November

How AbbVie is bringing antiviral expertise to the COVID-19 battle AbbVie “At the first sign of the pandemic, AbbVie began evaluating ways to help, including accelerating discovery efforts and external collaborations.” TAGS: COVID-19, antiviral expertise, […]

Overcoming resistance UHN “All too often, individuals with cancer hear the term “drug resistance” – when cancer cells acquire the ability to survive and grow in the presence of drugs designed to kill them.” TAGS: […]

The science of addiction: How our bodies get hooked on drugs, alcohol Globalnews.ca “The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) defines addiction as the presence of four things: cravings, loss of control of amount or frequency […]” […]

HIV: overwhelming the enemy from the start Institut de recherches cliniques “At the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM), scientists Éric A. Cohen and Tram NQ Pham have recently […]” TAGS: HIV, vaccine development, viral infection […]

More air pollution linked to higher death rate among Canadians: study CTV News “New research suggests air pollution at any concentration is harmful and … Canada is one of the few countries to meet World […]

Research Canada Congratulates New Cabinet Ministers HRI Portal “On Wednesday afternoon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the 36 members of his gender-balanced Cabinet for this 43rd Parliament of Canada, welcoming back 29 Ministers from the […]

Marijuana ‘makes no difference’ in opioid withdrawal, McMaster study finds WellandTribune.ca “The study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on Tuesday, was done by a research team that analyzed other studies on the […]” […]

Research Canada Recognizes Three Champions of Health Research Advocacy HRI Portal “Research Canada is pleased to announce three winners of the 2019 Leadership in Advocacy Award: Dr. Roderick McInnes, Director of the Lady Davis Institute […]

The cognitive mechanisms behind depression McGill Tribune “[…] Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one such therapeutic technique for mild to moderate depression that, according to the McGill University Health Centre, […]” TAGS: mental health, depression, therapeutic […]

Obesity-related cancers rising in young Canadians, study shows CTV News “Obesity-related cancers in young Canadians are on the rise, […] The study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, was […]” TAGS: obesity, cancer, risk […]