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Stem Cells to Kill HIV?

Jason Shaw — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:00:51 +0000

It may sound a little far fetched, but according to an announcement last Monday, 7th December, researchers at the University of California in Los Angeles, have found that stem cells can be engineered to kill HIV !

“We have demonstrated in this proof-of-principle study that this type of approach can be used to engineer the human immune system, particularly the T-cell response, to specifically target HIV-infected cells,” says the lead investigator Scott Kitchen, whose assistant professor of medicine in the department of hematology and oncology at the Devid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, he added ”These studies lay the foundation for further therapeutic development that involves restoring damaged or defective immune responses toward a variety of viruses that cause chronic disease, or even different types of tumors.”

This is another step forward, coming the just a week or so after the world wore red for World Aids Day on 1st December. Even social networking sites FaceBook and Twitter went #red to mark the day that saw millions around the world raise the public conscious to a killer that just wont go away.

The UK’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown, released a video on YouTube via the UK’s WorldAidsDay organisation to show support for activists tackling HIV.

We’ve come so far, we have so far yet to go!

Today is World AIDS Day

James — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:44:10 +0000

World AIDS Day is observed every year on December 1st. The World Health Organization established World AIDS Day in 1988. World AIDS Day provides governments, national AIDS programs, faith organizations, community organizations, and individuals with an opportunity to raise awareness and focus attention on the global AIDS epidemic.

The Facts

Over a million Americans are estimated to be living with HIV. Worldwide an estimated 33 million people are living with HIV.

More at: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services!

Introducing (RED)Wire

James — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:48:42 +0000

A new digital music service called (RED) Wire, co-founded by Bono, promises to deliver exclusive tracks from U2, Coldplay, Death Cab for Cutie, Dixie Chicks, Jay-Z, John Legend and Sheryl Crow for only $ 5 per month! Launching today, December 1, the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day, the service donates a portion of its profits to fight AIDS in Africa.

Read more at GayAgenda.com!