A shot in the dark may have helped scientists find the light at the end of the tunnel. A team of researchers led by Simon Fraser University scientist Ralph Pantophlet says they’ve stumbled onto a bacterium that contains unique, unnatural sugar molecules that closely resembles those found on the HIV virus. The discovery, profiled in the latest … [Read more...]
Vancouver-made HIV strategy is Science Magazine’s 2011 breakthrough of the year
January 19, 2012 by
A locally developed HIV treatment has been named the 2011 breakthrough of the year by Science Magazine. The ‘treatment as prevention’ strategy, pioneered by the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, involves widespread testing and use of anti-HIV drugs known as highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) to thwart the virus in HIV-positive … [Read more...]
