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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 […]
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Minister Duncan announces new network to strengthen personalized medicine for Canadians
The Minister of Science, Kirsty Duncan, today launched a $2 million initiative designed to accelerate the translation of research results into practical applications in healthcare for the benefit of Canadians. […]
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Smartphone app proven to reduce admissions
Published in the Journal of Technologies in Society, and recently released to Postmedia, the study involved 12 researchers mainly from Western University but also from the University of Toronto, the University of British Columbia, peer-support group Can-Voice and the Canadian Mental Health Association. […]
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P.E.I. needs to help frail, elderly decide if treatment worth it
A new program in Nova Scotia helps the frail and elderly decide whether to go through with medical treatments that may do more harm than good. […]
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Heart attack: Gender matters in predicting outcomes
The researchers conducted their study on approximately 1,000 participants from across Canada aged 18 to 55 who had been hospitalized for an ACS […]
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Sudbury’s Cambrian College pushes for research dollars
“Investment in applied research partnerships that pair Ontario’s colleges with businesses and organizations enhance innovation and create the jobs of the future,” Cambrian College president Bill Best said in a release. […]