September

Improving survival for people with pancreatic cancer Canadian Cancer Society “An international clinical trial has changed the way doctors treat pancreatic cancer around the world. Led by the …” KEYWORDS: pancreatic cancer, clinical trial, Canadian […]

New Brock-CAMH report calls for enhanced mental health, neurodiversity supports for Indigenous communities Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) “A newly released report co-led by Brock University and the Centre for Addiction and Mental […]

UHN becomes first Canadian hospital to appoint Chief AI Scientist University Health Network “Health care is becoming increasingly data-driven and AI plays a pivotal role in extracting valuable insights from large datasets, says Dr. Wang, […]

Cancer driver discovery opens up treatment pathways for rare pediatric disease Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) “Treatments are now being investigated for the inherited DICER1 gene mutation that can lead to aggressive childhood cancers […]

SickKids scientists advance novel brain research as they examine preterm brain injury and memory formation The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) “… this research will expand the currently limited interventions for neonatal brain injury in […]

Gut flora of some long COVID patients is less diverse, say researchers CTV News Montreal “This microbiota can lead to neurological symptoms when transferred to mice genetically modified to have no intestinal flora and who […]

Language acquisition may work differently in people with autism UdeM Nouvelles “Some children with autism may develop language skills independently of the joint attention skills usually associated with language learning …” KEYWORDS: autism spectrum disorder, […]

UHN first hospital in Canada offering new treatment to replace diseased heart valve University Health Network “UHN is the first hospital in Canada to offer a new treatment for percutaneous pulmonary heart valve replacement, providing […]

Connecting Ontarians to The Tools They Need to Stay Healthy This Respiratory Illness Season Ontario Newsroom “The province expects to start receiving doses of Moderna’s updated SPIKEVAX XBB COVID-19 vaccine later in September, which better […]

York U prof gets $1M+ for novel research on role of mitochondria in muscle decline News@York “Aging is inevitable and with it comes a decline in muscle mass, which – for the half of Canadians […]