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Link between pulmonary hypertension, diabetes and cancer is discovered
November 3, 2014 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – A University of Alberta research team has discovered that a protein that plays a critical role in metabolism is related to the development of pulmonary hypertension, a deadly disease. Pulmonary hypertension is caused by the narrowing of…
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New therapeutic target could prevent the invasion of cancer cells
October 30, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A team of researchers at the IRCM, led by Jean-François Côté, have discovered a potential new therapeutic target to prevent the invasion of cancer cells, which could have a significant impact on breast cancer treatment. Their breakthrough…
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Bold steps forward for Canada in new Stem Cell Action Plan
October 30, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A coalition of Canadian stem cell advocates, researchers and charities has launched an aggressive Action Plan for Canada to lead the way in developing up to 10 breakthrough therapies by 2025. The 10-year Action Plan outlined in…
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$20M helps Sunnybrook create integrated Brain Sciences Centre
October 20, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is creating a new facility that it says will revolutionize brain sciences treatment and research in Canada. The state-of-the-art Brain Sciences Centre, the first of its kind in Canada, is dues to a…
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Discovery of a new mechanism that can lead to blindness
October 20, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A scientific breakthrough by a team of IRCM researchers led by Michel Cayouette, PhD, was published last week by The Journal of Neuroscience. The scientists discovered that a protein found in the retina plays an essential role…
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$22.6M available for cancer research Dream Teams
October 16, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Up to $22.6 million CAD is available to fund two separate cancer research Dream Teams. The funding is available from Stand Up To Cancer Canada (SU2C Canada), together with Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (with support from the…
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If you overeat, it might be a good idea to exercise
October 16, 2014 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – A study shows that environmental cues such as overeating and exercise target the level of a critical anti-obesity hormone, human growth hormone (GH), by affecting the 3D-structure of the chromosome in the region where the GH gene…
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Study shows brain treatment may temper Crohn’s disease
October 16, 2014 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – Recent data from the Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)-Clinical and Research Centre at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg have demonstrated that those with inflammatory bowel disease are more likely to have a mood disorder long before their…
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Estrogen has surprising effects on freshwater wildlife
October 15, 2014 by Lab Canada Saint John, NB – The International Institute for Sustainable Development-Experimental Lakes Area (IISD-ELA) and the University of New Brunswick have released the findings of a study that show that the birth control pill has unexpected effects on aquatic ecosystems. The…
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Clinical research centre opens and $750,000 fund announced
October 15, 2014 by Lab Canada Laval, QC – Servier Canada has officially opened a new Clinical Development Centre in Montreal, and launched a new $750,000 research fund. The company says the new centre will focus on the design and development of Servier’s international clinical research.…
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Pathway linking brain to high blood pressure gets identified
October 8, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON & Baltimore, MD – New research by scientists at the Ottawa Heart Institute and the University of Maryland School of Medicine has uncovered a new pathway by which the brain uses an unusual steroid to control blood pressure.…
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Canada deploys second mobile lab to West Africa
October 6, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Canada’s federal government has deployed a second mobile lab team to West Africa. The Public Health Agency of Canada has sent the second mobile laboratory and two additional agency scientists to Sierra Leone to join the agency’s…
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Discovery could prevent brain tumour development in children
October 6, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Scientists at the IRCM discovered a mechanism that promotes the progression of medulloblastoma, the most common brain tumour found in children. The team, led by Frédéric Charron, PhD, found that a protein known as Sonic Hedgehog induces…
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$1.5M supports research into advanced prostate cancer
September 30, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A research team led by Dr. Paul Rennie of the Vancouver Prostate Centre and the University of British Columbia has been awarded $1.5 million by Prostate Cancer Canada for research that aims to accelerate the pace of…
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DNA signature found in ice storm babies
September 30, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The number of days an expectant mother was deprived of electricity during Quebec’s ice storm (1998) predicts the epigenetic profile of her child, a new study finds. Scientists from the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and McGill…
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3D skin tissue printer wins technology award
September 24, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Proprietary 3D bioprinting technology, PrintAlive Bioprinter, developed by University of Toronto students Arianna McAllister and Lian Leng, has won the Canadian stage of the 2014 James Dyson Award. The bioprinter represents a huge leap forward in producing…
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$308M bailout signed for MaRS Phase 2 building
September 23, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Ontario’s provincial government has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire an interest in the MaRS Phase 2 building in Toronto from its developer, Alexandria Real Estate (ARE). The government says the agreement, with a total value…
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New compound developed for cord blood expansion
September 23, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Researchers at the University of Montreal and University of Toronto have identified a new method for the ex vivo expansion of human cord blood cells that could potentially increase the number of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) available…
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Project to develop room-temperature storage for fragile biologics
September 23, 2014 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – A project at McMaster University is receiving $112,000 in seed funding from Grand Challenges Canada. The project, to be led by Carlos Filipe in the university’s chemical engineering department and Ali Ashkar of the McMaster Immunology Research…
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Antibiotics in early life may alter immunity long-term
September 23, 2014 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Researchers at the University of British Columbia recently found that receiving antibiotic treatments early in life can increase susceptibility to specific diseases later on. Most bacteria living in the gut play a positive role in promoting a…
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$7M supports research into immuno- and bio-therapies
September 17, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto & Ottawa, ON – The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) is providing $7 million in funding over four years to its Immuno- and Bio-therapies (ORBiT) Program, led by Dr. John Bell at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. The…
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$51.4M supports 32 new brain research projects
September 16, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A total of $51.4 million in funding is being provided to 32 research projects under the Canada Brain Research Fund (CBRF). The projects are aimed at accelerating our understanding of nervous system function and dysfunction and their…
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$31.4M international collaborative research funding includes McGill project
September 16, 2014 by Lab Canada Boston, MA – A project at McGill University being led by principal investigator David Haegert is among the successful recipients of the first round of 22 research grants to projects in nine countries by the International Progressive MS Alliance. The grants…
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Canadian urology research grants announced
September 16, 2014 by Lab Canada Markham, ON – Recipients of the third annual CUA Astellas Research Grant Program have been announced by the Canadian Urological Association and Astellas Pharma Canada. In 2012, Astellas pledged $750,000 over a period of five years to the program, which…
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$3M funding for arthritis research
September 12, 2014 by Lab Canada Richmond, BC – The Arthritis Research Centre of Canada has received $3 million in funding to support research into prevention, diagnosis and treatment of arthritis. The funding is being provided by British Columbia’s provincial government. “With further research into this…
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Discovery of new cellular connection makes scientific history
September 11, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Researchers led by Dr. Helen McNeill at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute have revealed an exciting and unusual biochemical connection. Their discovery has implications for diseases linked to mitochondria, which are the primary sources of energy production within…
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$14.6M funding supports cancer research projects
September 11, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Announced just in time for the 2014 Terry Fox Run, cancer researchers in Toronto will receive the lion’s share of $14.6 million in funding from the Terry Fox Foundation. The funds will go to investigators at the…
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Can a protein be linked to heart attacks?
September 9, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A team of researchers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, led by Dr. Alexandre Stewart, have uncovered an intriguing link between heart attacks and a protein that is of great interest to drug companies for its…
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Neuroscience research the focus of new collaboration
September 9, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Janssen Inc. has signed an agreement – facilitated by the Johnson & Johnson Innovation centre in California – with the University of Toronto’s Centre for Collaborative Drug Research (CCDR) to form an open-source collaboration focused on novel…
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Age reduces our stem cells’ ability to repair muscle: study
September 8, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – As we age, stem cells throughout our bodies gradually lose their capacity to repair damage, even from normal wear and tear. Researchers from the University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute have discovered the reason…
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Alberta team designs compound that targets brain cancer
September 5, 2014 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – University of Alberta chemistry professor Christopher Cairo and his team of researchers have synthesized a first-of-its-kind inhibitor that prevents the activity of the enzyme neuraminidase. Although flu viruses use enzymes with the same mechanism as part of…
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