Researchers identify key mechanisms underlying HIV-associated cognitive disorders
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 19:00
in Health & Medicine
While antiretroviral therapies have significantly improved and extended the lives of many HIV patients, another insidious and little discussed threat looms for aging sufferers - HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND). The disorders, which strike more often in HIV patients over age 50, can result in cognitive impairment, mild to severe, making everyday tasks a challenge.