray Brown, First Person to Be Cured of HIV, Dies
Kerry Grens | Sep 30, 2020 | 2 min read
The AIDS activist, also known as the Berlin patient, represented optimism that scientists could find a way to beat HIV.
HIV Researcher Gita Ramjee Dies of Complications Tied to COVID-19
Catherine Offord | Apr 1, 2020 | 3 min read
The South African scientist fought for women’s access to healthcare in disadvantaged communities.
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Image of the Day: 70 Years of Disease Research
Amy Schleunes | Jan 21, 2020 | 1 min read
A video chronicles the course of disease research and prompts questions about where scientists may focus their studies in the future.
Long-Term HIV Remission After Medicine Discontinued
Kerry Grens | Mar 5, 2019 | 2 min read
The “London patient” may represent the second person cured of the infection by a cell transplant.
Experts Applaud, Question President’s Pledge to End AIDS Epidemic
Carolyn Wilke | Feb 6, 2019 | 3 min read
Donald Trump announced a plan to drastically cut HIV transmission by 2030, but some scientists and nonprofits aren’t sure the administration will follow through.
Former Congresswoman, HHS Secretary Margaret Heckler Dies
Catherine Offord | Aug 7, 2018 | 1 min read
Appointed by Ronald Reagan, Heckler led the agency from 1983 to 1985, and helped promote research into AIDS.
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