## Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’

Authored by theguardian.com

The virus’s ability to conceal itself inside certain white blood cells has been one of the main challenges for scientists looking for a cure.

It means there is a reservoir of the HIV in the body, capable of reactivation, that neither the immune system nor drugs can tackle.

Now researchers from the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Melbourne, have demonstrated a way to make the virus visible, paving the way to fully clear it from the body.

For many it remains deadly, with UNAids figures suggesting one person died of HIV every minute in 2023.

She said: “Our hope is that this new nanoparticle design could be a new pathway to an HIV cure.”.

Prof Tomáš Hanke of the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, disputed the idea that getting RNA into white blood cells had been a significant challenge.

He said the hope that all cells in the body where HIV was hiding could be reached in this way was “merely a dream”. »

### New evidence suggests Russian forces shot down Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243

Authored by euronews.com

Russian military forces were involved in the missile strike on Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 which crashed on 25 December 2024, a new audio recording and a letter published by an Azerbaijani news website on Tuesday purport to prove.

Subsequent reports after the tragedy claimed that Flight 8243 was downed by a missile from a Russian Pantsir-S1 system.

The new claims linking the Russian military to the Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 tragedy appear at a time of a fast-moving escalation of judicial measures between Russia and Azerbaijan, as relations between the two countries reach a new low. »

### People With Swamp Crotch Keep Setting Off TSA Alarms

Authored by vice.com

Other travelers chimed in with similar stories, pointing to what one security officer allegedly called “swamp crotch.”

France and Germany have moved away from this type of scanner altogether because of the high number of false alarms.

Other Redditors noted that it can feel awkward or invasive to be singled out for something as mundane as a sweaty crotch. »

### UPenn reaches agreement with Trump administration on transgender athletes and erases Lia Thomas’ records

Authored by cnn.com

The University of Pennsylvania will block transgender athletes from female sports teams and erase the records set by swimmer Lia Thomas as part of an agreement with the federal government, the Department of Education said.

The White House in March cut off $175 million in federal funds for Penn related to the transgender athlete issue.

Thomas’ records have been removed from a UPenn list of all-time school records in women’s swimming. »

### Outriders 2 Was One of Two Cancelled People Can Fly Games – Rumor

Authored by gamingleaksandrumour.com

The original Outriders game was praised for its strong looter-shooter mechanics but struggled with technical issues and limited live-service features.

People Can Fly also cancelled a second project, Bifrost, which reportedly lacked originality and excitement internally.

Outriders 2 was one of the two major projects cancelled by People Can Fly earlier this year, according to reports from gaming insiders. »

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