April

Alberta sisters participate in clinical trial to advance treatment options for rare genetic disorder UCalgary News “The University of Calgary conducts approximately 500 clinical trials at any given time. Clinical trials that are open to […]

Canadian study identifies five most vulnerable groups for FASD National Post “… scientist in the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, is being published in […]

‘Life-changing procedure’: Ont. amputee calls on province to cover osseointegration CTV News “Dr. Robert E. Turcotte is the orthopedic surgeon at the McGill University Health Centre who believes that for some patients, the implant offers […]

London, Ont. researchers confirm new method of HIV transmission and provide prevention technique Globalnews.ca “New studies from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University are showing for the first time that HIV can be transmitted […]

Parkinson’s patients making strides with electrical stimulation in the spine CTV News “Canadian researchers are opening the door on what could be a new approach in rehabilitating patients unable to walk safely on their own […]

PostureCoach, A New Wearable Device, Has Caregivers’ Backs And Helps Prevent Injuries YouAreUNLTD (blog) “… to do their jobs,” says Dr. Tilak Dutta, a scientist at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network and an AGE-WELL […]

U of T study reveals large molecular differences between stem cells grown on different biomaterials News@UofT “The study itself was done in collaboration with Senior Scientist Gordon Keller’s group at University Health Network, and was […]

Gene mutation may mean better outcome for smokers who develop cancer CTV News “… and more of a problem, currently it’s about 5,000 to 6,000 Canadians per year,” says Dr. Anthony Nichols of the Lawson […]

Manitoba’s leadership in global health impacting millions UM Today (press release) “Blanchard introduced Dr. Ties Boerma, U of M Canada Research Chair in population and global health, as a world-class addition to the U of […]

“Kingpin” Stem Cells Follow a Different Set of Rules Technology Networks “A team of McMaster researchers has discovered a unique subset of cells within human stem cells that appear to signal how the surrounding cells […]