University Of Delaware: Concentrating On Connections

Wilmington DE

22 April, 2022

4:14 PM

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Press release from the University of Delaware: April 20, 2022 UD professor and collaborator mine literature, electronic health records for connections between HIV and substance abuse More than 36 million people worldwide live with HIV, 1.2 million in the United States alone. While the lifespan of those living with HIV has significantly improved thanks to antiretroviral therapies, individuals with HIV still face challenges. One big quality-of-life concern is that individuals with HIV are more likely than their peers without the virus to suffer from substance abuse disorders (SUD). Why this occurs is unknown. Ilya Safro, associate professor of computer and information sciences at the University of Delaware, is using artificial intelligence (AI) and big data to analyze biomedical and health records for connections that might explain the link between HIV infection, HIV-associated dementia and substance abuse comorbidity. The work, funded by a $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, is a collaborative effort with Michael Shtutman, associate professor of drug discovery and biomedical sciences at the University of South Carolina. This press release was produced by the University of Delaware. The views expressed here are the author's own.