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Five UTEST companies to tackle critical healthcare challenges
TORONTO, ON — Five companies tackling pervasive healthcare challenges — such as assessing dental health, helping patients and medical personnel navigate hospitals with greater ease, staying current with medical literature, or creating digital tools to help care for the elderly … Continue reading
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Parental addictions linked to adult children’s depression
TORONTO, ON – The offspring of parents who were addicted to drugs or alcohol are more likely to be depressed in adulthood, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers. In a paper published online in the journal … Continue reading
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Study finds nearly 5 million asthmatics worldwide could benefit from antifungal therapy
TORONTO, ON – An estimated 4,837,000 asthmatics with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) could benefit substantially from antifungal treatment, say researchers from the University of Toronto and Manchester University. Their work, published today in the journal Medical Mycology, has also re-estimated … Continue reading
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Decoding concussions this playoff season: U of T experts release key findings
TORONTO, ON – While the health of NHL players is a year-long priority, during the playoff season the consequences of concussions and penalties are even more intense. When the players hit the ice over the coming weeks, there are some … Continue reading
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Older U.S.-born Mexican-Americans have more physical limitations than Mexican American immigrants: Study
TORONTO, ON —New research indicates that Mexican-Americans born in the United States who are aged 55 and over are significantly more likely than Mexican-American immigrants to report that they have substantial limitations in one or more basic physical activities such as … Continue reading
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Researchers plot locations where AEDs could save more lives
TORONTO, ON – Prompt use of an automated external defibrillator, or AED, can greatly increase the survival rates of people who suffer a cardiac arrest. And MIE Professor Tim Chan, working with Dr. Laurie Morrison at St. Michael’s Hospital, has … Continue reading
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‘No such thing as a duplicate’: University of Toronto acquires annotated copy of Vesalius’s great anatomical book
TORONTO, ON – A 1555 copy of Andreas Vesalius’ De humani corporis fabrica with the author’s own extensive hand-written notes and corrections, is being made available for study at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto. … Continue reading
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Children of divorced parents more likely to start smoking
TORONTO, ON – Both daughters and sons from divorced families are significantly more likely to initiate smoking in comparison to their peers from intact families, shows a new analysis of 19,000 Americans. This University of Toronto study, published online this … Continue reading
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New study shows how seals sleep with only half their brain at a time
TORONTO, ON – A new study led by an international team of biologists has identified some of the brain chemicals that allow seals to sleep with half of their brain at a time. The study was published this month in … Continue reading
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New insights into the ‘borderline personality’ brain
TORONTO, ON — New work by University of Toronto Scarborough researchers gives the best description yet of the neural circuits that underlie a severe mental illness called Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), and could lead to better treatments and diagnosis. The … Continue reading
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