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HIV Drug Could Treat Alzheimer’s and Age Associated Disorders

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 6, 2019

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...

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Mathematical Modeling Uncovers Mysteries of HIV Infection in the Brain

Neuroscience NewsJune 19, 2017

A new math model has helped researchers to uncover the progression of HIV infection in the brain.... Read More...

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New Insight Into Role of Cell Protein in Learning Ability and AIDS-Related Dementia

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 12, 2017

Researchers report a protein that affects learning abilities in healthy subjects also plays a role in AIDS related dementia.... Read More...

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“Shock and Kill” Strategy for Curing HIV May Endanger Patients’ Brains

Neuroscience NewsDecember 5, 2016

The 'shock and kill' therapeutic strategy for treating HIV could potentially cause harmful neuroinflammation, a new study reveals.... Read More...

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HIV Drugs Interfere With Brain’s “Insulation”

Neuroscience NewsDecember 1, 2015

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...

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HIV Can Evolve and Replicate in Patient’s Brain Early in the Illness

Neuroscience NewsMarch 26, 2015

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...

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Transplanted Gene-Modified Blood Stem Cells Protect Brain Cancer Patients from Toxic Side Effects of Chemotherapy

Neuroscience NewsMay 9, 2012

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...

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