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New HIV Vaccine is Effective in Animals

The long difficult search for an effective AIDS vaccine continues–the most recent promising lead is from Crucell and Harvard researcher Dan Barouch.  The vaccine stimulates the body’s T-cells and prevents an infected animal from developing full blown AIDS.  It does not stop the initial viral infection from taking hold but prevents most of [...]

Harvard Researchers Help to Crack HIV Puzzle

HIV using a few basic components creates dramatic health effects. The HIV virus contains only nine genes that encode 15 proteins, these few proteins cause havoc in the human immune system. This bare bones attack by HIV could have an Achilles Heel.  HIV hijacks human proteins in order to propagate.  These hijacked proteins could be [...]