Nanotechnology based gene editing to eradicate HIV brain reservoir in drug abusers
(PHYSorg.com Nanotechnology)

Opiate abuse is a significant risk factor for HIV infection, and in combination they can have a devastating effect on the brain. Scientists at FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (HWCOM) are studying new therapies that can short-circuit HIV infection and mitigate the damaging effects that opiate addiction has on the central nervous system.