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Meet HIV researcher Megan Magro
April 25, 2022
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When she’s not doing artistic swimming, Megan Magro is in the lab working towards a cure for HIV.
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Virus versus virus: novel approach shows promise against HIV in lab study
July 12, 2021
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Thanks to the development of effective drugs, HIV has become a chronic, treatable condition for most people. But it still isn’t curable, and that isn’t good enough for Dr. Jonathan Angel and his colleagues.
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The Ottawa Hospital contributes to ‘a beautiful evolution’ in HIV research and care
December 4, 2020
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In honour of World AIDS day, we take a look back at how The Ottawa Hospital played a major role in caring for patients with HIV, how it continues to lead life-saving research, and how it is transforming how HIV is managed today.
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The next frontier in HIV research: Ottawa scientists to play key role in new $17M prevention and cure studies
August 14, 2019
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Despite great strides in HIV research, over 75,000 Canadians are living with HIV and approximately seven more contract it every day. And this incurable virus continues to take a huge toll around the world. The Government of Canada recently announced
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Experimental contraceptive could give women the power to prevent pregnancy and STIs
November 30, 2018
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While condoms are the gold standard for preventing pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), there is a need around the world for solutions that can be used independently by women. New research led by Dr. Nongnuj Tanphaichitr brings a pot
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Using viruses to fight viruses: new approach eliminates “dormant” HIV-infected cells
December 18, 2017
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While Ottawa researchers are known for their work on cancer-fighting viruses, one team is applying these viruses to a new target: HIV.
Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa have discovered that the Maraba virus, or MG1, c
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HIV kept at bay with single injection every 8 weeks
August 17, 2017
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Over the last two decades, HIV has been transformed from a death sentence into a chronic, treatable disease, requiring just a single pill a day to keep the virus at bay for most people. A study co-authored by Dr. Jonathan Angel has now paved the wa
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Dr. Paul MacPherson awarded Research Chair in Gay Men’s Health from Ontario HIV Treatment Network
September 7, 2016
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Gay men make up 58 percent of the people living with HIV in Ontario. Although overall rates of new HIV infections are declining, gay men accounted for 60 percent of new diagnoses in 2015, highlighting the continuing risk of infection within this co
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Two lives forever changed by 30 years of HIV drug research
April 22, 2016
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Yves Brunet has taken part in 15 HIV drug trials at The Ottawa Hospital since the 1980s. Thanks to research, daily treatments have commuted a sentence of certain death from AIDS into a manageable condition.
Yves Brunet and Andy Collins were di
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New treatments cure hepatitis C in patients co-infected with HIV
July 29, 2015
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Around the world, between 4 and 5 million people are infected with both HIV and the hepatitis C virus. These patients have high rates of liver disease. Until now, effective treatment for co-infected patients has been difficult since the interferon-
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How does the liver affect the immune system? $175,000 grant to help find answers
June 10, 2015
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Dr. Angela Crawley has been awarded a $175,000 grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada to study how cells in the liver can influence the immune response. This project focuses on a kind of cell called a macrophage, w
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