Early Signs for HIV Cure Are ‘Promising’ as Danish Scientists Begin Test on Humans
Danish scientists claim they’re on the brink of a “promising” breakthrough to cure HIV.
Researchers at the Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark said they’re now conducting clinical trials on humans using a “novel strategy” that has worked in lab tests, London’s The Telegraph reported.
The announcement comes just days after the U.S. government said it is halting a large study on creating an AIDS vaccine because experimental shots failed to prevent infection.
The Danish trial uses a treatment that forces the HIV virus from so-called reservoirs it forms in DNA cells, bringing the virus to the surface, according to The Telegraph.
Once the virus is exposed, the body’s natural immune system can destroy it with the help of a vaccine.
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