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In Conversation | Latest HIV Cure Science

In this latest Poslink+ podcast episode from @livingpositive.bsky.social PWVs Kirsty Machon and Heather Ellis discuss the latest in HIV cure science and emerging long acting ARVs.
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HIV and the gut: Why it matters for a cure The gut represents one of the biggest challenges to curing HIV. It contains most of the body’s immune cells, making it a complicated hiding place for the virus.

HIV and the Gut: Why It Matters for a Cure

When people think about HIV, they often think of it in the blood — but one of the main places HIV hides is actually in the gut.
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German researchers find highly effective HIV antibody – DW – 10/15/2025 Ahead of the 2025 European AIDS Conference, researchers discovered a new antibody against HIV. They say it can prevent infections and neutralize the virus in the lab. But can it help boost the immune ...

New antibody could step toward a functional cure for HIV
German researchers have discovered a powerful new antibody that neutralized 98% of HIV variants in the lab.
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The impact of acute stress on the HIV reservoir: a prospective interventional trial The persistence of latently infected CD4+ T cells is the major barrier to cure of people with HIV (PWH) on antiretroviral therapy (ART). While most la…

New research shows stress may “wake up” hidden HIV

A Melbourne study found acute psychological stress can increase HIV activity in cells, even when on ARVs.
Highlights importance of stress management in people with HIV.
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EACS 2025: Investigational HIV bNAb N6LS shown safe, tolerable in Phase 2b trial Researchers reported good results of the phase 2b trial of the investigational ultra–long-acting broadly neutralizing antibody N6LS.

Promising results for long-acting HIV treatment options using bNAbs combined with cabotegravir presented at EACS 2025 conference in Paris

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UNAids is set to close in 2026 – four years early. Are experts right to be alarmed? The move to shut the agency comes as aid budgets are being slashed, leading to fears that global progress on HIV may be reversed

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Turning HIV’s power against itself may help target hidden virus – another step towards a cure Researchers used selected molecules to make human cells less tolerant of damage, so that reactivating hidden HIV becomes a clear trigger for cell death. While making cells more vulnerable to dying may...

Turning HIV’s Power Against Itself – A New Step Toward a Cure

US researchers have found a way to make cells with 'sleeping' HIV self-destruct — turning the virus’s own power against itself.
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'We can end HIV': Groundbreaking preventative drug to be rolled out for $40 a year from 2027 Global health agencies announced Wednesday that generic versions of a groundbreaking injectable drug to prevent HIV will be made available from 2027 at around $40 a year in more than 100 low and middl...

Lenacapavir injectable PrEP to prevent HIV to be rolled out for $40 a year in more than 100 low and middle income countries from 2027

Global health agencies said this was hailed as a potential gamechanger in the fight against the HIV epidemic.
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Researchers at Case Western Reserve University uncover HIV mystery that could unlock the path to a cure | CWRU Newsroom | Case Western Reserve University For over three decades, HIV has played an elaborate game of hide-and-seek with researchers, making treating—and possibly even curing—the disease a...

US researchers may have unlocked how HIV goes into stealth mode in the human body - the reason why its so hard to find a cure.

They showed how HIV tricks human cells into going dormant and invisible to immune system and HIV drugs.

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A new study looked at babies born to mothers living with HIV who breastfed while on ART. The good news: no HIV transmission. But research showed the amount of HIV medication passed through breastmilk can vary from baby to baby. #HIVwomen @livingpositive.bsky.social
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From long-acting to a functional cure - NAPWHA The latest in HIV treatment and PrEP from IAS 2025 - Heather Ellis was awarded an IAS scholarship to attend the conference.

FROM LONG ACTING TO A FUNCTIONAL CURE:
HIGHLIGHTS FROM IAS2025 in 'plain language

The 13th IAS Conference on HIV Science held in Rwanda in July.

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The Last Mile: Dr Daniel Vujcich interview WAAC CEO Dr Daniel Vujcich talks about strategies to achieve Australia's 2030 HIV goals.

Australia’s Virtual Elimination of HIV by 2030
What does virtual elimination mean? It’s reducing new HIV cases by 90% compared to 2010 levels: no more than 90 new cases nationally each year by 2030.
Dr Daniel Vujcich, CEO of WAAC, explains how to get there.
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HIV Science Unpacked: What IAS2025 Means For You Learn about the latest science in HIV cure and treatments Special Guest: Dr Jillian Lau, HIV clinical researcher from Melbourne Join us for a powerful and ‘in…

HIV Science from IAS2025 Unpacked – WATCH

Special Guest: Dr Jillian Lau, HIV clinical researcher from Melbourne unpacks the science from #IAS2025 in plain language. Video edited from a webinar hosted by @poswomenvic.bsky.social @napwha.bsky.social
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Strategies to achieve the UNAIDS 95% HIV diagnosis target in Australia: Insights from a multidisciplinary roundtable Introduction In 2022, Australia met the global UNAIDS 95% targets for treatment and viral suppression. Achieving 95% of people knowing their HIV status requires implementation of a wider mix of HIV ...

Calls For Improved HIV testing – HIV Medicine article

Australia has reached global HIV targets for treatment & viral suppression—but around 1 in 20 people with HIV may still not know their status.

A new article in HIV Medicine highlights the need to improve HIV testing
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From network biology to immunity: potential longitudinal biomarkers for targeting the network topology of the HIV reservoir - Journal of Translational Medicine In the “omics” era, studies often utilize large-scale datasets, eliciting the overall functional machinery of a network’s organization. In this context, determining how to read the enormous number of ...

A new study explores how network biology could help pinpoint the hidden HIV reservoir. This could lead to ultra long-acting HIV drugs that could be stopped if HIV stays in remission and be a functional cure.
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Cancer Screening: What You Need To Know - Positive Women Victoria This conversational-style webinar recorded on 12/8/25 is designed specifically for women living with HIV, but also contains important information on cancer and cancer screening for all people living w...

Cancer Screening: What You Need To Know
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This conversational-style video is designed specifically for women living with HIV, but also contains important information on cancer and cancer screening for all people living with HIV.
#HIV #cancerscreening
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Older people with HIV - NAPWHA A catalogue of services for people with HIV who are 50+ years old. Suitable for all people with HIV in need of age care services. Search by state.

BOLDER ONLINE | Progress Towards A Cure
Wednesday, 6 August 4pm to 5:30pm via Zoom

With Professor Sharon Lewin, Director of the Doherty Institute
who will provide an update on the latest HIV cure science as presented at the recent IAS2025 conference in Rwanda.
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Be brave: women and girls need to remain at the centre of the HIV response 2025 marks a turning point in the HIV response. Experts are suggesting a projected 24% decrease in HIV funding over the next year in the context of reductions to international aid by several governmen...

Be brave: women and girls need to remain at the centre of the HIV response
Published in The Lancet on the devastating impact of the 2025 US funding cuts to HIV programs on women living with HIV including access to HIV treatment.
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‘HIV-ending’ drug could be made for just $25 per patient a year, say researchers As regulator prepares to approve Lenacapavir in the US, campaigners are urging the manufacturer, Gilead, to make it ‘available and affordable for all who need it’

PrEP long acting injectable lenacapavir could be made for just $25 per patient a year, say researchers

Lenacapavir is expected to get US approval on 19 June.
Campaigners are urging Gilead, to make it ‘available and affordable for all who need it’
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What Can A Social Worker Do For You - Positive Women Victoria Special guest Cate Rowe, senior social worker at Alfred Health outlines how a social worker can help support you as a woman living with HIV. Whether you’re facing personal challenges, navigating healt...

What Can A Social Worker Do For You – Video
(recording of webinar hosted by Positive Women Victoria)
Special guest Cate Rowe, senior social worker at Alfred Health outlines how a social worker can support people living with HIV.
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Melbourne Researchers Reach World First Discovery In Search For HIV Cure - Star Observer A major step forward has emerged from Melbourne in the global fight against HIV, offering bold hope in the quest to find an HIV cure.

Melbourne scientists have achieved a world-first in the search for a HIV cure
Researchers adapted mRNA technology akin to that in COVID 19 vaccines, not to prevent HIV, but to force it out of hiding.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: What Can A Social Worker Do For You. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. This this conversational-style webinar, with a social worker, you will learn how a social worker can support you. Whether you're facing personal challenges, navigating health systems, or seeking guida...

WHAT CAN A SOCIAL WORKER DO FOR YOU - Webinar
DATE: Tuesday, 10 June 2025 at 2pm AEST - ONLINE

Hosted by Positive Women Victoria with special guest Cate Rowe, senior social worker at the Alfred Hospital, you will learn how a social worker can support you.
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Born to survive - NAPWHA Stephanie she spoke with so much passion at the recent AIDS Candlelight Memorial to others who have also survived, while honouring those who haven’t.

BORN TO SURVIVE
Stephanie Raper (PWV chair), has lived with HIV all her life. When she spoke with so much passion at the recent AIDS Candlelight Memorial in Melbourne, it was to others who have also survived, while honouring those who haven’t.
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AIDS 2026, the 26th International AIDS Conference | AIDS 2026 AIDS 2026 will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and virtually in July 2026!

AIDS2026 in Rio de Janeiro

AIDS 2026, the 26th International AIDS Conference, taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and virtually on 25-30 July 2026, comes at a crucial time for the HIV response.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Bolder Online; How the new Aged Care Act will affect you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Join other people with HIV over 50 from around the country to connect and exchange experiences Presenter: Ronald Woods, Social Research Consultant How the new Aged Care Act will affect you

Bolder Online – Learn about changes to the new Aged Care Act
Wed, 11 June - 4pm to 5:30pm AEST

Social Researcher Ronald Woods will present on the positive impact these changes will have.
Connect With Older People With HIV From Around Australia for this engaging chat.
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Taking Charge Peer Support Network HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day 2025 - Living Positive Victoria Thorne Harbour Health and Living Positive Victoria, invite all adults with HIV aged 50 years and over as well as long term survivors regardless of age for dinner at the Positive Living Centre. Long Te...

HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day - 5 June 2025 - Melbourne event
Hosted by @livingpositive.bsky.social
Venue: Positive Living Centre - 51 Commercial Road, South Yarra
Date: Thursday, 5 June 6pm to 8:30pm
Dinner provided
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HIV Cure Newsletter - May 2025 - Positive Women Victoria Learn about the latest HIV cure science from Melbourne and international researchers in this May issue of the HIV Cure Newsletter, which is published by the Melbourne HIV Cure Consortium.  Melbourne i...

HIV Cure Newsletter – May 2025
30/05/2025

Learn about the latest HIV cure science from Melbourne and international researchers in this May issue of the HIV Cure Newsletter, which is published by the Melbourne HIV Cure Consortium.
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HIV Cure Science unpacked - Joy FM radio interview

In this episode of Well Well Well, features an interview with Dr Jillian Lau from the Doherty Institute to unpack the science—and the hope—behind HIV cure research.
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HIV DRUG RESISTANCE
Learn about HIV drug resistance. How to avoid it and what causes it in this article and easy-to-read FlipBook from @thewellprojecthiv.bsky.social in the USA.

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Older people with HIV - NAPWHA A catalogue of services for people with HIV who are 50+ years old. Suitable for all people with HIV in need of age care services. Search by state.

Bolder Online - join older people with HIV to discuss and learn about what matters to you. Run by @napwha.bsky.social

The next Bolder Online on 11 June at 4pm AEST is on changes to the Aged Care Act and what this means to people with HIV.

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