Innovation Anthology #349:

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Statistics show that neurologic disease remains a major concern for patients with HIV and AIDS. Its occurrence ranges from 25 percent in HIV patients to 40 percent in those suffering from AIDS. And its presence increases the risk of death.

That’s the conclusion of a ten year study at the Southern Alberta Clinic. This was published recently in the journal Neurology.

According to neurologist and co-investigator Dr. Chris Power, brain disorders are often ignored because of other overwhelming medical disorders.

DR. CHRIS POWER: It raises the question about how effective the anti-retroviral therapy we have is. In other words, is it truly getting into the brain and controlling the retroviral replication in the brain? Right now we know that in general these drugs that we use for treating HIV infection don’t get into the brain terribly well. So we need to a) identify which drugs are the best, and secondly, can we alter how we deliver them, give them to patients, such that we can reduce the risk of neurologic disease?

Dr. Chris Power says his group is now investigating which drugs are most effective at controlling the AIDS virus in the brain as well as a possible vaccine.

Thanks today to Alberta Innovates Health Solutions

FOR INNOVATION ANTHOLOGY
I’M CHERYL CROUCHER

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Alberta Innovates Health Solutions

Alberta Innovates (formerly Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions)

As the newly formed Alberta Innovates corporation, we still fund top quality, internationally competitive health research and innovation activities to improve the health and wellbeing of Albertans. We provide leadership for Alberta’s health research and innovation enterprise by directing, coordinating, reviewing, funding and supporting research and innovation.

Working with our many partners  in the health system, we ensure that research achieves innovation in care, policy and practice, and that the needs of patients and clinicians influence research.

Our background

Alberta Innovates consolidation was launched November 1, 2016.

Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions

Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions was established as part of the Alberta Innovates system by an Act of Legislation of the Government of Alberta. It is a agency  of the Government of Alberta. We receive a yearly allocation from the Ministry of Health and report through the ministry to the people of Alberta.

Our Mandate and Roles document reflects our role and responsibilities and outlines the government statues and regulations with which we comply.

Alberta’s Health Research and Innovation Strategy (AHRIS) sets out Alberta’s health research agenda for the coming decade to ensure our considerable investments in research align with our priority—to improve the health of Albertans.

 

 

Program Date: 2010-10-28