Top 6 Medical Advances of the Year 2013

No. 2: HIV as a Treatment


As unbelievable as it may sound, HIV, the virus which causes AIDS, can sometimes be put to good use. Italian researchers have successfully used the virus, after inactivating its harmful effects, to treat a series of potentially lethal genetic disorders in children.

Thus far, 6 children have been cured by this remarkable treatment, which lands at No. 2 on our list of the the top medical advances of the year 2013.