Scientific research into curing HIV infection has expanded significantly in recent years, gaining a much higher profile in the press. Unfortunately, media coverage of cure research can be inaccurate and tends to overhype preliminary results. The purpose of this page is to provide TAG’s perspective on cure research in the news, with the aim of placing stories in context and addressing any inaccuracies. A glossary of terms used in HIV cure research is available on the DARE Collaboratory website. Links to recent cure research coverage by both the mainstream media and community sources can be found on the main page of this section.
- HIV “completely eliminated” from cells in a laboratory dish with CRISPR technology (March, 2024)
- CRISPR-Based Cure for HIV “could be months away” (October/November 2023)
- HIV Short Film, “Right To Try” (December 2021, updated June 2022)
- The Esperanza Patient — Argentinian Woman’s Immune System May Have Cleared All Intact HIV (November 2021)
- Live Attenuated SHIV Vaccine Associated with Virus Clearance in Macaques (November 2021)
- American Gene Technologies HIV Gene Therapy (November 2019)
- HIV Eliminated From the Genomes of Living Animals (July 2019)
- Claims that “Gammora” Represents a Potential HIV Cure (October-November 2018, Updated September 2024)
- Cancer Drug Leads to ‘Drastic Decrease’ in HIV Infection in Lung Cancer Patient (November-December 2017)
- Nigerian Scientists Claim To Have Discovered Complete Cure For HIV/AIDS (December 2016-February 2017, updated May 2017)
- Israeli Scientists See Breakthrough in AIDS Cure (November 2016)
- British Scientists on Brink of HIV cure (October 2016)
- Cure for HIV Possible “Within Three Years” (April 2016)
- New Breakthrough May Lead to HIV Relapse Cure (October 2015)
- Claim that Gilead Sciences May Have Found an HIV Cure (May 2015)
- FDA Gives HIV ‘Functional Cure’ Go-Ahead For Human Trials (March 2015)
- Doctors “Cure” HIV Patient with Cord Blood Transplant (November 2014, updated July 2015)
- French Scientists Find Mechanism for Spontaneous HIV Cure (November 2014)
- Gene Editing Technique Removes HIV from Infected Cells (July 2014)
- Stem Cell Transplants for Cancers “Cleared” HIV in Two Australians (July 2014)