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Can our bones protect us against diabetes and obesity?
March 16, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A team of researchers at the IRCM led by Mathieu Ferron, PhD, in collaboration with researchers at Columbia University, has discovered a new function of the skeleton associated with diabetes and obesity. The scientific breakthrough, published in…
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$3M supports new centre for rare genetic disorders
March 16, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A $3 million donation from Rio Tinto is enabling Montreal’s CHU Sainte-Justine hospital to lay the groundwork for a Centre for Rare Genetic Disorders. The only facility of its kind in Quebec, the new centre of excellence…
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Stemming the media hype on stem cell therapies
March 16, 2015 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – A new study by University of Alberta law researchers reveals sometimes overly optimistic news coverage of clinical translation of stem cell therapies—and as spokespeople, scientists need to be mindful of harnessing public expectations. “As the dominant voice…
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$42M supports multidisciplinary study of aging across Canada
March 16, 2015 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – A major study that will provide in-depth understanding of aging has received a shot in the arm. The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) has been awarded a $41.6 million grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health…
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Twist of fate gives food safety event a food poisoning outbreak
March 4, 2015 by Lab Canada Baltimore, MD – Organizers of this year’s 2015 Food Safety Summit are tackling a foodborne illness problem from last year’s summit head-on. In an ironic twist of fate, attendees at the 2014 conference were hit with an outbreak of food…
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New oil sands research centre planned in Calgary
March 4, 2015 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Plans for a new research centre in Calgary were announced last week by Imperial Oil. The company says the new site will replace the existing Calgary Research Centre, which is located in the University of Calgary’s Research…
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Prestigious science award for biomedical engineer Molly Shoichet
March 4, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – University of Toronto biomedical engineering professor Molly Shoichet has been named the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science North American laureate for 2015. Already the only person ever elected to all three of Canada’s science academies and a…
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First use of radiocarbon dating leads to Canadian convictions
March 4, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – For the first time, radiocarbon dating technology has been used to obtain a conviction under wildlife law in Canada. Environment Canada says that Toronto-based Five Star Auctions and Appraisals, and its director, Mrs. Chun Al JIN, pleaded…
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Smoking thins vital part of the brain
March 4, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A major study by an international team, including the Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University and the University of Edinburgh, shows new evidence that long-term smoking can cause thinning of the brain’s cortex. The cortex is the…
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Study sheds new light on factors causing pediatric food allergies
March 4, 2015 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – A new study from researchers at the University of Alberta and University of Manitoba is shedding new light on changes in intestinal bacteria of infants that can predict future development of food allergies or asthma. The research,…
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Life sciences a $40B industry in Ontario
March 2, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – If you work in the life sciences in Ontario, your wages are approximately 26.5 percent higher than those of the provincial average. On the other hand, if you’re a recent science graduate, you’re facing a challenging unemployment…
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New chief medical examiner for Alberta
February 24, 2015 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Accomplished forensic pathologist Dr. Jeffery Gofton has been named as chief medical examiner of Alberta. He takes over from Dr. Graeme Dowling, who acted as the interim chief medical examiner while the search for a new chief…
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Project proposals sought for nanomaterial-based biosensor research
February 24, 2015 by Lab Canada Heidelberg, Germany – Roche and BioMed X are jointly establishing a collaborative research group to develop a novel sensor technology platform based on new nanomaterials such as graphene. To that end, they are inviting early-career scientists from academic institutions worldwide…
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Global project boosts understanding of human epigenome
February 23, 2015 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Research from the BC Cancer Agency was featured on February 18 in the journal Nature as part of a special issue highlighting 20 papers that are the outcome of a seven-year project mapping the epigenome. The term…
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$13M for new food development centre
February 23, 2015 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has awarded over $13 million for the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre Inc. (Food Centre) to build and equip a new innovative facility. The Food Centre is the primary source of food product…
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$26.8 million supports clean tech projects
February 23, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), has announced seven clean technology projects in Ontario are receiving funding of $26.8 million, supporting jobs, economic growth and the environment. The projects are as follows: Grafoid Inc. in Ottawa will receive…
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Herzberg Gold Medal won by Dalhousie chemistry professor
February 23, 2015 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Canada’s most prestigious research prize, the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, has been awarded to Dr. Axel Becke, a chemistry professor at Dalhousie University. Dr. Becke received the prize for his outstanding contributions…
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Study confirms bioequivalency of cyclotron-produced Tc-99m
February 17, 2015 by Lab Canada Sherbrooke, QC – Researchers at the Centre de research du Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CRCHUS) have released the results of a clinical study demonstrating equivalency between cyclotron-produced technetium (Tc-99m) and that produced in a nuclear reactor. Based on the…
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$30M for green tech projects in Quebec
February 17, 2015 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – Natural Resources Canada and Sustainable Development Technology Canada are providing $29.5 million in funding to support of six clean technology projects. Through SDTC, over $25 million will support the following four projects: Nemaska Lithium Inc. will…
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Collaboration to research deadly porcine disease
February 13, 2015 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – The PED virus kills young piglets at an astonishing rate with a near 100% mortality rate in suckling pigs. A Canadian collaboration has been launched to understand and stop the disease to protect the young pigs and…
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Nanoreactors mimic natural biosystems
February 13, 2015 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Living cells are a hive of activity, full of tiny structures making proteins, breaking down junk, and creating energy. All of this happens through a series of chemical reactions made possible largely because of the humble cell…
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Worldwide collaboration to fund research into brain diseases
February 11, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, Chicago & London – Three leading research funders from North America and the UK have joined forces to launch a new global initiative called MEND or, MEchanisms of cellular death in NeuroDegeneration. The initiative has a fund of $1.25…
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$38M from NSERC supports engineering research projects
February 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Fredericton, NB – The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has announced $38 million in funding for 78 scientific teams at universities across the country. The announcement, made at the University of New Brunswick, profiled a project…
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Glycomics research network to develop drugs, vaccines
February 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – GlycoNet, a new national research network based in Edmonton, is receiving $27.3 million over five years from the federal government to develop new drugs and vaccines for conditions such as influenza, genetic diseases and diabetes. Canadian scientists…
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$56M supports cancer research projects
February 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A total of 77 cancer research projects across Canada are receiving a total $56 million in funding support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and its partners, including a $2.4-million partnership with the Canadian Cancer…
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Study probes molecular makeup of lung cancer tumours
February 9, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – More than nine million people around the world will die from cancer in 2015, according to the American Cancer Society. Cancer can result from mutations to any part of the process that turns DNA into proteins –…
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Researchers produce map of New York City subway microbes
February 5, 2015 by Lab Canada New York, NY – The microbes that call the New York City subway system home are mostly harmless, but include samples of disease-causing bacteria that are resistant to drugs – and even DNA fragments associated with anthrax and Bubonic plague…
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Brain cancer gets $5M boost in research funding
February 5, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Four large research grants – valued at $1.25 million each – have been awarded to research teams in Vancouver, Toronto and Ottawa by a partnership of the Canadian Cancer Society, Brain Canada and the federal government. Three…
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Merck joins Toronto consortium with $7.5 M contribution
February 5, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Pharmaceutical company Merck has joined the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) Toronto with a contribution of $7.5 million. The supported projects focus on pre-competitive research to develop small inhibitory molecules called chemical probes to study epigenetic mechanisms of…
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Biologics and vaccine development focus of new centre of excellence
February 5, 2015 by Lab Canada Laval, QC – Drug discovery project facilitator NEOMED has announced the launch of the Biologics and Vaccine Centre of Excellence in Laval under a proposed partnership with GSK. The organization says the centre will be the only one of its…
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Drug research commercialization supported with new $2M fund
February 4, 2015 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC and Saskatoon, SK – A consortium of Saskatchewan’s innovation organizations have come together with the Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD), Canada’s national drug development and commercialization centre, to establish a new $2-million CDRD-Saskatchewan Innovation Fund. The…
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