First case of HIV in remission in breakthrough trial for a cure

Researchers say that HIV has gone into remission in a man who was treated with a new cocktail of medications in a break-through that could lead to a cure for the virus.

The study involved a 34-year-old Brazilian man who was diagnosed with HIV in 2012. He started antiretroviral therapy (ART) and was given other medications which included nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3.

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Researchers said that he was given that treatment for 48 weeks, and then he stopped taking the medications. Fifty-seven weeks later, HIV DNA could not be found in his cells and…

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