4 – Alzheimers

More than half of HIV patients experience memory problems and other cognitive impairments as they age, and doctors know little about the underlying causes. New research suggests HIV-related cognitive deficits share a common link with Alzheimer’s-related dementia: low levels of the protein amyloid beta in the spinal fluid.

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HIV-related memory loss linked to Alzheimer’s protein (Science Daily)

Tags: and-other, underlying, common-link, spinal, s-related-dementia, cognitive

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