Society for General Microbiology
Stem cell therapy to tackle HIV
Published in AIDS Weekly, April 12th, 2010
Professor Ben Berkhout speaking at the Society for General Microbiology's spring meeting in Edinburgh today explains how this new approach could dramatically improve the quality of life and life expectancy for HIV sufferers in whom antiviral drugs are no longer effective.
In the absence of an effective vaccine, daily administration of anti-retroviral drugs is the most effective treatment for HIV. However, low patient compliance rates combined with the virus's ability to easily mutate has led to the emergence...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2010-04-12)
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