Media Digest
Sunnybrook welcomes youth visitors with 12 new Smilezones
Bachly Construction CEO Scott Bachly (left) and recording artist Tom Cochrane help open the new Smilezone at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
Month: June 2016
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Probiotics: Not Just for Tummy Troubles
During a study at Lawson Health Research Institute’s Canadian Centre for Human Microbiome and Probiotic Research… […]
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Canadian research: Another step forward towards the understanding of epilepsy
A highly complex mental syndrome, epilepsy covers a wide-range of physical reactions. Like most neurological conditions, it’s an extremely challenging condition to understand and thus develop treatments. Canadian researchers at Western University in London, Ontario, have made […]
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Prostate cancer researchers use liquid biopsy biomarkers to identify aggressive disease before treatment
(TORONTO, Canada – June 28, 2016) – Prostate cancer researchers have discovered biomarkers using non-invasive liquid biopsies to identify aggressive disease before surgery.
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Accelerating Cognitive Research to Fight, Prevent Brain Disorders
In just over 15 years, Canadians living with dementia will increase by 87 per cent, and in the next two decades, the number of seniors is expected to double to over 10 million in the […]
Releases
Minister Duncan Honoured at Research Canada’s AGM
MEDIA RELEASE Minister Duncan Honoured at Research Canada’s AGM OTTAWA, June 6, 2016 – Research Canada held its 11th Annual General Meeting last week where the Honourable Dr. Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, was honoured […]
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Neil Fraser of Medtronic Canada Appointed as Chair of the MEDEC Board of Directors
(TORONTO, June 3, 2016) – MEDEC, the national association representing Canada’s medical technology companies, is pleased to welcome Neil Fraser as Chair of the MEDEC Board of Directors. […]