A new study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases on HIV-associated immune amnesia could explain why people living with HIV still tend to have shorter lives on average than their HIV-negative counterparts despite being on antiretroviral therapy. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is the use of HIV medicines to treat HIV infection. It helps people with HIV live longer healthier lives and reduces the risk of HIV transmission. The study follows other research recently published in the journals Science and Science Immunology that found the immune systems of children who contracted measles similarly 'forgot' their immunity against other illnesses such as