HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, often infiltrates the brains of infected patients, causing everything from cognitive decline to death.
Now, new research in mice suggests the virus doesn't just kill brain cells but also prevents replacement cells from developing.
The new research is in mice, and many medical discoveries don't translate from rodents to humans. But Lipton said he expect humans to be similar to mice when it comes to this particular kind of research.
According to Lipton, the next step is to figure out a way to develop a drug with a "double bang" that would stop HIV from attacking both existing brain cells and stem cells that could become brain cells. Scientists are already working on drugs that target an enzyme that's involved in that process, he noted.read more
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