{"id":19143,"date":"2019-02-13T22:31:04","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T22:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.wordpress.com\/?p=19143"},"modified":"2019-02-13T22:31:04","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T22:31:04","slug":"hiv-hiding-in-cells-can-now-be-measured-but-are-we-closer-to-a-cure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/2019\/02\/13\/hiv-hiding-in-cells-can-now-be-measured-but-are-we-closer-to-a-cure\/","title":{"rendered":"HIV Hiding in Cells Can Now Be Measured, But Are We Closer to a Cure?"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><div class=\"css-byo0s3\">\n<header id=\"site-header\" class=\"css-ikqmn2 e58647k0\">\n<div class=\"css-1h6wbub e58647k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1s6ihd2 e1q32xrf0\">\n<div class=\"css-10m1yrl e58647k3\">\n<div class=\"css-2v8b1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1orymmv\">Newsletter<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-r0bbdu\">\n<div class=\"autocomplete-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1ymcx0j\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1hpxqns em3yd6f0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-6u3c7b\">\n<aside class=\"css-i7ye3m\">\n<div class=\"css-lgi9hh\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"dlb1__slot\" class=\"css-1g1ebj0\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4788\/hl\/hivaids\/DLB1_0__container__\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tpc.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-32\/html\/container.html\">https:\/\/tpc.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-32\/html\/container.html<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1pnad6\">\n<div class=\"css-r7r0mt\">\n<div class=\"button-wrapper facebook\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"button-wrapper twitter\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"button-wrapper flipboard\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"button-wrapper pinterest\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"button-wrapper email\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-38f0d6 e1q32xrf0\">\n<div class=\"css-10hqfgb ebfcul30\">\n<div class=\"css-ytdpgv ebfcul31\">\n<h4 class=\"css-sh67vq eo52qwh0\">Health News<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"css-bjn8wh\"><span class=\"css-1lye0am\">Fact Checked<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"css-1i9vogi \">HIV Hiding in Cells Can Now Be Measured, But Are We Closer to a Cure?<\/h1>\n<div>\n<article class=\"article-body css-ut2lnm e13ml3jd0\">\n<div class=\"css-nfljkw\">\n<div><\/div>\n<p class=\"css-soovkr\">Why this new breakthrough in HIV research is significant and what it means for the fight against the virus.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"css-zwi7lx\"><span class=\"css-rwmw5v\"><span class=\"css-1n9r2wu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-1y1uqn6\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/post.healthline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nurse-Doctor-Ipad-1296x728-Header-1024x575.jpg?w=1575\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"421\" \/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"css-13hby9a es8vms60\">The inactive form of HIV that rests hidden in people\u2019s cells can now be accurately measured. 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