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Treating Your HIV Can Literally Keep You Young #shorts #science #stem #scishow
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There's a lot of reasons to get frequent HIV screenings, but research now suggests one more- if you're HIV positive, treating your HIV can help keep you young by slowing down the mutations that come with age.
Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him)
Emma Barratt: Writer
Courtney Tern: Fact Checker
Amy Peterson: Script Editor
Hiroka Matsushima: Videographer
Faith Evelyn Schmidt: Script Supervisor
Seth Gliksman: Editor
Aimee Roberts: Art Director
Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director
Savannah Geary: Producer
Nicole Sweeney: Executive Producer
Hank Green: Executive Producer
Sources:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05593-4
https://journals.lww.com/co-hivandaids/abstract/2020/03000/multimorbidity_patterns_in_people_with_hiv.6.aspx
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(23)00037-5/fulltext
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HIV-budding-Color.jpg
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https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/medical-syringe-with-blood-in-laboratory-for-experiment-stock-footage/532080630
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/woman-confused-about-facial-wrinkles-aging-skin-on-stock-footage/1449329920
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antiretroviral_Drugs_to_Treat_HIV_Infection_(31793869534).jpg
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/close-up-blood-samples-in-tubes-stock-footage/1160066503
Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him)
Emma Barratt: Writer
Courtney Tern: Fact Checker
Amy Peterson: Script Editor
Hiroka Matsushima: Videographer
Faith Evelyn Schmidt: Script Supervisor
Seth Gliksman: Editor
Aimee Roberts: Art Director
Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director
Savannah Geary: Producer
Nicole Sweeney: Executive Producer
Hank Green: Executive Producer
Sources:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05593-4
https://journals.lww.com/co-hivandaids/abstract/2020/03000/multimorbidity_patterns_in_people_with_hiv.6.aspx
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(23)00037-5/fulltext
Image Sources:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HIV-budding-Color.jpg
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/set-of-human-internal-organs-royalty-free-illustration/1427317627
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/medical-syringe-with-blood-in-laboratory-for-experiment-stock-footage/532080630
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/woman-confused-about-facial-wrinkles-aging-skin-on-stock-footage/1449329920
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antiretroviral_Drugs_to_Treat_HIV_Infection_(31793869534).jpg
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/close-up-blood-samples-in-tubes-stock-footage/1160066503
Hank: Treating HIV can help keep people young. HIV is associated with increased risk of illnesses related to aging, like chronic kidney disease or cardiovascular disease. But until recently, we didn't know exactly why, since these conditions are not directly related to acquiring HIV.
So a team of scientists followed 80 patients over the course of 17 years, comparing their rates of genetic aging before and after beginning treatment for their HIV. Before their participants started taking antiretroviral medications, the team observed signs of rapid genetic and epigenetic aging, and that may at least partially explain why those other health risks increase, too. What's cool, though, is that researchers found that this effect stopped after patients began treatment for their HIV. With time, the individuals' genetic age began to align with their chronological age again.
It goes to show how important checking for HIV with frequent screenings is, since identifying it earlier can improve your progress.
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So a team of scientists followed 80 patients over the course of 17 years, comparing their rates of genetic aging before and after beginning treatment for their HIV. Before their participants started taking antiretroviral medications, the team observed signs of rapid genetic and epigenetic aging, and that may at least partially explain why those other health risks increase, too. What's cool, though, is that researchers found that this effect stopped after patients began treatment for their HIV. With time, the individuals' genetic age began to align with their chronological age again.
It goes to show how important checking for HIV with frequent screenings is, since identifying it earlier can improve your progress.
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