Media Digest
Year: 2016
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Researchers develop new respiratory disease test
“This exciting innovation in respiratory disease diagnosis led by Dr. Darryl Adamko and his team is an excellent example of how U of S medical researchers are making a real difference for patient health, while […]
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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.
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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. […]
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Budget 2016 takes action to reinvigorate Canada’s health research and innovation system
Research Canada: An Alliance for Health Discovery welcomed Finance Minister, Bill Morneau’s 2016 Budget, Growth for the Middle Class, which strengthens Canada’s health research and innovation system by dedicating new resources to discovery research, infrastructure at postsecondary institutions and federal laboratories and accelerating the diffusion and commercialization of knowledge into applications that benefit industry and society as a whole. […]