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HIV protein may impact neurocognitive impairment in infected patients
November 15, 2013 by NewsBot
A protein shed by HIV-infected brain cells alters synaptic connections between networks of nerve cells, according to new research. The findings could explain why nearly half of all patients infected with the AIDS virus experience some level of neurocognitive impairment.
