Category Archives: Health & Medicine

New fund established to stimulate regenerative medicine industry

Posted on April 30, 2012

MONTREAL, QC – With a shared goal of supporting development projects that will boost innovation in the growing field of stem cells and biomaterials-based products, Pfizer Canada and the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM) have established the Pfizer-CCRM … Continue reading →

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Biologists predict extinction for organisms with poor quality genes

Posted on April 16, 2012

TORONTO, ON – Evolutionary biologists at the University of Toronto have found that individuals with low-quality genes may produce offspring with even more inferior chromosomes, possibly leading to the extinction of certain species over generations. A study published in Proceedings … Continue reading →

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Toronto students pushed to think about health innovation at the Global Ideas Institute

Posted on April 16, 2012

TORONTO, ON- The Munk School of Global Affairs, the Asian Institute at the University of Toronto and the University of Toronto Schools are hosting a new program where Toronto high school students learn from the nation’s top global health scholars. … Continue reading →

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Groundbreaking research collaboration creates a new economic cornerstone for Canada

Posted on April 12, 2012

TORONTO, ON – The Governments of Canada and Ontario, with IBM (NYSE: IBM) and a consortium of seven universities led by the University of Toronto and Western University today announced they are collaborating to establish a new Ontario-based $210 million … Continue reading →

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Researchers say supervised consumption facilities would improve health of people who use drugs in Ottawa and Toronto

Posted on April 11, 2012

TORONTO, ON – Toronto and Ottawa would both benefit from the creation of supervised injection facilities, according to research released today. Such facilities could improve the health and reduce harm among people who use drugs, and could also reduce public … Continue reading →

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U of T researchers discover new technique to produce large-scale stem cell cultures

Posted on April 4, 2012

TORONTO, ON – Post-doctoral researcher David Fluri and Professor Peter Zandstra of the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME), have developed a new technique for growing stem cells that may make possible cost-effective, large-scale stem cell manufacturing and research. … Continue reading →

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Oxygen in tumours predicts prostate cancer recurrence

Posted on April 2, 2012

TORONTO, ON — Low oxygen levels in tumors can be used to predict cancer recurrence in men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer even before they receive radiation therapy. The clinical research, led by radiation oncologists from the University of Toronto and … Continue reading →

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Study suggests new way to treat chronic pain

Posted on March 26, 2012

TORONTO, ON – A University of Toronto scientist has helped identify a major gene affecting chronic pain sensitivity, an often debilitating problem that impacts nearly one in five people. While there have been many breakthroughs in understanding the basic biology … Continue reading →

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American Cancer Society honours U of T Professor Prabhat Jha for groundbreaking research on tobacco control

Posted on March 21, 2012

TORONTO, ON — U of T Medicine Professor Prabhat Jha was honoured today with the 2012 Luther L. Terry award for Outstanding Research Contribution from the American Cancer Society for his globally influential work on tobacco control. Prof. Jha, who … Continue reading →

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