/channels/taxonomy/term/18095/all en /channels/channels/news/early-hiv-treatment-key-avoiding-brain-atrophy-287004 <h2>New study underlines importance of early screening and antiretroviral therapy</h2> <p>While the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has largely dropped from news headlines since the 1990s, at the end of 2016 there were 36.7 million people living with the infection, and of those only 53 per cent had access to treatment. A new study underscores the neurological consequences of exposure to HIV without antiretroviral therapy.</p> Thu, 03 May 2018 13:36:16 +0000 webfull 137776 at /channels