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Top 5 HIV cure and vaccine stories from AIDS 2020

Image: Dr Ricardo Diaz, who led the study which may have led to a functional cure in one man. Federal University of São Paulo / www.unifesp.br

Promising results for vesatolimod in monkeys and humans

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Gene therapy or immunotherapy: which approach is more likely to deliver a cure for HIV?

Image: Sharon Lewin and John Frater in the online AIDS 2020 cure pre-conference debate.

New assay finds low levels of intact proviral DNA in HIV elite controllers

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Brazilian man in long-term HIV remission – without a stem cell transplant

Image: Lead researcher Dr Ricardo Diaz. Federal University of São Paulo / www.unifesp.br

Has someone been cured of HIV with a cheap, simple drug regimen?

Image: Lead researcher Dr Ricardo Diaz. Federal University of São Paulo / www.unifesp.br

Starting infant treatment within days of birth does not improve viral suppression

Image: 'Community Health Workers Working with HIV-infected Mothers'. Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation–Malawi / Robbie Flick / USAID. Creative Commons licence.

Top 5 HIV cure and vaccine stories from CROI 2020

Ravindra Gupta first presenting the case at CROI 2019 in Seattle. Photo by Liz Highleyman.

An HIV cure may work differently for women and men

Image: Domizia Salusest | www.domiziasalusest.com