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Novel approach treats C. difficile hospital infections
February 5, 2014 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Using data collected at the Canadian Light Source, researchers have revealed the first molecular views showing how antibodies derived from llamas may provide a new method for controlling the highly infectious disease C. difficile, common in healthcare…
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System improves particle size analysis
February 1, 2014 by Lab Canada This case history discusses how a nanoparticle tracking system allows a liver disease research team to measure size distribution and quantity of extracellular vesicles in samples.
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$20M Head Health Challenge rewards Toronto brain researcher
January 27, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – GE and the National Football League (NFL) have announced 16 winners in the first round of the $20 million “Head Health Challenge”. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre neurosurgeon, Dr. Leodante da Costa, is the first international award winner…
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Research uncovers new understanding of prion molecules
January 22, 2014 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Researchers at the University of Alberta have uncovered a quality-control mechanism in brain cells that may help keep deadly neurological diseases in check for months or years. The new findings “present a breakthrough in understanding the secret…
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Physiological process in heart arrhythmias revealed
January 22, 2014 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Researchers at the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta at the University of Calgary have discovered the fundamental biology of calcium waves in relation to heart arrhythmias. The findings published this month in the January 19 edition of…
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Study shows importance of DNA architecture in controlling gene activity
January 21, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Ressearch conducted by Marie Kmita’s team at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), in collaboration with Josée Dostie at McGill University, shows the importance of the chromatin architecture in controlling the activity of genes, especially…
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$7.5M fund to advance Alzheimer’s research in BC
January 13, 2014 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A $7.5 million fund has been created for research into Alzheimer’s disease. Partners in the fund are the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research(MSFHR), Brain Canada, the Pacific Alzheimer Research Foundation, and Genome BC. Five new projects…
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Canada’s top 2013 cancer research stories
December 23, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Canadian Cancer Society has published a list of the most high-impact research published in 2013 by its funded scientists. Killing cancer cells with designer viruses: Using an approach known as synthetic biology, Drs John Bell and…
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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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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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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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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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$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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$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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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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$7.5M supports brain research projects
November 18, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Five Multi-Investigator Research Initiative (MIRI) grants and associated funding partnerships have been announced by Brain Canada. The teams will each receive grants of $1.5 million over three years to pursue novel, transformative research aimed at improving our…
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Big data challenge to cancer mutations
November 13, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Cancer research leaders from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) and the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), in collaboration with Sage Bionetworks and IBM’s DREAM, have announced the launch of the ICGC-TCGA-DREAM Somatic Mutation Calling…
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Combining herpes with chemo can help fight cancer
November 12, 2013 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – Combining a herpes virus with chemotherapy is showing promise in killing cancer cells and tumours in mice, two McMaster University studies have found. Led by Sam Workenhe, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Karen Mossman, chair…
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$1M awarded for breast cancer research
November 12, 2013 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Three University of Saskatchewan researchers have been awarded a total of more than $1 million from the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF) in support of research that could help prevent, detect and treat the deadly disease. “Thanks…
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$11M for study into non-invasive birth defect tests
November 4, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A team of clinical researchers led by CHU de Québec has received $10.5 million from Génome Québec, Genome Canada, CIHR, Genome Alberta and other partners to recruit 5,600 pregnant women in Canada to study the potential of…
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$3M challenge to spur innovations in drug-enabling technologies
November 4, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) and the Québec Consortium for Drug Discovery (CQDM) are teaming up with Life Sciences Ontario and BiopolisQuébec to advance pharmaceutical research in the two provinces. OCE and CQDM are leading a $3…
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Calling Alberta researchers: Government wants your input…today
November 4, 2013 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions is seeking input from researchers involved in basic discovery and translational science research as background to a forum taking place on November 7 and 8 at the Shaw Conference Center in Edmonton.…
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Hospital research income in Canada posts solid growth
October 29, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Total research income at Canada’s 40 leading hospitals expanded by 4.8% last year, according to Research Infosource, which today released its annual Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals List, ranking Canadian hospitals on their success in attracting support…
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$5M funding launches pediatric IBD research network
October 21, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The Foundation for Children with Intestinal and Liver Disorders (CH.I.L.D) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are creating a partnership, the Canadian Children Inflammatory Bowel Disease Network, with $5 million in funding. The goals of…
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Novel screening method aids in antibiotic discovery
October 21, 2013 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – In the battle against antibiotic resistant bacteria, researchers at McMaster University have found resistance itself is a successful pathway for discovering new antibiotic drugs. “In essence, we’ve made resistance useful instead of a scary problem,” said Gerry…
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Researchers worldwide join giant scientific consortium
October 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Hundreds of researchers from North America, Europe, Australia and Asia have joined together in a consortium to identify the genetic basis of the five most common forms of cancer – breast, prostate, lung, ovarian and colorectal. The…
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