HIV/AIDS

Data on HIV/AIDS detailed by researchers at University of California, Medical Department

Published in AIDS Weekly, December 27th, 2010

2010 DEC 27 -- According to a study from the United States, "Recent studies suggest that older human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adults are at particular risk for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND), including dementia. Deficits in attention/working memory are posited to play a central role in the development of HAND among older adults."

"The aim of the present study was to examine the possible protective benefits of spontaneous strategy use during a visual working memory task in 46 older and 42 younger adults infected with HIV. revealed a significant interaction between age and strategy use, with older adults who used a meta-cognitive...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2010-12-27)

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