Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston say they have discovered why HIV progresses to AIDS much sooner in women than in men.
HIV-infected women often get full blown AIDS much sooner than infected men.
A Massachusetts General Hospital study headed by Dr. Angele Meier, found women with HIV had a 1.6% higher risk of developing AIDS.
Researchers also found a woman's immune system reacts much stronger to rid the body of the virus than a man's. This long term hyper immune system response may increase a woman's descent into advanced AIDS.
HIV-infected women often get full blown AIDS much sooner than infected men.
A Massachusetts General Hospital study headed by Dr. Angele Meier, found women with HIV had a 1.6% higher risk of developing AIDS.
Researchers also found a woman's immune system reacts much stronger to rid the body of the virus than a man's. This long term hyper immune system response may increase a woman's descent into advanced AIDS.
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