NIH R01 · 2025
Longitudinal Study of HIV and Aging in Brazil
Project Summary / Abstract This study will investigate the epidemiology, clinical implications, and immunologic and infectious determinants of aging-related diseases and outcomes in older people with HIV (PWH) in Brazil. In part a result of the long- term effects of HIV infection and ongoing inflammation, older PWH experience high rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and early onset of geriatric syndromes including frailty, disability, and cognitive decline. However, HIV is not alone as a chronic infection that can cause inflammation and other immunological changes associated with these outcomes. Our knowledge of how other chronic infections endemic to low-and middle-income countries…
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