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Scientists find new way to mobilize immune system against viruses
May 12, 2014 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – University of British Columbia scientists have uncovered an intricate chain reaction in the body’s immune system and have used the knowledge to develop a new treatment against harmful viruses. Viral pandemics, such as the coronavirus that caused…
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CAUT names new executive director
May 9, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) has announced the appointment of David Robinson as its executive director, effective July 1, 2014. David Robinson is currently associate executive director of CAUT. Prior to joining CAUT, he was…
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Materials science research and development alliance formed
May 9, 2014 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON and Columbus, OH – The Xerox Research Centre Canada (XRCC) and Battelle Memorial Institute have signed a strategic alliance to co-market and collaborate on materials science research services. The alliance will allow clients of XRCC and Battelle to…
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$3.7M funds Alzheimer’s research consortium and projects
May 9, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Pfizer Canada is providing $3.7 million in funding to support a consortium on the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease and six related projects. The funding is provided through the Pfizer-FRQS Innovation Fund for Alzheimer’s disease and related…
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Unstable biological agents shipped/stored without refrigeration
May 6, 2014 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – In the past, officials wanting to test soil and groundwater for malathion—a widely used organophosphate pesticide that can lead to Alzheimer’s, ADHD, reduced IQ and death—had to carry the unstable agents needed to carry out the test…
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Rare form of fat fuels flies while frozen
May 6, 2014 by Lab Canada Despite being the size of a fingernail and sharing the physical traits of a water balloon, the goldenrod gall fly is one of nature’s toughest creatures. It can live six months without eating or drinking and can survive freezing temperatures…
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Biologists discover a key regulator in the pacemakers of our brain and heart
May 6, 2014 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – Biologists have discovered how an outer shield over T-type channels change the electrochemical signaling of heart and brain cells. Understanding how these shields work will help researchers eventually develop a new class of drugs for treating epilepsy,…
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$19M supports brain research projects
May 6, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC The Canada Brain Research Fund, the Brain Canada Foundation, the Azrieli Foundation and the Chagnon Foundation are all partnering to support five research projects aim to discover new treatment and prevention strategies to address Autism Spectrum Disorders, Fragile…
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IUMS 2014 makes call for late breaking abstracts
May 2, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The International Congress of Microbiology (IUMS) says it has already accepted more than 2000 abstracts for the congress, which will take place from July 27 – August 1, 2014 in Montreal. Now congress organizers say that due…
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Big data software tools get $7.3M in development funding
April 30, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Current advanced technologies for genetic analysis have created almost unimaginable amounts of data, measured in petabytes – a million billion bytes. Genomic researchers are keen to analyze these data and identify genetic clues that could point to…
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$5M supports prostate cancer research projects
April 30, 2014 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Three major research teams in Edmonton, Toronto and Sherbrooke will receive close to $5 million for projects that will help prevent the overtreatment of prostate cancer. The funding initiative was announced by Prostate Cancer Canada, and is…
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Identification of genetic mutations involved in human blood diseases
April 29, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A study published this week in Nature Genetics has revealed mutations that could have a major impact on the future diagnosis and treatment of many human diseases. Through an international collaboration, researchers at the Montreal Heart Institute…
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Mice and rats get stressed by male experimenters
April 29, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Scientists’ inability to replicate research findings using mice and rats has contributed to mounting concern over the reliability of such studies. Now, an international team of pain researchers led by scientists at McGill University in Montreal may…
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$2.25M boosts cellulose filaments research
April 24, 2014 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – BC’s provincial government is providing $2.25 million to support FPInnovations’ cellulose filaments (CF) research. The project has received total funding so far of $43.1 million, including support from Natural Resources Canada, a grant from the Québec Ministry…
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Deadline extension for award nominations at Pittcon 2015
April 22, 2014 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – The deadline for two of Pittcon 2015’s most prestigious awards – the Pittsburgh Analytical Chemistry and Pittsburgh Conference Achievement – has been extended to May 9, 2014.These annual awards will be presented during Pittcon 2015 which will…
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Listeria uses stealth for cell-to-cell spread, study finds
April 21, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Cloaked and armed with a weapon, Listeria monocytogenes bacterium invades the cells of its host during infection, where it can replicate. The bacterium then spreads from cell to cell by exploiting one of the bodies’ own defense…
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Researchers uncover ways to help cells survive after a stroke
April 21, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A cellular energy production mechanism has been discovered by researchers from the University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute. In the study findings, published in Nature Communications on April 1, the researchers say the discovery could…
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Researchers discover elusive cyanoformate ion
April 21, 2014 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – A team of Canadian and Finnish researchers are one step closer to understanding how nature uses carbon capture to tame poisons, due to the discovery of cyanoformate — a simple but fragile ion involved in the fruit-ripening…
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Canine cancer study aims at improving survival for humans and dogs
April 17, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A multidisciplinary University of Saskatchewan research team will treat dogs with drug-resistant lymphoma to uncover the reasons for this resistance and to identify ways to reverse it. Although scientists have identified the various processes involved in anticancer…
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$28.5M in funding for neurodegenerative disorder research
April 17, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Ontario Brain Institute says it is providing $19 million in new funds over the next five years on the Ontario Neurodegenerative Disease Research Initiative Integrated Discovery Program (ONDRI). Partner institutions will contribute another $9.5 million to…
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$30.4M in CFI funding supports research infrastructure
April 14, 2014 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – The Canada Foundation for Innovation has announced $30.4 million in funding through the John R. Evans Leaders Fund. A total of 149 facilities at 32 universities across the country are receiving the funding. The support will provide…
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Biomedical research centre receives $4M funding
April 14, 2014 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – Funding of $4 million is being provided to the McMaster-Fraunhofer Project Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing (BEAM) by the Ontario government. The joint project is anticipated to create up to 100 jobs and attract top…
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$5M creates new health research facility
April 14, 2014 by Lab Canada Sudbury, ON – Ontario’s Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) is providing $5 million to help create a new health facility in Sudbury to conduct research on cancer, infectious diseases and vaccines. With the funding support, the Advanced Medical Research…
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Global warming – just a giant natural fluctuation?
April 14, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – An analysis of temperature data since 1500 all but rules out the possibility that global warming in the industrial era is just a natural fluctuation in the earth’s climate, according to a new study by McGill University…
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Promising agents burst through superbug defenses in fighting antibiotic resistance
April 11, 2014 by Lab Canada Columbia, SC – In the fight against superbugs, scientists have discovered a class of agents that can make some of the most notorious strains vulnerable to the same antibiotics that they once handily shrugged off. The report on the promising…
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Killam Prizes honour Canada’s top minds
April 9, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Five of Canada’s top scientists and scholars have been honoured with 2014 Killam Prizes. Awarded each year by the Canada Council for the Arts, the prizes include $100,000 to each recipient. “The Canada Council joins all Canadians in paying tribute…
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Study shows how immune system kills abnormal blood cells
April 9, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A team of researchers at the IRCM, led by Dr. André Veillette, explains how our immune system kills abnormal blood cells. Their discovery, recently published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, could eventually lead to new treatment…
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$2M grant supports personalized treatment in cancer
April 7, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Merck Canada has announced a $2-million grant to the Quebec – Consortium de recherche en oncologie clinique (Q-CROC). The grant will go towards biomarker-driven clinical research for personalized medicine in cancer, notably in the framework of a…
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Breast cancer researchers gain funding in new award program
April 7, 2014 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The first competition for the annual Anita Cochrane Memorial Awards were recently held and five BC Cancer Agency researchers won a total of $34,903. The applicants were awarded funding for pilot studies in the field of breast…
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ORION live research network completes 400G trial
April 7, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network (ORION) has successfully completed the first North American field test of a high-capacity 400G live research, education and innovation (RE&I) network. The test, which took place last week, marks the…
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Pittcon announces 2014 Editors’ Awards for innovative new instruments
April 7, 2014 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – The Pittcon Editors’ Awards, managed and run by editors in the industry, are fast becoming an important event at Pittcon, the world’s largest annual conference and exposition for laboratory science. This year’s award recipients include Texas Instruments…
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