A US cancer patient who received a stem cell transplant has been cured of HIV, said a team of German doctors whose research was published in the peer-reviewed journal Blood on Wednesday.
“Our results strongly suggest that cure of HIV has been achieved in this patient,” said the study.
The results suggest the first such cure for the virus that causes AIDS.
(READ the AFP story at France24.com)
That’s amazing!!!:) God bless, everyone!:)
What has happen with this? Any updates?
Hi Josher, Here is an update from March 7, 2011. A team in Texas is picking up on the research and isolating stem cells that could be used if an HIV patient needs a stem cell transplant, in case of caner or leukemia…
http://www.livescience.com/13098-hiv-treatment-stem-cells-aids.html