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Three-in-one antibody may protect from HIV-like virus

20 September 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

A three-pronged antibody has been found to protect from infection with two strains of SHIV, better than individual natural antibodies...

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HIV vaccine hurdle cleared

14 September 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

An international team of researchers have demonstrated a way of overcoming one of the major stumbling blocks that has prevented the development of a vaccine against HIV..

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Nanoparticles give disease-fighting properties to cells

30 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

A new biomedical tool has been developed using nanoparticles that deliver transient gene changes to targeted cells...

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Researchers identify a new way to treat HIV

24 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Researchers have identified a novel variant "Delta 20" that suppresses the most damaging HIV strains...

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Novel imaging approach offers insights into HIV’s lifecycle

21 August 2017 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Scientists have used a novel live-cell fluorescent imaging system that has allowed them to identify individual particles associated with HIV...

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Optibrium, Imperial College and DNDi to collaborate on drug development

30 May 2017 | By Niamh Marriott (Drug Target Review)

The collaboration will provide MSc students with industry-relevant learning tools and pharma with a new pipeline of candidate compounds.

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Scientists jump hurdle in HIV vaccine design

30 May 2017 | By Niamh Marriott (Drug Target Review)

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have made another important advance in HIV vaccine design.

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Novel antibacterial wound cover made from crustaceans

2 May 2017 | By Niamh Marriott (Drug Target Review)

Researchers develop bacteria-fighting wound dressing made with the help of crustaceans…

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Kymab receives $9m R+D grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

9 January 2017 | By Niamh Marriott (Drug Target Review)

The monoclonal antibody biopharmaceutical group Kymab announced today that it has received a $9m grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to accelerate the development of novel vaccines and therapeutics for infectious diseases, including HIV.

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HIV test performed on USB stick

10 November 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer

The technology could enable patients with HIV to be managed more effectively in remote locations and can produce a result in under 30 minutes...

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New biologic drug benefits patients with multi-drug resistant HIV

31 October 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer

A new biologic medication - the first for HIV - is showing promise in treating patients with multidrug resistance, according to phase 3 research...

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Toys and ‘enriched’ surroundings help fight infection in mice

30 September 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer

A simple set of alterations to a mouse’s living space, adding toys, caused dramatic changes to their T cells, making them a more protective inflammatory...

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Discovery of how HIV virus spreads leads to new drug target

11 August 2016 | By Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology

HIV is surrounded by a protein shell called the capsid. It has now been found that HIV hides within the capsid while it builds DNA...

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How NIH’s $30 million research fund will help find HIV cure

20 July 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer

The NIH recently awarded $30 million to advance science towards a cure for HIV. Drug Target Review caught up with the Wistar Institute‘s Dr. Luis Montaner, co-leader of the BEAT-HIV project...

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NIH funds six research collaborations to find a cure for HIV

14 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer

The US National Institutes of Health has awarded $30 million in annual funding to help advance science towards a cure for HIV...

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