Articles tagged with Dementia
Macrophages may proliferate in response to HIV integration, causing disease through sequential pathogenesis. Researchers identify potential DNA-interacting drugs to treat AIDS dementia.
A new study suggests that cognitive tests can predict which older adults will develop Alzheimer's disease or other dementia. Those who scored poorly on the tests were 11 times more likely to show symptoms of dementia two years later than their healthy counterparts.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine discovered a link between nitric oxide levels and the severity of AIDS dementia. The study found that high levels of nitric oxide synthase in the brains of patients with advanced HIV infection led to brain cell destruction, affecting 20% of those affected.
A new study finds that first and second generation Japanese-American men living in Hawaii have a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease compared to European-ancestry Americans. The study also notes that rates of vascular dementia remain unchanged in this population.