HIV research: Cancer drug breakthrough in ''kicking'' disease out of hiding place

By Julia Medew
Updated August 19 2014 - 10:13am, first published July 22 2014 - 5:08pm
Ole Sogaard's finding has been hailed as the most important advance reported at the 20th International AIDS conference in Melbourne. Photo: Graham Denholm/Getty Images
Ole Sogaard's finding has been hailed as the most important advance reported at the 20th International AIDS conference in Melbourne. Photo: Graham Denholm/Getty Images

Danish researchers have found a way to activate and expose hidden HIV cells to the immune system - a major step towards finding a cure for the virus affecting 38 million people.