Opioid epidemic is increasing rates of some infectious diseases
The opioid epidemic is fueling a surge in infectious diseases such as HIV, hepatitis and soft tissue infections, researchers report.... Read More...
AIDS
HIV Drug Could Treat Alzheimer’s and Age Associated Disorders
Researchers report a drug commonly used to help treat HIV can significantly reduce age related inflammation in mice. The study suggests the drug could hold promise for treating age related disorders including Alzheimer's disease, type 2 diabetes and Parkinson's disease.... Read More...
Mathematical Modeling Uncovers Mysteries of HIV Infection in the Brain
A new math model has helped researchers to uncover the progression of HIV infection in the brain.... Read More...
New Insight Into Role of Cell Protein in Learning Ability and AIDS-Related Dementia
Researchers report a protein that affects learning abilities in healthy subjects also plays a role in AIDS related dementia.... Read More...
“Shock and Kill” Strategy for Curing HIV May Endanger Patients’ Brains
The 'shock and kill' therapeutic strategy for treating HIV could potentially cause harmful neuroinflammation, a new study reveals.... Read More...
HIV Drugs Interfere With Brain’s “Insulation”
Common antiretroviral therapies used to treat HIV/AIDS can disrupt the function of oligodendrocytes which are critical for the manufacturing of myelin, a new study reports.... Read More...
HIV Can Evolve and Replicate in Patient’s Brain Early in the Illness
A new study reports a subset of patients, the HIV virus started to replicate in the brain within the first four months of infection.... Read More...
Transplanted Gene-Modified Blood Stem Cells Protect Brain Cancer Patients from Toxic Side Effects of Chemotherapy
Study is first to show feasibility and efficacy of a new use for autologous stem cell transplant.For the first time, scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Re... Read More...