How long will it take to find a cure for HIV?
Clinical trials often take between eight and ten years to be completed. Is having a cure for HIV by 2020 even feasible? Our goal is to achieve the scientific underpinnings of a cure by 2020.
How long can you live with HIV 2020?
A new study reports that people who were HIV-positive at age 21 had an average life expectancy of 56 years — nine years fewer than their virus-free peers.
Is there a current cure for HIV?
There is no cure for HIV yet. However, antiretroviral treatment (ART) can control HIV and allow people to live a long and healthy life.
Will we have a cure for HIV/AIDS by 2020?
We won’t have a cure by 2020, not in the sense that we’ll have a therapy that will effectively eliminate HIV from the body without the possibility of viral rebound. That’s way too short a window.
What is the countdown to a cure for AIDS?
Cure for AIDS amfAR’s “Countdown to a Cure for AIDS” is a research initiative aimed at finding a broadly applicable cure for HIV by 2020. “Countdown to a Cure” is designed to intensify amfAR’s cure-focused HIV research program with plans to strategically invest $100 million in cure research over the next six years. Countdown to a Cure
Why has it been so hard to find a cure for HIV/AIDS?
There are several reasons why finding a cure for HIV/AIDS has been such a long road of challenge after challenge. HIV is such a complex, multifaceted, ever-changing virus that it makes it difficult to keep up with. Some of the current general challenges facing HIV research include: 1
Is there a natural cure for HIV?
Scientists are researching two types of cure: a functional cure and a sterilising cure. There is no ‘natural cure’ or ‘herbal cure’ for HIV. Antiretroviral treatment is the only medication that is proven to effectively control HIV.