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[Cmagus]

found this interesting article

http://www.thefuturereport.com/story/science-134

A couple of snippets from the story

Scientists at Imperial College London and Johns Hopkins University have made a medical breakthrough, discovering that removing the cholesterol from the HIV virus’ membrane disarms it, allowing for them to finally start development on a possible vaccine.

Removing the cholesterol from HIV cells means the innate immune system would not over-react, allowing the adaptive cells to form a proper and specialized cell to fight off the HIV pathogen.

They removed the cholesterol by injecting various concentrations of beta-cyclodextrin (bCD) into the cell, which causes the cholesterol deposits to bind together. Once they extracted that bit, the cell was then essentially left with a gaping hole and became inoperable because it could not stimulate pDC cells. A point to note is the fact that cholesterol in HIV cells is not the same as the one associated with clogged arteries and heart problems.


sounds like a huge breakthrough hopefully something comes of this.

Additional links

http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-way...210805678.html credit insane metal
http://bloodjournal.hematologylibrar...44218.abstract (research paper) credit Lesath

 

[A Link to the Past]

HIV virus disarmed, 0 posts

Toe Suck Fairy arrested, 35

:v

But seriously, awesome news. Progress!

 

[Shogmaster]

Science!

 

[TheKaeptain]

I hope this kick the shit of HIV and find a cure.

 

[Medalion]

SCIENCE!!!

 

[Sapiens]

"b-b-but God invented AIDS to punish homosinuality!"

 

[sixteen-bit]

Science is awesome.

 

[Clydefrog]

SCIENCE

ScIeNcE

SCIENCE!

 

[Veidt]

Just a matter of time before we can go back to those old days of fuck everything that walks, and get away with it.

 

[mr. puppy]

you 'found' a story that was on the front page of reddit?

 

[lightless_shado]

"b-b-but God invented AIDS to punish homosinuality!"

ohboyherewego.jpg

This is pretty cool. Will be interesting to see the medical landscape on that disease within the next 15 years

 

[Xeke]

What about Herpes.

 

[TheNatural]

Great stuff, not to be a downer, but I've read so many articles the past decade or so about how HIV can be stopped or attacked in some form or another, but it hasn't gotten out of the testing phase to the application phase yet. It seems like we have so much stuff out there to attack horrible illnesses, but making it so they work consistently and are safe for public consumption is the difficult part.

 

[makingmusic476]

Oh that's awesome.

 

[AceBandage]

What about Lupus?

 

[BlazingDarkness]

you 'found' a story that was on the front page of reddit?

Because that's clearly the issue to be discussed here, smh


In other news, awesome \o/

 

[Cmagus]

you 'found' a story that was on the front page of reddit?

I don't visit reddit so yeah but whatever.The article mentions its still in petri dish testing but who knows it's always a good sign someone has to crack it soon

 

[Seraphinianus]

it was only the 30th "AIDS CURED" article on the front page of reddit this month.

 

[Chichikov]

COVER ME SCIENCE, I'M GOING IN BAREBACK!

 

[Az]

Any small step is good for me.

 

[MThanded]

why don't they link to the research paper in the article. I wanted to look at it. Maybe I missed the link.

 

[Lesiroth]

That's good to hear.

 

[The Outsider]

Awesome, let's hope this leads to great things.

 

[ToxicAdam]

Fucking liberal scientists. I support the second amendment.

 

[Nora Kisaragi]

well we already cured cancer, makes sense we're working on HIV now

 

[Enron]

Cancer and ALS next on the list

 

[lightless_shado]

well we already cured cancer, makes sense we're working on HIV now

Nobody cures anything, they just come up with ways to make you live with it /chris rock

 

[TheSeks]

Just a matter of time before we can go back to those old days of fuck everything that walks, and get away with it.

Until HIV gets around this. I'm sure.

 

[Tuck]

Great to hear. I hope something usable comes from this.

 

[Pollux]

applause.gif

way to go smart people!

 

[shuri]

you 'found' a story that was on the front page of reddit?

This was all over the news today. I love how you are more concerned about where he found the link instead of giving credits to the scientists behind this.

 

[Anton Sugar]

HIV virus disarmed, 0 posts

I'm waiting for the inevitable "this is bogus/this doesn't change anything" post before I get my hopes up. There's always one.

 

[Angelus Errare]

"b-b-but God invented AIDS to punish homosinuality!"

Come on dude, let's not bring that shit into yet another positive thread.

 

[WrikaWrek]

F**k condoms!

 

[Lesath]

why don't they link to the research paper in the article. I wanted to look at it. Maybe I missed the link.

Here you go:

http://bloodjournal.hematologylibrary.org/content/early/2011/09/19/blood-2011-03-344218.abstract

 

[Stinkles]

Come on dude, let's not bring that shit into yet another positive thread.

I see what you did there.

 

[McLovin]

Awesome news! I didn't know you could disarm a virus. Maybe theirs hope for people who have herpes. Yeah I know that its not a big deal, but way more people have herpes, and its so easy to catch.

 

[DR3AM]

good stuff.

 

[MThanded]

Here you go:

http://bloodjournal.hematologylibrary.org/content/early/2011/09/19/blood-2011-03-344218.abstract

Thank you.

 

[GraveRobberX]

20 years from now:

"Where's Bob?"
"He caught a nasty case of HIV"
"OMFG!, Is he going to be all all right?"
"Yeah man, he went to the Wal-Mart pharmacy and got HIV-B-Gone by pfizer"
"Oh"
"It's the Robitussin for HIV"

 

[Imm0rt4l]

Science,fuck yea.

Just a matter of time before we can go back to those old days of fuck everything that walks, and get away with it.

yep!

 

[mrfolego]

Such a 90s disease
pssh

 

[Epicus Failus]

20 years from now:

"Where's Bob?"
"He caught a nasty case of HIV"
"OMFG!, Is he going to be all all right?"
"Yeah man, he went to the Wal-Mart pharmacy and got HIV-B-Gone by pfizer"
"Oh"
"It's the Robitussin for HIV"

So you just gonna put a small twist on Chris Rock's material...

You revolt me....

>=(

 

[kottila]

I'm waiting for the inevitable "this is bogus/this doesn't change anything" post before I get my hopes up. There's always one.

If it is still on the petri-dish stage, it may indeed not function in live organsims. It might even kill you

 

[Zzoram]

why don't they link to the research paper in the article. I wanted to look at it. Maybe I missed the link.

Because the media is HORRIBLE at reporting science news. They rarely ever give us the link to the article they are writing about, and almost always exaggerate or take out of context the findings.

 

[Gregorn]

This is cool and all, but I don't have HIV and won't ever get it. Could you work on something more helpful science?

 

[Grimm Fandango]

What about Lupus?

Seinfeld joke?

 

[Zzoram]

Just a matter of time before we can go back to those old days of fuck everything that walks, and get away with it.

Syphillis is apparently making a comeback in antibiotic resistant forms, and herpes is still making genitals blistery for life.

 

[Subterranean]

Great news for future HIV victims. The bad news is you got HIV from someone.

 

[Esch]

One step closer.