Why this new breakthrough in HIV research is significant and what it means for the fight against the virus.

The road to a cure for HIV is long, winding, and with no definite end in sight.

That said, a new study published last month in the journal Nature is shedding light on a way to measure what is considered an inactive form of the virus that rests hidden in people’s cells.

This so-called “latent reservoir” of HIV has stood as a roadblock to eradicating the virus, stubbornly staying put despite being attacked by increasingly sophisticated antiretroviral drugs used to treat the virus. Read More