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AIDS interferes with stem cells in the brain

Scientists at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research have discovered how HIV/AIDS disrupts the normal replication of stem cells in the adult brain, preventing new nerve cells from forming. Drs. Stuart Lipton, Marcus Kaul, Shu-ichi Okamoto and colleagues uncovered a novel molecular mechanism that inhibits stem cell proliferation and that could possibly be triggered in other neurodegenerative diseases. These findings were published today online by the journal Cell Stem Cell.

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