I say possible because i'm still a little skeptical because it could be a hoax.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122602394113507555.html
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11-10-2008, 09:13 PM #1An Impossibility
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possible cure for AIDS
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11-10-2008, 09:41 PM #2Do you really think so?
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Wow. That's really hopeful!
I hope they can use this in working on a vaccine.Solaris
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11-10-2008, 09:43 PM #3Unmotivated
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Huh. Neat.
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11-10-2008, 09:45 PM #4Postmodern Man
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Fuck yeah! Assuming it's real, and replicable, then this is some of the greatest news in medical history!
Go !@#$ yourself.
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11-10-2008, 09:47 PM #5Bowties are cool!
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11-10-2008, 09:53 PM #6America's Sweetheart
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This can't be for real?
Can it?
CAN IT?
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11-10-2008, 09:56 PM #7Veteran Member
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Oh my god. If this is real ...
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11-10-2008, 10:24 PM #8happy as a vampire squid
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The fact is there are people out there who have proven to be very resistant to infection -- they figured out that the genetic predilection interfered with HIV's ability to bind at a certain receptor and now we have dugs that can take advantage of it. However, it is not a cure obviously because HIV stays deep inside the body and reinfects when the person is vulnerable.
As for total cell elimination, they have tried this approach before but usually the patient died from the radiation and procedure before the transplant took hold. This is great if it turns out they were able to eliminate all the reservoir HIV cells in the marrow and he remains healthy but i think we need to wait to see if he stays HIV free. I am cautiously optimistic. It sounds like they didn't realize they had transplanted resistant marrow and hopefully they can learn how to repeat it. Maybe a different genetic mutation? EDIT: They intentiionally went for the mutation --- cool!
Anyhoots with Obama taking down the stem cell research ban i happily see movement in this area."We spend our lives looking for that one great idea to change our lives when it is the one great implementation that really matters."-CAT
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11-10-2008, 10:29 PM #9Poison Pen15
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I couldn't handle it if this were a hoax.
I just hope people hang in there.
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11-10-2008, 10:32 PM #10BANNED
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Cool. Though I hope they're real careful about this. There have been a few false alarms over the years.
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11-10-2008, 10:33 PM #11Elder Member
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I haven't heard anywhere else about the story in the news.
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11-10-2008, 10:38 PM #12happy as a vampire squid
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The point of my long post is, it is not a hoax but in line with a thread of research that has been going on for years. See amfar below...
Originally Posted by Dazzler
http://www.amfar.org/cgi-bin/iowa/pr...html?record=71
As you can see this isn't a real cure for the reasons i cited above: the stem cell reservation problem and the donor problem. Most patients wouldn't survive the transplant anyway which is why they stopped doing this after the early tries in the late 80s. The cost too is insane but who cares in the end right.Last edited by darkhanamaru; 11-10-2008 at 10:43 PM.
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11-10-2008, 10:40 PM #1313 Time Rita's Champion
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And here I thought the cure for aids was Magic Johnson and his money. I am freaking suprised !
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11-11-2008, 12:06 AM #14Senior Member
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Eh even assuming its true, its at least 5 years before they can even consider taking it to market. Nice to know that cures are being worked on though cause if a vaccine makes it to market first there would be no business drive to create an outright cure.
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