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Welcome to the November issue of The Highlight
The November issue of The Highlight previews a cover story on “elite controllers”, a very small group of people with HIV whose infection does not progress to AIDS even without treatment. Their unusual resistance may help researchers understand how to develop a lasting functional cure, though the article says it remains unclear whether this protection can be reproduced in others.
The issue also features stories on immigration and caregivers, moving from red states to blue ones, robotic mastectomy surgery, and conservation threatened by climate change and a super typhoon. Further articles, scheduled for November 12 and 13, examine young men using Viagra and online gamblers’ interest in table tennis.
In short
- Some people with HIV control the virus without treatment.
- Researchers are studying whether their resistance could guide a functional cure.
- The issue also previews stories on surgery, conservation and gambling.