New technique detects cells hiding dormant HIV reservoirs, wakes virus up.

HIV is a viral infection that is treatable using Antiretroviral Therapy (ART). ART stops HIV from replicating itself and by doing so reduces the amount of virus in the blood stream to such low levels that it prevents the virus from being passed on, and allows the body and immune system to recover to normal.  However, ART alone cannot cure HIV. This is because ART … Continue reading New technique detects cells hiding dormant HIV reservoirs, wakes virus up.