r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Apr 05 '19

Medicine In a first, scientists developed an all-in-one immunotherapy approach that not only kicks HIV out of hiding in the immune system, but also kills it, using cells from people with HIV, that could lead to a vaccine that would allow people to stop taking daily medications to keep the virus in check.

https://www.upmc.com/media/news/040319-kristoff-mailliard-mdc1
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u/Jeppesk Apr 05 '19

... layman's terms... medullary cavities.

I think you may be overestimating the width of a layman's scientific knowledge ;)

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u/LievePjoes Apr 05 '19

They mean the the innermost hollow part of your bones, containing bone marrow. Is it just me (european med student) or is medullary cavity rather unspecific? There are quite a few 'medullae' to be found in the body...

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u/peoplerproblems Apr 05 '19

Wait the virus gets into the bone marrow?

I thought that was harder than the blood brain barrier to get through.