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New lead for AIDS treatment? IISER scientists identify circular RNA that helps HIV-1 virus multiply

Findings published in journal Science Advances. The scientists have also developed a protein molecule that can reduce the multiplication of the HIV virus.

‘Rendered him cynical’ — SC orders IAF to compensate veteran who got HIV after 2002 blood transfusion

Overturning NCDRC ruling, bench says 'no amount of compensation & monetary terms can undo harm caused by services' behaviour which has shaken foundation of appellant’s dignity'.

New hope for HIV cure: Dual gene editing ‘eliminates’ infection, targets protein that helps virus enter body

US study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Therapy administered to mice engrafted with human T cells resulted in suppression of virus & elimination of HIV-1.

Pakistan is reeling from an HIV outbreak — Sindh province sees 21 cases in a week

The virus is seeping into the general population in Sindh. Poverty and lax governance the root cause.

New hope for HIV cure as third patient shows signs of remission after stem cell transplant

Senior physician Björn-Erik Ole Jensen says allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant is a strong answer to curing HIV-1

Mixed-race US woman becomes first to be cured of HIV using new cord blood treatment

The patient is the third person overall to be cured of HIV using therapies. She received umbilical cord blood, more accessible than bone marrow transplants.

Covid-infected HIV patient in South Africa developed 21 mutations, study shows

Led by scientists from Stellenbosch and University of KwaZulu-Natal, the study adds to evidence that Covid may mutate rapidly when harboured by immunosuppressed individuals.

US study on drug resistance says it led to 1.27 million deaths in 2019, more than HIV/AIDS

Study involving University of Washington researchers analysed data from 204 countries and territories. It was published in 'The Lancet'.

Argentinian woman naturally cured of HIV, is second such patient 

The woman, dubbed Esperanza Patient, was diagnosed with HIV in 2013 but never showed any signs of illness. Last year, a Californian woman was declared to have locked away the virus in her genome. 

Human trials for the first mRNA HIV vaccine will begin this week. Here’s how it will work

The Covid-19 vaccine giant will enrol humans in two-year-long HIV vaccine trials that begins this week to test for safety and immunogenicity, after promising preliminary results earlier this year.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.