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Scientific data lost at alarming rate
December 23, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Eighty percent of scientific data are lost within two decades, according to a new study that tracks the accessibility of data over time. The culprits? Old e-mail addresses and obsolete storage devices. “Publicly funded science generates an…
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$6M supports transatlantic cardiovascular disease project
December 19, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A new project to study PCSK9 protein function and its impact on cardiovascular disease is receiving $6 million in funding over five years from the Fondation Leducq. The team, coordinated by IRCM researcher Dr. Nabil G. Seidah,…
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Researchers identify first gene involved in adolescent brain development
December 19, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Researchers at the Douglas Institute Research Centre, affiliated with McGill University, have isolated a gene, DCC, which is responsible for dopamine connectivity in the medial prefrontal cortex during adolescence. Working with mice models, they have shown that…
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Groundbreaking discovery in deadly childhood cancer
December 18, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A new study by Canadian researchers may pave the way for more effective treatment of an aggressive and deadly type of brain tumour, known as ETMR/ETANTR. The tumour, which is seen only in children under four, is…
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$3.3M for development of green precious-metal recovery technology
December 18, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A new facility for researching green technologies for recovery of precious metals, the Greene Lyon Canada Research Centre, is coming to Laval’s Biotech City. The $3.3 million project is receiving support from Laval Technopole and Montréal International. “The…
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Newly funded project seeks marker for pancreatic cancer
December 16, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Cancer Research Society, in partnership with Pancreatic Cancer Canada (PCC), is awarding $120,000 to Dr. Michael Sawyer and his team of researchers from the University of Alberta’s Cross Cancer Institute to pursue research on a promising…
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Technical program to include 2,000 presentations
December 16, 2013 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – Over 2,000 presentations will be on offer at Pittcon 2014, being held March 2-6 in Chicago. The 2014 Technical Program has been published, and includes symposia, oral sessions, workshops, awards, and posters. A wide range of applications…
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Robarts director wins scientific achievement award
December 16, 2013 by Lab Canada New York, NY – Canadian scientist Dr. Brian G. Feagan is among three physicians awarded with a 2013 Scientific Achievement Award by the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA). “These physicians’ unwavering work in research is an inspiration to…
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Six renowned cancer research centres join GSK in global consortium
December 10, 2013 by Lab Canada London UK and Philadelphia, PA – GlaxoSmithKline has announced the formation of a Oncology Clinical and Translational Consortium (OCTC), a collaborative scientific research network comprised of six internationally renowned comprehensive cancer centres. The centres include Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University…
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Synchrotron research examines novel antibiotic approach
December 9, 2013 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – A successful collaboration between the Canadian Light Source (CLS) and the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) will provide valuable research for treating difficult urinary tract infections (UTI). Veterinarian Dr. Patricia Dowling and CLS industrial scientist Julie…
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$2.4M funding to boost health research
December 9, 2013 by Lab Canada Fredericton, NB – The New Brunswick government wants to encourage increased health research in the province, so is providing $2.4 million funding to help the province’s bioscience sector leverage and build new partnerships with federal granting councils, health charities and…
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Blood test helps COPD patients breathe easier
December 9, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Two BC researchers have combined forces to develop a blood test that will identify patients at high risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) lung attacks. By the end of their four-year, $7.2 million research project, funded…
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$200M for new science facilities at University of Lethbridge
December 9, 2013 by Lab Canada Lethbridge, AB – The University of Lethbridge has received $200 million from the Alberta government for the construction of new science facilities with modernized labs that will house a significant part of the science teaching and research activities on campus,…
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Researchers discover a protein’s critical role in the brain
December 4, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A team of Montréal researchers at the IRCM led by Dr. Nabil G. Seidah, in collaboration with Dr. William C. Wetsel’s team at Duke University, discovered that the protein PC7 plays a critical role in the brain…
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High-risk gene for Alzheimer’s impacts brain from childhood
December 4, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – People who carry a high-risk gene for Alzheimer’s disease show changes in their brains starting in childhood – decades before the illness appears – according to new research from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).…
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Researchers inhibit tumour growth in colorectal cancer
December 3, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Scientists and surgeons at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have discovered a promising new approach to treating colorectal cancer by disarming the gene that drives self-renewal in stem cells that are the root cause of disease, resistance to…
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Chemical dispersants less harmful than thought: study
December 3, 2013 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – The chemical dispersant used to counteract the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 may not be as harmful to fish as first thought, says new research from Queen’s University professor Peter Hodson…
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$11M funding supports HIV research projects
December 3, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal. QC – Two researchers who are leading projects that aim to find a cure for HIV have received a total of $10.7 million in funding through the Canadian Initiative for HIV Cure Research. The researchers and their projects are…
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CIHR awards honour four exceptional researchers
December 3, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Last night, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) honoured its researchers and their exceptional contributions to health research by awarding four Canadian Health Research Awards: Canada’s Health Researcher of the Year, The Peter Lougheed/CIHR New Investigator…
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Research studies devastating rust in wheat crops
December 2, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Federal government researchers, led by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Dr. Tom Fetch in Winnipeg, who are studying a potentially devastating wheat disease known as Ug99 have received $1.26 million more in funding, which builds on $13 million…
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$4M research chairs focus on biodiversity conservation
December 2, 2013 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The University of Alberta Biodiversity Conservation Chairs program is creating two chairs that will focus on biodiversity challenges related to the energy sector. The university has received $4 million in funding to create the chairs. Dr. Stan…
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$1.2M for multiple sclerosis research in Alberta
November 27, 2013 by Lab Canada Dorval, QC – Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada says it is providing $1.2 million in Alberta to collaborate with the Alberta government for research in multiple sclerosis (MS). The funding marks the first collaboration under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Novartis…
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Real-time mobile app released for Pittcon 2014
November 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – A new free download app, Pittcon 2014, has been released for iOS and Android devices. Aimed at being a valuable resource tool before, during and after the Pittcon 2014 Conference & Exposition, it will act as an…
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Researchers unite to advance sustainable development
November 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A group of researchers has come together to create the Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche sur l’opérationnalisation du développement durable (CIRODD — Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Sustainable Development Operationalization). The first strategic group focusing on sustainable development in…
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New molecular pathology facility opens in Montreal
November 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A new Molecular Pathology Centre at the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) celebrated its official opening today. The 12,000-sq-ft facility was entirely funded through private donations—notably, the Dubrovsky family, Banque Nationale and the Adelis Foundation—to enable the JGH…
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Polanyi Prizes won by five Ontario researchers
November 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Five top Ontario university researchers have won 2013 Polanyi Prizes for their research, which ranges from studies on infidelity, to breakthroughs in quantum physics, and examinations of blood-feeders as transmitters of disease. The prizes were created to…
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Award honours Bone and Joint Canada
November 22, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (CIHR-IMHA) has announced that Bone and Joint Canada (BJC) is the recipient of the 2013 CIHR-IMHA Knowledge Translation Award. BJC was formed in 2002 to…
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Photosynthesis may aid in improving solar cells
November 22, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Solar cells optimized to suit local light conditions, or made more efficient by using a broader part of the solar spectrum, are among the imaginative applications foreseen from ground-breaking new insights into plant photosynthesis pioneered in Canada.…
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Tumour-on-a-chip technology impacts cancer research
November 18, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A two-year collaboration between two labs at the University of Toronto’s Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) has led to the development of a new microfluidics screening platform that can accurately predict the way nanoparticles will…
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$376-million project focuses on aging research
November 18, 2013 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – Ground was broken last week for an innovation institute for aging at the University of Waterloo. The new development will bring long-term care, research, and teaching activities together on the campus. The $376-million project is the result…
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$109M in funding for Canada Research Chairs
November 18, 2013 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – The federal government has announced nearly $109 million in funding for 135 newly awarded and renewed Canada Research Chairs. Of that total, 26 researchers have been recruited from abroad, including 11 Canadians returning to work in their…
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