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Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Cannot Slow Down Accelerated Aging Caused By Infection: Study – International Business Times, Singapore Edition

About 38 million people are living with HIV/AIDS worldwide, and nearly 690,000 people died of HIV-related causes in 2019 alone

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While the COVID-19 pandemic has taken the front seat in 2020, it is important not to forget another pandemic that continued to exist for decades HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infections. HIV infections that are left untreated are often associated with epigenetic changes (observable physical changes) that suggest the rapid aging of cells. A new study has found that antiretroviral therapy (ART) which is used to treat the infection cannot reverse this premature aging.
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