{
  "id": 9381454,
  "title": "How a specific protein may drive brain damage in neuroHIV",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/how-a-specific-protein-may-drive-brain-damage-in-neurohiv",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-23T17:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-specific-protein-brain-neurohiv.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "While powerful medications can suppress the spread of HIV and its progression to AIDS, there are no cures, and many people living with HIV experience nervous system problems. Called neuroHIV, these complications occur when HIV infection affects the function and structural integrity of the brain and, to some extent, the spinal cord and peripheral nervous system.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}