There is a growing population of older Americans living with HIV and AIDS.
In the next year, Syracuse University will contribute to the AIDS research in the Central New York area.
Syracuse University Gerontology Center has received funding to research older adults with AIDS and HIV living in the Syracuse area.
Martha Bonney, Assistant Director of Gerontology said the funding will allow researchers to study the virus in the elderly.
"We will be getting a better understanding of HIV among a population that is not normally associated with HIV and until fairly recently, didn't seem to exist because people didn't live a long time with HIV--that is no longer true," said Bonney.
"They are having health problems that are exacerbated by the simple process of aging."
Bonney also said research should be available from the Syracuse University study in about two years.
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Could the increasing age in people affected with HIV be due to the fact that HIV/Aids is sometimes not detected until 10 years later?
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