4 children surpass a year of HIV remission after treatment pause: Study

In this 1985 file photo, a scanning electron micrograph shows HIV-1 virions as green round bumps budding from the surface of a cultured lymphocyte cell.Four children born with HIV were able to live virus-free for more than a year after their HIV medication was paused, according to results of a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

The study explored the effects of early intensive antiretroviral therapy on achieving HIV remission in babies who acquired the virus before birth. In this 1985 file photo, a scanning electron micrograph shows HIV-1 virions as green round bumps budding from the surface of a cultured lymphocyte cell.HIV can be passed during pregnancy, meaning some babies are born with HIV. In 2010, a girl dubbed the "Mississippi Baby" was born with HIV and treated with intensive HIV medication called antiretroviral therapy within hours of her birth.

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