The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spanish scientists make breakthrough identifying HIV resistance gene A rare genetic mutation that causes a form of muscular dystrophy affecting the limbs also protects against HIV infection, Spanish scientists reported Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20190830/spanish-scientists-make-breakthrough-in-hiv Fri, 30 Aug 2019 12:05:03 +0200 spanish-scientists-make-breakthrough-in-hiv One fifth of Spanish potato crisps have too high levels of carcinogens More than 17 percent of commercial potato crisps in Spain had higher levels of a certain carcinogen than recommended EU levels, according to a study presented by Spanish researchers. https://www.thelocal.es/20151023/study-17-percent-of-spanish-potato-crisps-have-high-levels-of-carcinogens Fri, 23 Oct 2015 11:50:54 +0200 study-17-percent-of-spanish-potato-crisps-have-high-levels-of-carcinogens Spain starts ambitious trial to cure HIV using umbilical cord stem cells Doctors in Spain have announced the world's first clinical trial to cure five HIV patients within three years using transplants of blood from umbilical cords. https://www.thelocal.es/20151023/spain-seeks-to-cure-five-hiv-patients-within-next-three-years Fri, 23 Oct 2015 11:21:51 +0200 spain-seeks-to-cure-five-hiv-patients-within-next-three-years Doctors 'cure' HIV patient with blood transplant Spanish scientists are hopeful blood transplants from the umbilical cord of people with genetic resistance to HIV could provide a future treatment option in the battle against the Aids-causing virus after managing to 'cure' a patient in just three months. https://www.thelocal.es/20141106/doctors-cure-hiv-patient-with-blood-transplant Thu, 06 Nov 2014 18:00:00 +0100 doctors-cure-hiv-patient-with-blood-transplant Doctor fined €210K over illegal AIDS tests A Spanish HIV researcher will have to cough up €210,000 after he was caught performing unauthorized medical tests on 311 patients using a powerful new compound thought to lessen the side effects of AIDS treatment. https://www.thelocal.es/20140131/doctor-fined-210k-over-illegal-aids-tests Fri, 31 Jan 2014 12:47:00 +0100 doctor-fined-210k-over-illegal-aids-tests Spain to trial promising HIV treatment Researchers at a Spanish hospital announced have announced they will start trials next year of a therapeutic vaccine for patients who already have HIV, the virus that causes Aids. https://www.thelocal.es/20131211/spanish-hospital-to-trial-promising-hiv-treatment Wed, 11 Dec 2013 15:38:00 +0100 spanish-hospital-to-trial-promising-hiv-treatment