Barcelona researchers hope patient "naturally" cured of HIV to lead to new treatments

STORY: Barcelona researchers hope patient "naturally" cured of HIV to lead to new treatments DATELINE: July 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of a hospitalvarious of the research teamSOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): JOSEP MALLOLAS, Head of IDIBAPSSOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): JOSEP MALLOLAS, Head of IDIBAPS STORYLINE: Researchers and doctors from Barcelona's Hospital Clinic and the August Pi Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) are studying the unique case of a woman who was diagnosed with HIV in 2006 but whose body prevented the virus from replicating without any medication. The researchers, who have just presented the case at this year's International AIDS Conference in Canada, hope the mechanism by which the woman's immune system fights the infection can lead to treatments to cure HIV. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): JOSEP MALLOLAS, Head of IDIBAPS "We started her on antiretroviral treatment as part of a clinical trial and shortly after starting the treatment, th

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