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HIV therapies currently need to be taken regularly for life – longer-lasting antibody treatments could one day offer an equally effective one-shot alternative

  • Written by Ronald C. Desrosiers, Professor of Pathology, Vice-chair for Research, University of Miami
HIV therapies currently need to be taken regularly for life – longer-lasting antibody treatments could one day offer an equally effective one-shot alternativeBroadly neutralizing antibodies are able to recognize multiple strains of HIV at once.Naeblys/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Antiretroviral therapy has had an enormous impact on treating HIV infections around the world. The millions of people currently taking these treatments under medical supervision can reasonably expect to reduce their viral loads...

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