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Toronto’s New Cell Therapy Centre Seeks to Revolutionize Personalized Medicine
Emily Whitehead was just 5 years old when she fell ill with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common type of childhood cancer. […]
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Bold action is needed to fight superbugs: Editorial
The presence of a recently discovered “superbug” gene in Canada and around the world should trigger alarm bells about the peril posed by drug-resistant microorganisms. Read more… […]
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Congratulations to top scientific discoveries of 2015
OTTAWA, ONTARIO — Today, Québec Science released its special annual issue that highlights the top 10 scientific discoveries from Quebec […]
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Alberta medical researchers worried about funding cuts
Does continuing oil slump mean the end of three decades of innovative work? […]
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‘There’s quite a spirit of optimism across the public service’
After at least a decade of declining influence, public servants are looking at a return to their traditional role as advisers and “to flex some of the muscles they haven’t flexed for some years,” as one expert put it. […]
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Building a better brain, and other medical advances
Some are elegantly simple, others extremely complex. From high-tech devices that could sync up with our brains, to better approaches to family and mental-health care – experts from the U of T’s Faculty of Medicine weigh in on the top medical advances of 2015. […]
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Scientists discover new computerized linguistic approach to detect Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have discovered how to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease with more than 82 per cent accuracy by evaluating the interplay between four linguistic factors; and developing automated technology to detect these impairments. […]
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The research challenge Canada faces
“This is a government that believes in science,” says Kirsty Duncan, a onetime researcher newly appointed as Minister of Science. […]