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$7.5M funding supports Structural Genomics Consortium
November 18, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Biopharmaceutical company AbbVie says it is continuing to support the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) by providing a cash sponsorship of $7.5 million towards open access research leading to the discovery of new medicines. The announcement coincided with…
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Stem-cell scientists redefine how blood is made
November 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Stem-cell scientists, led by pioneering researcher Dr. John Dick, have discovered a completely new view of how human blood is made, upending conventional dogma from the 1960s. The findings, published last week in the journal Science, prove…
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Test could predict whether breast cancer will spread to the brain
October 27, 2015 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC & London, UK – Women with particularly aggressive forms of breast cancer could be identified by a test that predicts whether the disease is likely to spread to the brain. An analysis of almost 4,000 patients with…
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Researchers discover gene responsible for chemotherapy-induced heart damage
October 27, 2015 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – In a paper published recently in Nature Genetics, an Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)-supported research team identified a specific gene variant that increases the risk of developing severe heart damage by five-fold in cancer patients…
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Nicotine gives brain more codeine relief, risk of addiction
October 26, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – According to new research in rat models, nicotine use over time increases the speed that codeine is converted into morphine within the brain, by increasing the amount of a specific enzyme. It appears smokers’ brains are being…
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Cancer research plagued by poor study design
October 20, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Poorly designed studies may lead to the efficacy of drugs being overestimated and money being wasted on trials that prove fruitless, according to new a study from McGill University. The findings, published last week in the open-source…
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Discovery shows how the brain controls temperature and thirst
October 20, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and Duke University have made a breakthrough in understanding of how the brain detects and prevents dehydration. They have identified the structure of a key…
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Malaria protein shows potential as a cancer treatment
October 14, 2015 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Scientists at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Coastal Health and the BC Cancer Agency have discovered a protein from malaria that could one day help to stop cancerous tumours from growing. This new approach, which…
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Scientists develop DNA nanomachine that detects diagnostic antibodies
October 14, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – New research may revolutionize the slow, cumbersome and expensive process of detecting the antibodies that can help with the diagnosis of infectious and autoimmune diseases such as HIV and rheumatoid arthritis. An international team of researchers have…
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Researchers bypass nerves to activate muscles directly with light
October 14, 2015 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – Neuroscience researchers at Dalhousie Medical School and the Brain Repair Centre have found a way to bypass the nervous system to stimulate muscles that have lost their connection to the nervous system through injury or disease. Dr.…
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$3.7M supports research into placental metabolism
October 13, 2015 by Lab Canada London, ON – Western University Medical Biophysics professor Charles McKenzie and Obstetrics & Gynaecology professor Timothy Regnault have received $3.7 million in funding over four years to develop a new technology based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that will allow…
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Researchers develop self-propelled blood coagulant agents
October 6, 2015 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Researchers at the University of British Columbia have created the first self-propelled particles capable of delivering coagulants against the flow of blood to treat severe bleeding, a potentially huge advancement in trauma care. “Bleeding is the number…
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$7.5M funding supports breast cancer research
October 6, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A total of $7.5 million in funding for 24 new research project grants and fellowship awards was recently announced by the Ontario region of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. “CBCF supports research with impact,” said Dr. Ralph…
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Cardiac arrhythmia prediction could lead to better device design
September 30, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Researchers have discovered how to predict some cardiac arrhythmias several steps before they even occur. It’s a finding that could lead to an improved cardiac device, with equipment designed to detect when arrhythmias are about to occur…
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Fungi may lead to cheaper cancer treatment
September 30, 2015 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – Cheaper anti-cancer drugs for humans might ultimately stem from a new study by University of Guelph scientists into a kind of microbial “bandage” that protects yew trees from disease-causing fungi. A new paper published online in…
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Heart cell protein study provides clue to cancer’s Achilles’ heel
September 30, 2015 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – Unlike most human cells which rely on oxygen to survive, cancer cells can live without oxygen due to their unique ability to digest sugars. It takes powerful medication to kill off cancer cells, but that same therapy…
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$16M funding for research into high-risk, inherited cancers
September 30, 2015 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A total of $16-million in funding from the Terry Fox Foundation and three new research partners has been awarded to four Canadian research teams to find new ways to detect and treat high-risk and inherited cancers. …
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$1M supports Alzheimer’s research
September 21, 2015 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – The Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) have announced $1 million in funding to the Research Chair in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia held by Dr. Darrell Mousseau. The Saskatchewan Research…
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Researchers track cholesterol in real time
September 21, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Using a new method, scientists from the University of Toronto can now precisely track how cholesterol moves into blood vessel walls, a process that can lead to the formation of deadly plaque. It’s a discovery that could…
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$450,000 grant to study cancer-killing vaccine
September 18, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Dr Rebecca Auer, a scientist and surgical oncologist at the Ottawa Hospital, has received a $450,000 grant to investigate whether a vaccine could stop cancer from spreading after surgery. Appreciating the potential impact of this study, a…
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Study connects Alzheimer’s with abnormal fat build-up in the brain
September 14, 2015 by Lab Canada Montréal, QC – People with Alzheimer’s disease have fat deposits in the brain. For the first time since the disease was described 109 years ago, researchers affiliated with the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) have discovered accumulations of…
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Cardiovascular disease the focus of new research centre
September 11, 2015 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – Developing comprehensive and innovative ways to fight cardiovascular disease will be the focus of the new Centre for Cardiovascular Investigations at the University of Guelph. Officially launched this month, the centre is a collaborative venture by laboratories…
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Why does running make us happy?
September 11, 2015 by Lab Canada Montréal, QC – The joy of running. That sense of well-being, freedom and extra energy that runners often experience is not just a matter of endorphins. A study at the Université de Montréal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) shows that the…
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Blueberry extract could help fight gum disease
September 8, 2015 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – Gum disease is a common condition among adults that occurs when bacteria form biofilms or plaques on teeth, and consequently the gums become inflamed. Some severe cases, called periodontitis, call for antibiotics. But now scientists have…
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Open-source molecule helps to further cancer research
September 8, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Researchers from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) and the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) at the MaRS Discovery District recently developed a new drug prototype called OICR-9429 and made it freely available to the research community.…
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Collaboration uses stem cell technology to further personalized medicine
September 8, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A collaborative team of clinician-scientists and stem cell biologists has developed a powerful new method to generate 3D bile duct structures from human stem cells in order to study and develop new personalized treatments for bile duct…
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Brazilian pharma company to build international R&D centre in GTA
August 31, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Brazilian-owned pharmaceutical company Biolab Farmacêutica has announced plans to open a research and development centre in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The company says the project will cost approximately $8 million in equipment, facilities and technical staff.…
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$1.35M supports cancer research projects in Quebec
August 31, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Three Quebec researchers have won Terry Fox New Investigator Awards and are receiving a total of $1.35 million in funding. Two of the three researcherswill pursue new ways to help children in hospital who are battling a…
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$2.5M funding for research on the artificial pancreas
August 31, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A Canadian research team working on the development of an external artificial pancreas is receiving a grant of just over US$2.5 million from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the U.S.…
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Why we’re smarter than chickens
August 31, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Toronto researchers have discovered that a single molecular event in our cells could hold the key to how we evolved to become the smartest animal on the planet. Benjamin Blencowe, a professor in the University of…
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Researchers develop microchip that predicts viability of donor lungs
August 31, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – University of Toronto researchers have found a way to determine quickly if a donor lung is suitable for transplant by using a microchip to measure biomarkers. This innovation can eliminate the leading cause of post-operation death. Biomarker…
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