A patient in the United States with the disease leukemia has become the first woman to be cured of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The patient received stem cells from a donor. Stem cells are special cells that can become any kind of cell in the body. The donor was naturally resistant to HIV, researchers told reporters Tuesday. The woman has been described as a 64-year-old woman of mixed race. Her case was presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Denver, Colorado. It is the first case involving the use of blood from the umbilical cord. The umbilical cord connects a pregnant mother to her fetus. Use of umbilical blood is a somewhat new method. Doctors are considering making the treatment available to more people. The woman had been receiving the umbilical cord blood to treat her leukemia. Leukemia is a cancer that starts in blood-forming cells in bones. Since receiving the treatment, the woman has been in remission. She has been free of HIV for 14 months. She has not needed HIV treatments known as antiretroviral therapy.
Title: First Woman Is Reported Cured of HIV
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any kind of cell in the body. </span> <span data-start-time='21813' data-end-time='28833'>The donor was naturally resistant to HIV, researchers told reporters Tuesday.</span> <span data-start-time='28833' data-end-time='33896'>The woman has been described as a 64-year-old woman of mixed race. </span> <span data-start-time='33896' data-end-time='43313'>Her case was presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Denver, Colorado.</span> <span data-start-time='43313' data-end-time='48729'>It is the first case involving the use of blood from the umbilical cord. </span> <span data-start-time='48729' data-end-time='53417'>The umbilical cord connects a pregnant mother to her fetus. </span> <span data-start-time='53417' data-end-time='58188'>Use of umbilical blood is a somewhat new method. </span> <span data-start-time='58188' data-end-time='63354'>Doctors are considering making the treatment available to more people.</span> <span data-start-time='63354' data-end-time='69125'>The woman had been receiving the umbilical cord blood to treat her leukemia. </span> <span data-start-time='69125' data-end-time='74792'>Leukemia is a cancer that starts in blood-forming cells in bones. </span> <span data-start-time='74792' data-end-time='79354'>Since receiving the treatment, the woman has been in remission. </span> <span data-start-time='79354' data-end-time='83521'>She has been free of HIV for 14 months. </span> <span data-start-time='83521' data-end-time='89021'>She has not needed HIV treatments known as antiretroviral therapy.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' 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