Glycomics are the new frontier in bioinnovation
The Hill Times
“Canada has a tremendous opportunity with continued investment in glycomics to establish global leadership and economic prosperity while at the same time solving some of the world’s most pressing challenges in health and environmental sustainability.”
TAGS: glyconomics, innovative research, GlycoNet
Can radiation help immunotherapy work better? And can a healthy gut help as well?
BioCanRx
“… immunotherapy is now the standard of care for metastatic kidney cancer, with the two immunotherapy drugs in this trial, Ipilimumab and Nivolumab, widely used. But adding the radiation – a kind of highly focused radiation called stereotactic hypofractionated radiotherapy (SBRT) – is new.”
TAGS: immunotherapy, radiation, gut health, BioCanRx, McMaster University
Empowering Indian women to screen for cervical cancer through storytelling
Ryerson University
“Ryerson professors Mandana Vahabi and Josephine Wong are leading an international team of researchers working to prevent and screen for cervical cancer in India.”
TAGS: cancer, cervical cancer, women’s health, international health, Ryerson University
Sunnybrook Foundation launches campaign in support of the new Garry Hurvitz Brain …
Newswire.ca
“Sunnybrook Foundation announced today the launch of the “For Everyone with a Brain” campaign to drive the final push of a multi-year fundraising effort for Sunnybrook’s new Garry Hurvitz Brain Sciences Centre. Once complete, the Centre will be a state-of-the-art facility for patient care and interdisciplinary research across mental health and brain sciences – the first of its kind in Canada.”
TAGS: brain health, mental health, innovative research, funding, Sunnybrook
Imagine waiting more than a year to find out if you have cancer – Eminetra Canada
Eminetra Canada
“Nearly 7,000 Canadians are diagnosed with thyroid cancer every year, according to the Canadian Cancer Society. — 240 people die from it.”
TAGS: cancer, pandemic, diagnosis, treatment, Canadian Cancer Society