The first widespread cure for HIV could be in children

https://www.wired.com/story/the-first-widespread-cure-for-hiv-could-be-in-children/

by sohkamyung • 12 months ago

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znpy• 12 months ago

pitched• 12 months ago

a previous commitment from the National Institutes of Health to support a clinical trial of the novel therapy in HIV-infected children being withdrawn

When seeking funding as a scientist, do they have to only ask their own government or is it possible to get a different country to foot the bill?

Eddy_Viscosity2• 12 months ago

Depending on the institution they work for, different rules may apply. But in general, scientists would be encouraged to seek funding from wherever it is available.

victorbjorklund• 12 months ago

Probably way harder to convice govts to give their limited amount of grants to foreign universities instead of their own. It is not like this is the only important science to be funded. If you choose to fund this - then it means you need to not fund something else.

gus_massa• 12 months ago

I think it's rare without strings.

There are some cooperation grants, where you must have researchers from two countries (where you are and where the money comes from) and perhaps part of the money must be used to pay travel and stays of some of the researches in the other country, in both directions.

Fomite• 12 months ago

It is certainly possible to try to get another government to fund it, but the NIH is the largest source of funding for health science research in the world, both for domestic U.S. research and also international research.

So is it theoretically possible? Yes. Is it likely, especially for expensive clinical trials? Not really.

rzz32• 12 months ago

That’s a big flaw. The US needs to stop being at the center of everything, and now we can really see the vulnerability it causes. I hope this becomes an impulse to diversify research funding more.

pjc50• 12 months ago

I suppose there's always the private sector, but there's much more money in diet pills than children with lifelong illnesses.

doppelgunner2• 12 months ago

Turns out kids might beat HIV before adults do—plot twist of the decade. Their tiny immune systems plus early treatment are doing something wild: staying virus-free even after stopping meds.

doppelgunner2• 12 months ago

HIV: "You cannot stop me!" Babies: "Hold my pacifier." Early treatment in newborns is pushing the virus into hiding. Science is seriously impressive.

The first widespread cure for HIV could be in children

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