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New and experimental HIV treatments
Nanoparticles May Transport HIV Meds to the Brain

Researchers have had early success in a method that might one day thwart the powerful blood-brain barrier and effectively deliver antiretrovirals to the brain.

Published
16 May 2013
From
AIDSMeds
Side-effects
Scientists explore mystery of a psychedelic HIV/AIDS drug

For those taking antiretroviral medications for HIV/AIDS, there is one drug in the mix that can put a particular kick in the cocktail: the drug efavirenz, marketed under the commercial names Sustiva and Stocrin, appears to have an "LSD-like interaction" with the receptors in the brain that govern the activity of serotonin, says a study presented in Boston today.

Published
23 April 2013
From
Los Angeles Times
Neurological and cognitive problems
Over 10% in Older HIV Group Fit Alzheimer's Biomarker Risk Profile

Slightly more than 10% of older Australian patients with well-controlled HIV infection had cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) marker profiles consistent with Alzheimer's disease--a risk prevalence more than 10 times higher than in the general population at the same age.

Published
13 March 2013
From
NATAP
Side-effects
Long-term efavirenz linked to worse neurocognitive function in US CHARTER group

Long-term treatment with an efavirenz-based regimen correlated with worse neurocognitive function than did treatment with lopinavir/ritonavir, according to results of a retrospective case-control comparison within the US CHARTER cohort.

Published
07 March 2013
From
EATG / NATAP
Neurological and cognitive problems
Young Males With HIV Face Greater Risk of Hearing Loss

HIV infection is significantly associated with an increased risk of developing sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL), according to research published online Feb. 21 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.

Published
02 March 2013
From
Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
Ageing and HIV
HIV Linked to Sudden Loss of Hearing

Having HIV appears to increase the risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss, at least among younger patients, researchers reported.

Published
22 February 2013
From
MedPage Today HIV/AIDS
Neurological and cognitive problems
A 'neurosteroid' found to prevent brain injury caused by HIV/AIDS

A report in the The FASEB Journal describes how a network of steroid molecules in the brain, termed "neurosteroids," is disrupted during HIV infection leading to brain damage.

Published
31 January 2013
From
Eurekalert Inf Dis
Neurological and cognitive problems
Neuropathy and HIV: A Progress Report

Neuropathy affects up to 40% of all people with HIV, yet the treatment has remained more or less the same for decades. Prescribing drugs meant for other diseases, has led to haphazard results; time for a change - but is it happening?

Published
11 January 2013
From
PositiveLite
Adherence
Neurocognitive impairment results in poorer adherence to HIV therapy

Neurocognitive impairment and problems with memory are associated with poorer adherence to antiretroviral therapy, investigators from the United States report in the online edition of the Journal

Published
07 January 2013
By
Michael Carter
Hepatitis C
HIV and hepatitis C co-infection increases the risk of cognitive impairment

Co-infection with HIV and hepatitis C is associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment, according to research published in the online edition of the Journal of

Published
11 December 2012
By
Michael Carter
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