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Study makes breakthrough in triple-negative breast cancer treatment
June 27, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – An international research team of Canadian and Australian scientists led by CRCHUM’s Dr. John Stagg have found that an enzyme in triple-negative breast cancer makes patients less responsive to chemotherapy. The discovery opens the door to new…
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New brain imaging study probes how humans use tools
June 12, 2013 by Lab Canada London, ON – Using brain imaging, researchers at Western University and Queen’s University have revealed new insights into how the human brain supports the use of everyday tools like plastic tongs. Jody Culham from Western’s Brain and Mind Institute and…
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New model tests treatments against aggressive breast cancers
June 12, 2013 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – Scientists at Dalhousie Medical School have developed a new and effective way to test potential new treatments for aggressive, metabolically active HER2-positive breast cancers. Dr. Paola Marignani is principal investigator of the team of scientists that has…
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How do immune cells detect infections?
June 10, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – How do immune cells manage to sort through vast numbers of similar-looking proteins within the body to detect foreign invaders and fight infections? McGill University researchers are using computer simulations to shed light on this puzzle. “For…
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Spray-on flat lens bends UV light
June 3, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A team of researchers, including a University of British Columbia engineer, have made a breakthrough utilizing spray-on technology that could revolutionize the way optical lenses are made and used. Kenneth Chau, an assistant professor in the School…
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Scientists find antibody genes not universal
May 27, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Drugs and vaccinations that are designed to treat entire populations may be missing their mark, according to a new study from a team of North American scientists, including lead researcher Felix Breden, professor and departmental chair of…
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Drug-resistant cancer target of study
May 24, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Re-routing anti-cancer drugs to the ‘power plants’ that make energy to keep cells alive is a promising but long-neglected approach to preventing emergence of the drug-resistant forms of cancer — source of a serious medical problem, scientists…
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Scientists map mega genomes of spruce species
May 23, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – In two studies, Canadian and Swedish scientists have released genome sequences of two of the most economically important forest trees in the world. The genomic maps are expected to revolutionize how forest industry policymakers and researchers manage…
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Study discovers path to extreme antibiotic resistance in P. aeruginosa
May 14, 2013 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – Combining two mutations in non-essential genes can lead to extreme antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, one of the leading causes of hospital-inquired infections. These findings come from a new study published in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and…
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New model tests HER2-positive breast cancer treatments
May 6, 2013 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – Scientists at Dalhousie Medical School have developed a new and effective way to test potential new treatments for aggressive, metabolically active HER2-positive breast cancers. Dr. Paola Marignani is principal investigator of the team of scientists that has…
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Recovery of overfished ocean populations depends on swift action
May 6, 2013 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – A secret to recovery in ocean populations that have been depleted by overfishing is quick decision action at the first sign of overfishing, according to a new study co-authored by University of Dalhousie biologist Jeff Hutchings. The…
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First-ever vaccine to help control autism-related gut bacteria
April 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – Researchers at the University of Guelph have created a vaccine for gut bacteria common in autistic children, which they say is the first of a kind. The results were published last week in a study by Brittany…
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Fine bubble structure of bread dough visualized for first time
April 22, 2013 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Researchers from the University of Manitoba (U of M) alongside scientists at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron used powerful X-rays on the CLS’s Biomedical Imaging and Therapy (BMIT) beamline to look carefully at the fine details…
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Scientists produce best image yet of atoms moving in real time
April 22, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Scientists at the University of Toronto have recorded atomic motions in real time, offering a glimpse into the very essence of chemistry and biology at the atomic level. Their recording is a direct observation of a transition…
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Anxious about life? Tylenol may do the trick
April 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – University of British Columbia researchers have found a new potential use for the over-the-counter pain drug Tylenol. Typically known to relieve physical pain, the study suggests the drug may also reduce the psychological effects of fear and…
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IRCM scientists propose the existence of a new code in biology
April 4, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – In recently published articles in PLoS Genetics and Biochimica Biophysica Acta, Benoit Coulombe, director of the Gene Transcription and Proteomics research unit at the institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), and his team have proposed a…
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Mountain pine beetle genome decoded
April 1, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The genome of the mountain pine beetle – the insect that has devastated B.C.’s lodgepole pine forests – has been decoded by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre. This…
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Research triples known genetic variations involved in breast cancer risk
April 1, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Working with an international consortium conducting research on breast, ovarian and prostate cancer among 200,000 people, Professor Jacques Simard, holder of the Canada Research Chair in Oncogenetics at Laval University, was actively involved in the discovery of…
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Sourdough research yields sweet results
March 2, 2013 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Researchers at the University of Alberta have found a way to replace artificial preservatives in bread, making it tastier. After analyzing strains of mould fermented in sourdough bread, Michael Gänzle, professor and Canada Research Chair in the…
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Discovery may help fight antimicrobial drug resistance
March 2, 2013 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – A new potential target for battling disease-causing bacteria – especially deadly bugs that resist current antibiotics – may result from a study by University of Guelph researchers. The study has shown for the first time the workings…
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Obesity, physical inactivity linked with risk for certain molecular subtype of colorectal cancer
February 26, 2013 by Lab Canada Philadelphia. PA – An increasing body mass index was associated with a higher risk for colorectal cancer with a specific molecular characteristic, and inversely, physical activity was linked to a decreased risk for that same cancer, according to data published…
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New swine flu strain unlikely to cause pandemic
February 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – An emerging swine flu strain responsible for hundreds of infections in the United States appears unlikely to trigger a global pandemic in the short term but requires ongoing monitoring, according to a new Michael Smith Foundation for…
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Creeping epidemic of obesity hits Asia Pacific region
February 21, 2013 by Lab Canada Sophia Antipolis, France – Over eating, sedentary lifestyles, cultural attitudes, and lack of prevention programmes are to blame for the rising epidemic of obesity in the Asia Pacific region. Overweight and obesity has quadrupled in China and societies still label…
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New small molecules protect bacteria against toxic gold
February 7, 2013 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – McMaster researchers have discovered that gold resistant bacterium Delftia acidovorans can turn toxic water-soluble gold into a solid gold form, the first demonstration that gold-resistant microbe secretes a metabolite that can protect against toxic gold. The research,…
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Heart valve disease linked to unusual cholesterol
February 7, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Researchers have discovered a gene associated with a form of cholesterol that increases the risk of developing aortic stenosis, the most common form of heart valve disease, by more than half. This international study, involving the Research…
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Enzymes a new genre of “intelligent” micro- and nanomotors?
January 30, 2013 by Lab Canada University Park, PA – Enzymes, workhorse molecules of life that underpin almost every biological process, may have a new role as “intelligent” micro- and nanomotors with applications in medicine, engineering and other fields. That’s the topic of a report in…
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Shocked crabs can feel pain
January 16, 2013 by Lab Canada Belfast, Ireland – The food and aquaculture industries should reconsider how they treat live crustaceans such as crabs, prawns and lobsters. That’s according to a Queen’s University Belfast researcher who has found that crabs are likely to feel pain. The…
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New twist on using biomass for perfume, cosmetic, personal care products
January 16, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – In a new approach for tapping biomass as a sustainable raw material, scientists are reporting use of a Nobel-Prize-winning technology to transform plant essential oils — substances with the characteristic fragrance of the plant — into high-value…
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Synthetic ‘poop’ can cure C. difficile infection, study finds
January 10, 2013 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – A synthetic “poop” developed at the University of Guelph can cure nasty gastrointestinal infections caused by Clostridium difficile, a toxin-producing bacterium. A study on the artificial stool was published this week in the inaugural issue of Microbiome,…
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Invading species can extinguish native plants despite recent reports
January 10, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Ecologists at the University of Toronto and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) have found that, given time, invading exotic plants will likely eliminate native plants growing in the wild despite recent reports to…
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Biologists bore into Canadian termite invasion
January 7, 2013 by Lab Canada London, ON – Scientists at the University of Western Ontario have discovered why termites wreak havoc on megacities like Toronto and Paris and how new findings may lead to possible pest controls. In research published in December in Environmental…
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