40 years since the first reported case of AIDS, where's the HIV vaccine?More people now have access to antiretroviral therapy, which keeps down the amount of virus in their body.
07 Jun, 2021, 06.35 PM IST
Indian researchers working towards developing effective vaccine strategies against SARS-CoV-2 and HIVIn two studies published in the past week, they reported the design of a 'heat-tolerant' Covid-19 vaccine candidate and a rapid method to i...
10 Nov, 2020, 04.31 PM IST
Experimental vaccine may protect against HIVThe protein fragment of the vaccine candidate comes from gp120, a protein that covers HIV like a protective envelope.
29 Oct, 2017, 02.07 PM IST
- Researchers generate human antibodies in the lab
Bengaluru, July 25 (IANS) A new laboratory technique that will accelerate development of vaccines to protect people from a wide range of di...
25 Jul, 2017, 11.27 AM IST
- Human antibodies produced in lab to treat diseases
London, July 24 (IANS) Scientists have developed a method to artificially produce specific human antibodies which can be used to treat a wi...
24 Jul, 2017, 08.32 PM IST
Vaccine against HIV infection may soon be a realityScientists have developed a new approach to help the immune system actively fight the virus in the body.
21 Nov, 2016, 01.40 PM IST
New antibody may fight HIV virus more effectivelyProteins called broadly neutralising antibodies (bNAbs) are a promising key to the prevention of infection by HIV, the virus that causes AI...
13 Sep, 2015, 12.44 PM IST
First HIV self-testing kit goes on sale in UKThe first HIV self-testing kit that allows people to get a result in just 15 minutes at home has gone on sale in the UK.
27 Apr, 2015, 01.38 PM IST
Smartphone dongle detects HIV, syphilis in 15 minutesThe team made two main innovations to the dongle to achieve low power consumption, a must in places that do not always have electricity.
05 Feb, 2015, 04.22 PM IST
New synthetic molecules mimic human antibodiesScientists have crafted the first synthetic molecules that mimic natural human antibodies and may help fight cancer, HIV and various bacter...
29 Dec, 2014, 02.40 PM IST
Potential biomarker may predict HIV vaccine efficacySt George's, University of London is collaborating with Bionor Pharma to study HIV-associated immune activation that drives disease progres...
18 Jul, 2014, 05.55 PM IST
Effective HIV vaccine comes closer to realityThe new findings point the way towards a potentially more effective vaccine that would generate V1V2-directed HIV neutralising antibodies.
03 Mar, 2014, 01.04 PM IST
New therapy may offer HIV cureScientists used radioimmunotherapy to destroy remaining human immunodeficiency virus -infected cells in the blood samples of patients treat...
04 Dec, 2013, 01.25 PM IST
Global HIV vaccine closer to realityA scientific team led by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) conducted the study in monkeys.
25 Oct, 2013, 03.58 PM IST
- Hi-tech lab in Gurgaon to design vaccine for HIV
Gurgaon will now be home to the country’s first state-ofthe-art laboratory that will exclusively work to design an effective vaccine agains...
03 Mar, 2011, 12.21 PM IST
- New test identifies infants’ HIV status early
A simple blood test is now helping India identify the status of children born to HIV positive mothers as early as six weeks after their bir...
19 Jul, 2010, 12.16 PM IST
- AIDS vaccine search in US makes major U-turn after letdowns
After major disappointments, AIDS research in the US is making a significant turn away from human clinical trials and back to laboratory ba...
27 Jul, 2008, 08.03 AM IST