Landmark study points to source of rapid aging, chronic inflammation in people living with HIV (IMAGE)

University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry

Landmark study points to source of rapid aging, chronic inflammation in people living with HIV

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Shokrollah Elahi led a new study showing that short-lived white blood cells called neutrophils play a role in impaired T cell functions and counts in people with HIV, as well as the chronic inflammation that is common with the virus.

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Najmeh Bozorgmehr

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