HOUSTON: One-third of HIV-positive people who do not take antiretroviral drugs will eventually develop dementia.
To better understand how HIV affects the brain, a research team investigated the early days of interaction between the virus and the central nervous system. The researchers discovered how HIV, specifically the HIV-1 strain of the virus, begins replicating in the brain as early as four months after infection.
The new study highlights reasons why people need to get tested routinely and, if positive, begin immediate treatment…