Sunday, May 15, 2011

US Scientists (more or less) came up with an HIV vaccine!

Ok, I have good news and bad news.

The bad one is, if you've caught herpes once in your life, you'll have the virus inside of you forever. That's right, you'll never get rid of it. Never. But you probably knew that already, didn't you?

Now, the good news is, the CMV virus, belonging to the herpes family, may be the ultimate weapon against AIDS. Because, um, long story short, it "enables the immune system to be constantly on the alert for HIV".
A bunch of US scientists toyed with CMV in its different versions and injected it to monkeys affected by their own version of AIDS. More than half of them were completely rid of the virus! And since herpes never leaves your body... That's right, bye bye HIV!

Of course, the drawback is that injecting herpes to humans might not be the brightest idea, so our little CMV guys will have to be weakened in order not to completely screw you up. But hey, it's still something that lets us keep high hopes for the future, right?

I sure hope that my future kids won't have to deal with AIDS at every damn step of their lives.

More details can be found at http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/vaccine-is-found-to-clear-the-body-of-hiv-virus-15154765.html
Posted by Only in America at 2:09 PM

42 comments:

  1. wellpickedboogerMay 15, 2011 at 2:47 PM

    Wow, this is a major step in finding a cure, for sure! This really fills me with hope, thanks for sharing.

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  2. Tech UnlockedMay 15, 2011 at 3:29 PM

    Man, what a crazy article.

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  3. KeiMay 15, 2011 at 3:31 PM

    I never had herpes :P

    Sounds like a great progress, I hope this leads to find a curea for the AIDS.

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  4. RaizooMay 15, 2011 at 3:59 PM

    Good to know it

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  5. AnonymousMay 15, 2011 at 4:00 PM

    that is good news!

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  6. RageCompeXMay 15, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    herpes is the wordt thing that can happen to you..or aids

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  7. AnonymousMay 15, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    swap herpes and hiv? what the... okay ive got neither i suppose so im safe

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  8. DinnerMay 15, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    Crazy. Hope you don't have it

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  9. AnonymousMay 15, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    Its a step forward at least!

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  10. strekMay 15, 2011 at 6:11 PM

    that's crazy

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  11. GrahamMay 15, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    It's not a bad deal - get herpes, don't get aids. Or just practise safe sex. Ummm tricky decision...

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  12. AnonymousMay 15, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    hopefully you'll be posting about a cure one day too!

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  13. Super LorroMay 15, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    Always look on the bright side eh?

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  14. AnonymousMay 15, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    It's bad in both ways imo >_< I guess you have to sacrifice for some good >_<

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  15. 2A knows bestMay 15, 2011 at 11:51 PM

    Herpes huh? Who would have thunk it

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  16. AnonymousMay 16, 2011 at 12:02 AM

    finnally some little hope ;w;

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  17. DanMay 16, 2011 at 12:05 AM

    Well, I suppose Herpes is less lethal than HIV.

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  18. CarmMay 16, 2011 at 12:22 AM

    Interesting! This is the first time I have heard of this?

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  19. AlexisMay 16, 2011 at 12:33 AM

    This is pretty amazing, maybe one day they can engineer an inert version of herpes that still has the same fighting properties.

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  20. NameMay 16, 2011 at 12:48 AM

    This is amazing, but you should now that if our gouvernement really wanted to find an HIV vaccine they would find it in a year, but because we make a lot of money with it they cannot give scientist a good budget for the researchs.


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  21. GarretMay 16, 2011 at 12:58 AM

    definitely steps in the right direction, gotta love those scientists!

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  22. LeminurMay 16, 2011 at 12:58 AM

    Wow! That is such an amazing discovery! Remind me of not kissing any girl with herpes...

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  23. LeminurMay 16, 2011 at 1:08 AM

    Yea, I wish I don't rub lips from a girl with herpes.
    Thanks for the info! They sure were useful!

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  24. An intellectual blogMay 16, 2011 at 1:14 AM

    AIDS walk in NY just took place today... walked all 6.2 miles
    There is hope!

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  25. AnonymousMay 16, 2011 at 1:32 AM

    great, now do malaria

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  26. R. MotMay 16, 2011 at 1:41 AM

    That's pretty awesome. The wonders of modern medicine!

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  27. MikeMay 16, 2011 at 1:43 AM

    Good to see technology coming on leaps and bounds.

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  28. João RodriguesMay 16, 2011 at 1:44 AM

    I'm kissing the next herpes infected girl i see.

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  29. SkyBlueMay 16, 2011 at 1:57 AM

    lol that is some interesting news....herpes is just bad if not as bad

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  30. Cartoon UniverseMay 16, 2011 at 2:00 AM

    Herpes can actually be quite fatal, as the virus can travel up to your brain, but only in extremely rare cases. I guess it's a better trade off though.

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  31. Freddy S.May 16, 2011 at 2:13 AM

    Cures will come along but so will a bigger and badder disease.

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  32. BeansMay 16, 2011 at 2:29 AM

    Amazing, hopefully they get it right in our life time (:
    Cartoon Universe, I agree, it does seem like a good trade off, especially if they can weaken the negative effects.

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  33. ChaseMay 16, 2011 at 3:46 AM

    hooray science! just make sure to clearly explain it to most of this country or someone will misinterpret it as any herpes= cure for aids

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  34. ZemdrethMay 16, 2011 at 4:10 AM

    Might be dangerous but i guess I still prefer Herpes from HIV... Nice info bro.
    Thanks for the post. Keep it up. Following.

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  35. D22 ZoneMay 16, 2011 at 12:31 PM

    Great post! Keep up the good work!

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  36. Ruminate in StrengthMay 16, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    One day will fight HIV for good.One step a day...

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  37. joomlaMay 16, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    wow that's a fantastic discovery!!! can you provide more info in your next post?

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  38. TechnoCaterMay 16, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    Wow, never knew that, thats good news!

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  39. OivvadMay 16, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    This is great news! Now if we can just sort out that bloody cancer...

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  40. AnonymousMay 16, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    wow thats pretty cool
    finally some good news for africa

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  41. MikeMay 16, 2011 at 11:08 PM

    That's a step in the right direction.

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  42. UnknownMay 18, 2011 at 7:14 AM

    Didn't know about it, thanks for sharing!

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