ABC News' Dr. Tara Narula breaks down a new study suggesting that a common HIV medication may significantly reduce the risk ...

Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors -- antiretroviral drugs approved to treat HIV and hepatitis B -- were associated ...

UVA Health scientists are calling for clinical trials testing the potential of HIV drugs called NRTIs to prevent Alzheimer's ...

A new UVA study finds that HIV drugs like NRTIs may reduce Alzheimer's risk by 10% annually, suggesting potential for repurposing in dementia prevention.

UVA scientists are calling for clinical trials to see if common HIV drugs could prevent up to 1 million new Alzheimer’s cases ...

The researchers note that patients taking other types of HIV medications did not show ... "We have also developed a new inflammasome-blocking drug called K9, which is a safer and more effective ...

Alzheimer’s disease stands as the most widespread form of dementia globally, increasingly burdening families, healthcare systems, and societies as populations age. Although current treatments, ...

Share on Pinterest New research suggests that HIV drugs may have a protective effect against Alzheimer’s. Willie B. Thomas/Getty Images Researchers at UVA Health have found that a class of HIV ...

"Our results suggest that taking these drugs could prevent approximately 1 million new cases of Alzheimer's disease every ...