Children May Hold the Key to a Widespread HIV Cure, Research Suggests
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Summary
The article explores the groundbreaking research led by Philip Goulder, a pediatrician and immunologist at the University of Oxford, focusing on children who acquired HIV from their mothers. Early administration of antiretroviral drugs to these children has shown promising results, with some achieving undetectable viral loads and the ability to discontinue medication. This research suggests that children may hold the key to a widespread HIV cure.
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· 3 pulledIn the hunt for an HIV cure, could children hold the answers?
After putting the children on antiretroviral drugs early in their lives to control the virus, Goulder and his colleagues were keen to monitor their progress.
Evidence is growing that some HIV-infected infants, if given antiretroviral drugs early in life, are able to suppress their viral loads to undetectable levels and then come off the medicine.
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