Three babies have been declared HIV-free after being treated with a revolutionary new drug only hours after they were born. The fourth child only has 'a very low level' of the virus after receiving the same treatment. The findings, to be announced at the AIDS 2014 conference in Melbourne from July 20, are a major breakthrough in the fight against AIDS with scientists hoping it could lead to a cure if treatment his received early enough. Four Canadian babies have been cleared of having HIV after being born to HIV-positive mothers, due to being given a high dose of three different antiretroviral drugs
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Three Canadian born babies have been declared HIV-free after receiving treatment straight after their births
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The method was adopted by the doctors after a similar case led to an infant in Mississippi being cured of the virus in 2013
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The major breakthroughs will be discussed at the AIDS conference in Melbourne from July 20-25
It's not yet known how old the babies are now but more is expected to be released when 14,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries descend on @placeholder to share their research and the latest scientific advances in the field.