Research: Study targets illusive staph bacteria
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry
“A team of researchers at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry have discovered how the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus induces bloodstream infections by manipulating the immune system.”
TAGS: bloodstream infections, patient care, vaccine development, Western University
A simple alteration to kidney preservation solutions could improve transplant outcomes
Lawson Research
“In preclinical models of kidney transplantation, we found that adding hydrogen sulfide donor molecules to the preservation solution helped the kidney recover faster and enabled it to start making urine quicker.”
TAGS: organ preservation, kidney transplant patients, multicenter study, Lawson Health Research Institute
Researchers, health-care providers working to better understand, treat long COVID in Manitoba
CBC
“Now, a team of researchers at the University of Manitoba are trying to better understand how long COVID is affecting Manitobans, and health-care …”
TAGS: long COVID, health-care providers, rehabilitation programs, University of Manitoba
Monkeypox warnings ‘went ignored,’ and now world must brace for more outbreaks: scientists – CBC
CBC
“… an infectious diseases specialist at the University Health Network and an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Toronto.”
TAGS: monkeypox, respiratory health, COVID-19, University Health Network
New study: Montreal researchers identify three drugs that could reduce mortality in severely …
McGill University Health Centre
“To address this therapeutical gap, a team of researchers from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), …”
TAGS: COVID-19, severe disease, candidate drugs, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Major USask awards honour researchers for significant contributions
USask News – University of Saskatchewan
“… became enamoured of respiratory clinical research while training with Dr. Freddy Hargreave (MD) at McMaster University before joining USask.”
TAGS: awards, innovative research, University of Saskatchewan, McMaster University