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Researchers find virus that kills invasive brain cancer
November 10, 2006 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Researchers at the University of Calgary, who are funded by the Terry Fox Foundation and the Canadian Cancer Society, have found that a cancer-fighting virus called VSV kills the most malignant form of brain cancer in mice…
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Novel bacterial protein complex discovered by international research team
November 10, 2006 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – A new find by an international research team of a novel bacterial protein complex may ultimately help in designing drugs to disable pathogens that cause a range of disorders such as meningitis, blood diseases and hospital-acquired infections,…
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Researchers make strategic breakthrough in controlling AIDS virus
August 28, 2006 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A team of researchers from the Universite de Montreal and the Centre hospitalier de l’Universite de Montreal (CHUM) say they have made a breakthrough in fighting the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). They have identified a defect in…
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Bovine genome data released into public databases
August 21, 2006 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Researchers from the Bovine Genome Sequencing Project have released a comprehensive set of genome resources into freely accessible international public databases. These new assets for bovine researchers include the most complete and accurate genome sequence to date,…
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Researchers develop new model to identify ovarian cancer genes
August 15, 2006 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Researchers at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) have developed a new model to identify ovarian cancer genes. The research was published last week in the journal Oncogene. “Our findings now provide tangible targets for effective drug…
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Study shows SARS protective clothing systems and procedures need improvement
August 14, 2006 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – Health-care workers who don protective clothing to stave-off infection from threats such as SARS, other emerging infectious diseases, and bio-terrorism are still vulnerable to contamination, a Queens University study has found. The strengths and limitations of each…
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Study tracks human impact on coastal marine ecosystems
August 6, 2006 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – Human activity over the centuries has depleted 90% of marine species, eliminated 65% of seagrass and wetland habitat, degraded water quality 10-1,000 fold, and accelerated species invasions in 12 major estuaries and coastal seas around the world,…
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Researchers find cause of inherited form of early onset dementia
July 17, 2006 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The genetic cause of the second most common type of dementia in those under the age of 65 has been discovered by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI). Mutations…
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Researchers identify immune cell defects that give rise to fungal infection in HIV patients
June 28, 2006 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Researchers at Universit de Montral and the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montral (IRCM) have identified a defective immune cell population that determines susceptibility to candidiasis, a common and often debilitating infection in individuals infected with the…
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Researchers find stroke death channel
June 12, 2006 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A team of University of British Columbia neuroscience researchers have found a new stroke death channel — the conduit through which key chemicals are lost from brain cells during stroke, causing the cell death that disables stroke…
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New technique developed for injecting cancer cells into mouse ovaries
June 12, 2006 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – University of Guelph researchers say they have perfected a technique for injecting cancer cells directly into mouse ovaries, a breakthrough that could ultimately improve diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer. Over the past 18 months, Dr Jim…
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Discovery could lead to stronger antibiotics
June 5, 2006 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Researchers at McGill University have made a fundamental breakthrough that could pave the way to a better class of drugs to combat the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. By mapping the first known three-dimensional structure of a…
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Researchers open door to potential treatments for Type 2 diabetes
May 29, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Researchers funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) say they have identified an unsuspected role of a protein named SHP-1 that could constitute a new therapeutic path against Type…
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New research links metabolism and appetite suppression
April 13, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A team led by a Canadian researcher has discovered a process by which a small protein acts directly within muscles to increase the body’s metabolism to burn fat while simultaneously suppressing appetite. These findings suggest that the…
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Research indicates consumption of compound in concentrated pill form can cause liver damage
February 27, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The polyphenols present in green tea plants or herbs could pose health risks to humans if extracted and packaged in highly concentrated doses, says a new University of Toronto study published in the current issue of Free…
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Researcher developing new test to detect gene doping in athletes
February 20, 2006 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A Canadian researcher is developing a new test to screen gene-doping in athletes. Although genetic therapy is listed as a banned practice in sports, officials fear it will be the next form of doping. As yet there…
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Natural defence mechanism in brain discovered
February 20, 2006 by Lab Canada Quebec, QC – A team from the Faculty of Medicine at Universit Laval and the research centre at CHUQ (Centre hospitalier universitaire de Qubec) has discovered a natural defence mechanism that the body deploys to combat nerve cell degeneration observed…
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New drug testing model could reduce research costs
February 6, 2006 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Researchers at McGill University say they have found a statistical key to streamlining the earliest stages of drug research. In a study published in this month’s issue of Nature Biotechnology, Dr Robert Nadon unveils new statistical models…
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Plant scientists discover receptor for hormone
January 30, 2006 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – A team of University of Manitoba plant scientists have discovered a receptor for a plant hormone called abscisic acid (ABA). The discovery was published in the January 19, 2006 edition of Nature. “ABA is essentially a survival…
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Ottawa scientists show how brain’s electrical insulation gets damaged
January 30, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – In an advanced online publication of Nature, published on December 21, scientists from the Ottawa Health Research Institute (OHRI) show that myelin contains specialized receptors for the neurotransmitter glutamate. They also show the compounds that block this…
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DNA barcoding effective tool, new study finds
January 23, 2006 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – New research confirms that DNA barcoding is an effective tool for both identifying and discovering species. The study is the cover story in the latest Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The work was conducted by…
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Researchers develop new vaccine candidate against Hepatitis C
January 23, 2006 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) say they have developed a vaccine candidate for hepatitis C. VIDO says it is the first in Canada to show that this vaccination technique may…
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Poxvirus used to fight cancer: malignant human brain tumours ‘cured’ in mice
November 16, 2005 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – A cross-Canada scientific collaboration has successfully tested a potent new cancer-fighting virus that eliminates malignant brain tumours and prolongs survival in mice with a single injection. The scientists – from Calgary and London, ON – have shown…
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Stroke program leads clinical stroke research for Canada
November 3, 2005 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Two new clinical research studies on stroke and the appointment of a leading stroke neurologist to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta, NWT & Nunavut, professorship in stroke research, have been announced by the University of…
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Breakthrough made in identifying bacteria and treating infections
October 28, 2005 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – Research by University of Waterloo chemistry professor Dr Susan Mikkelsen and former PhD student Peter Ertl has the potential to radically improve the response time of identifying and treating infectious disease. Based on a new advanced electrochemical…
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Quebec family key to discovery of blindness disease gene
October 17, 2005 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Researchers at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) have discovered a new gene for retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a group of inherited diseases that result in degeneration of the eye’s retina. Patients suffer gradual vision loss – often…
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Beauty and the beast genes may govern cancer development
September 12, 2005 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – A University of Saskatchewan research team has found that a pair of closely related genes may govern the development of cancer, a discovery that could lead to new early screening tools to detect the deadly disease, according…
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Researchers identify new anti-cancer, anti-infection response control mechanism
August 29, 2005 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Dr Andr Veillette, a researcher at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montral (IRCM), and his team have made a discovery they say could significantly advance the treatment of cancers and infectious diseases. Their findings are being…
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Scientists discover genetic pathway responsible for breast cancer cell growth
August 9, 2005 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Scientists at the MUHC have made an important discovery that will advance our understanding of how the female hormone estrogen causes growth of breast cancer cells. The research, in collaboration with scientists at the Institut de Recherches…
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Technology helps detect reversible DNA changes in tumour tissue
August 8, 2005 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Scientists at the BC Cancer Agency say they have created a way to detect and identify a type of cancer-causing change in DNA, which may lead to ways to reverse those changes with targeted therapies, described in…
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New therapy for ulcerative colitis reported
June 20, 2005 by Lab Canada London, ON – An anti-inflammatory discovery made at Robarts Research Institute in the mid-90s has led to the development of a new drug — now tested successfully in a multi-centre clinical trial — that could prove a promising strategy for…
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