Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) today announced results from a trial of its HIV vaccine demonstrating a lack of sufficient protection against infection. New Brunswick, N.J.–based Johnson & Johnson’s Imbokodo Phase 2b HIV vaccine clinical trial found that the investigational vaccine regimen did not provide sufficient protection against HIV infection in a 2,600-person population of young…
Abbott researchers help discover a clue to an HIV cure
Abbott announced today that a team including its scientists has uncovered a rare group of Democratic Republic of Congo residents who are HIV positive but have almost nonexistent viral loads without using antiretroviral treatments. This group of “HIV elite controllers” opens up a new area for researchers to discover biological trends that could inform the…