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US Politics 13w
So prevention is actually amazing and a huge scientific breakthrough, but I’d also like to remind everyone that there are 3 cases of HIV being completely cured after stem cell transplants were used to beat cancer. The cure is next 😁
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Good morning. It’s now possible to, essentially, get vaccinated against HIV.
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FDA approves the world's only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV

abcnews.go.com

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Anonymous 13w

We already have a pretty good understanding of how it happened, as 2/3 of the cases involved donors with a stem cell mutation which lacks receptors capable of taking in retroviruses. Several more patients are in remission, which means it is actively undergoing human trials, but it takes years to be officially declared cured.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 13w

Another awesome application of stem cells is that a case from china saw a woman in remission from Type 1 Diabetes! Still can’t call it officially cured, but she’s been off insulin for over a year :)

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 13w

And one more bit of good news is that there are small communities in South America which the locals have tested positive for rabies antibodies after being bitten by a bat despite never receiving a vaccine. People everywhere are awesome and developing natural resistances to what was once a death sentence, as well as curing the most incurable ailments are proof of that. I hope y’all enjoy the good news from the medical community :D

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