Institutional development · Research, innovation and assessment · South Africa
University of Cape Town study links slower walking to cognitive decline in people with HIV
A University of Cape Town study has found that walking speed in people living with HIV may give clues about their brain health.
Why it matters: People living with HIV are the group the study concerns, with walking speed put forward as a possible clue to their brain health.
The University of Cape Town (UCT) reported on 20 October that one of its studies found a link between slower walking and cognitive decline in people living with HIV.
According to the university, the speed at which people living with HIV walk could offer important clues about the health of their brains.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
The finding concerns people living with HIV: the University of Cape Town reports that, for this group, how fast a person walks could offer clues to their brain health.
