…antiretroviral treatment – which consists of taking medication daily with regular doctor visits.
The next step is to test the vaccine and immune-system compound in humans who are HIV positive. Researchers hope this could lead to a cure for HIV.
“We do see this as an advance in terms of increasing our understanding of the ability of vaccines or innate immune stimulators to provide antiviral effects,” Barouch told Huffington Post. “We hope the results in humans will allow us to continue to improve this strategy.”