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There’s definite room for improvement in that area, Moody said. “One of the fundamental problems that research in HIV has faced is that when people become infected, they don’t typically mount an antibody response that’s very effective at controlling a response early on,” Moody said. “The response to the virus is much slower, and it’s delayed and comes in stages. The kinds of antibodies that are produced do appear to have an effect, but the virus always seems to stay one step ahead.” By contrast, the body has a more effective antibody response to viruses such as influenza, he said. http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=115044

Source: aids-write.org - April 14, 2014 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: aidswrite Tags: current news Source Type: blogs