Despite the ability of current combination anti-retroviral therapy (cART) to limit the
progression of HIV-1 to AIDS, HIV-positive individuals continue to experience neuroHIV in …

Methamphetamine (Meth) use is frequent among HIV-infected persons. Combined HIV and
Meth insults may exacerbate neural injury in vulnerable neuroanatomic structures or …

Background: Aging and HIV have adverse effects on the central nervous system, including
increased inflammation and neural injury and confer risk of neurocognitive impairment …

Grit and ambition are psychological factors that may protect neurocognitive function among
persons living with HIV (PLWH). We examined associations between grit, ambition …

The number of breast cancer survivors is gradually increasing and a subset of these patients
experience long-term adverse effects of adjuvant systemic therapy, including cognitive …

The Frascati criteria for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND; Antinori et al.
2007) outlines a classification scheme for functional decline that—despite being over a …

Recent advances in highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) in their various
combinations have dramatically increased the life expectancies of HIV-infected persons …

Objective: Methamphetamine and cannabis are two widely used substances among people
living with HIV (PLWH). Whereas methamphetamine use has been found to worsen HIV …

Background Prior studies have established that methamphetamine and HIV can have
additive deleterious effects on neurocognitive functioning, but there has been relatively little …

Objective Requiring only 10–15 minutes to complete, the UCSD Performance-Based Skills
Assessment (UPSA-B) has high clinical utility as a brief measure of functional capacity. This …