Discovery of immune system particles that attack the AIDS virus (infect, men)

[mossomo]

The discovery of immune system particles that attack the AIDS virus may finally open a way to make a vaccine that could protect people against the deadly and incurable infection, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.

And they found a new part of the virus that the antibodies attack, offering a new way to design a vaccine, they reported in the journal Science.

Study finds potential way to make an AIDS vaccine | Health | Reuters

Good news, hopefully it will lead to a cure.

[AnUnidentifiedMale]

Thank you for posting this. I was saddened to see a lot of comments on another site about this story that said things like, "Who cares? This is a gay disease." I have to remember that there are lots of people who are ignorant and mean-spirited, and the internet gives them an opportunity to vent their frustrations and say whatever they want. I'm just glad I'm not one of them.

A note for the uninformed: Worldwide, over 80% of HIV transmissions are caused by heterosexual sex.

Worldwide HIV Facts - HIV Facts - HIV Data and Statistics - AIDS Facts

[Brian.Pearson]

The disease is rampant in some African countries. Men will have sex with 14 year-old girls thinking they are safe: They aren't.

[1984vt]

This is good news and I hope it gets into the mainstream. It seems as this could have an implication for a lot of diseases such as cancer?