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Health - 23.05.2023 
From beloved West African cuisine to Canadian road salt, corrosion study opens new path
PhD candidate investigates release of metals and the consequences for human health and environment What does a traditional West African dish have to do with road salt spread across snowy Canadian streets every winter? The two subjects are equal passions for chemistry PhD candidate Robert Addai, who works in Western's Material Science Addition lab and studies how metals corrode when they come into contact with food and road salts.
Health - 23.05.2023 
International group of experts redefines concussions
Science, Health & Technology Erik Rolfsen Doctors and other health-care providers have a new standard for diagnosing mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), thanks to a thorough process led by researchers from the University of B.C. and Harvard-affiliated Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.
Innovation - Health - 23.05.2023
Health - Veterinary - 23.05.2023
Health - Economics - 18.05.2023 
SFU grad develops wearable harm reduction device
A medical device developed by a Simon Fraser University alumnus to provide real-time overdose monitoring and detection is now one step closer to providing harm reduction solutions-for impacted individuals and service providers addressing the issue-after acquisition by a digital health company.
Health - Social Sciences - 17.05.2023
Health - Social Sciences - 17.05.2023
Health - Innovation - 17.05.2023
Health - 17.05.2023
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Pharmacology - Health - 16.05.2023
Health - Innovation - 16.05.2023
Health - Life Sciences - 16.05.2023 
Bending implantable medical devices can lead to bacterial growth
A study by researchers at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering shows that mechanical deformation of medically implantable materials - such as bending or twisting - can have a big impact on the formation of potentially harmful biofilms. The study, described in a paper published in Scientific Reports , shows that even slight bending of elastomeric materials such as polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) - also known as silicone - opens up microscopic cracks that are perfect environments for colonizing bacteria.
Pharmacology - Health - 15.05.2023
Health - Social Sciences - 15.05.2023
Health - 15.05.2023
Health - 15.05.2023
Health - Social Sciences - 12.05.2023 
How AI could help doctors predict cardiac problems in critically ill children
A unique collaboration between University of Toronto Engineering researchers and hospital physicians is pioneering the use of artificial intelligence - similar to an AI that helps detect earthquakes - to diagnose heart rhythm abnormalities at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children.
Health - Innovation - 11.05.2023
Health - Pharmacology - 11.05.2023 
Boosting immune memory could help develop improved flu vaccine
Karen Yeung is no stranger to outbreaks of respiratory infections. As a child growing up in Hong Kong, she lived through the first SARS outbreak in 2003 and witnessed the city dealing with repeated threats of bird flu in the years that followed.
Health - Pharmacology - 10.05.2023
Pharmacology - Health - 10.05.2023
Health - Social Sciences - 09.05.2023
Environment - Health - 09.05.2023 
UBC experts available to comment on wildfires and heat
The B.C. government has urged people to remain cautious as temperatures are projected to rise into the weekend and the risk of wildfires may increase.
Health - 08.05.2023
Health - Social Sciences - 08.05.2023
Health - Pharmacology - 04.05.2023
Health - 03.05.2023 
Prenatal education by text message is working, UBC research shows
Prenatal education isn't what it used to be. The days of expectant parents gathering in community centres to learn breathing techniques for labour were in decline even before smartphone apps came along to put such information at people's fingertips.
Health - Campus - 03.05.2023
Life Sciences - Health - 28.04.2023
Innovation - Health - 28.04.2023 
Experts say $200-million grant awarded to University of Toronto will drive ’big science’ via the Acceleration Consortium
The $200-million Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) grant awarded to the University of Toronto's Acceleration Consortium will help build a world-leading centre for accelerated materials discovery and innovation.
Innovation - Health - 28.04.2023 
Major new grant will change the face of AI
Université de Montréal has just been awarded $124.5 million to spearhead a paradigm shift in AI.
Health - Politics - 28.04.2023
Health - Innovation - 27.04.2023
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Music - Health - 26.04.2023
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Health - Environment - 26.04.2023 
Mapping ticks in the Townships
A research team has created a Lyme disease risk map that integrates tick population density and human behaviour in thre Eastern Townships.
Health - Pharmacology - 25.04.2023
Life Sciences - Health - 25.04.2023
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Community unites to drive local health care innovation forward
Solving the region's most pressing health care challenges will require community collaboration Grand River Hospital Foundation's Care Never Stops Week (from May 23 to May 28) featured a Health Innova
Solving the region's most pressing health care challenges will require community collaboration Grand River Hospital Foundation's Care Never Stops Week (from May 23 to May 28) featured a Health Innova
How Canadians’ lifestyle behaviours changed during the COVID-19 pandemic
Sixty per cent of roughly 1,600 Canadians who took part in a new McGill University study say their lifestyle habits either stayed the same or improved during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sixty per cent of roughly 1,600 Canadians who took part in a new McGill University study say their lifestyle habits either stayed the same or improved during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Waterloo student demystifies medical information with help from AI
May 24, 2023 New web platform makes medical information more accessible to patients MedInclude is a new web platform which makes medical information more accessible for patients.
May 24, 2023 New web platform makes medical information more accessible to patients MedInclude is a new web platform which makes medical information more accessible for patients.
PhD candidate investigates release of metals and the consequences for human health and environment What does a traditional West African dish have to do with road salt spread across snowy Canadian streets every winter? The two subjects are equal passions for chemistry PhD candidate Robert Addai, who works in Western's Material Science Addition lab and studies how metals corrode when they come into contact with food and road salts.
Science, Health & Technology Erik Rolfsen Doctors and other health-care providers have a new standard for diagnosing mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), thanks to a thorough process led by researchers from the University of B.C. and Harvard-affiliated Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.
A medical device developed by a Simon Fraser University alumnus to provide real-time overdose monitoring and detection is now one step closer to providing harm reduction solutions-for impacted individuals and service providers addressing the issue-after acquisition by a digital health company.
Pharmacists at the core of oncology patient management
The benefits of integrating pharmacists in community practices By Milana Madzarac School of Pharmacy A structured support system for oncology patients is one of the most important aspects during a difficult time in someone's life. When one thinks of a cancer centre, nurses and physicians are at the forefront, but a pharmacist is also essential in providing care and designing treatments for those undergoing chemotherapy.
The benefits of integrating pharmacists in community practices By Milana Madzarac School of Pharmacy A structured support system for oncology patients is one of the most important aspects during a difficult time in someone's life. When one thinks of a cancer centre, nurses and physicians are at the forefront, but a pharmacist is also essential in providing care and designing treatments for those undergoing chemotherapy.
Unstoppable innovation
Velocity companies reflect on starting and scaling their businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic By Naomi Grosman Velocity When COVID-19 restrictions started rolling out in March 2020, workplaces were forced to quickly adapt from in-person operations to virtual.
Velocity companies reflect on starting and scaling their businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic By Naomi Grosman Velocity When COVID-19 restrictions started rolling out in March 2020, workplaces were forced to quickly adapt from in-person operations to virtual.
A study by researchers at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering shows that mechanical deformation of medically implantable materials - such as bending or twisting - can have a big impact on the formation of potentially harmful biofilms. The study, described in a paper published in Scientific Reports , shows that even slight bending of elastomeric materials such as polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) - also known as silicone - opens up microscopic cracks that are perfect environments for colonizing bacteria.
Helping to reduce drug overdoses
Study by public health researcher Geoff Bardwell assesses MySafe program By Eugenia Xenos Anderson Faculty of Health Layered over the pandemic in 2021 was an epidemic. Toxic drug overdoses in Canada spiked that year, with almost 8,000 reported deaths from opioid overdoses alone. In British Columbia, 2,264 people died that year of toxic drug overdoses.
Study by public health researcher Geoff Bardwell assesses MySafe program By Eugenia Xenos Anderson Faculty of Health Layered over the pandemic in 2021 was an epidemic. Toxic drug overdoses in Canada spiked that year, with almost 8,000 reported deaths from opioid overdoses alone. In British Columbia, 2,264 people died that year of toxic drug overdoses.
How anti-Asian racism manifested at work in the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic challenged any notion that Asian Americans are a privileged, white-adjacent group skirting above racism.
The COVID-19 pandemic challenged any notion that Asian Americans are a privileged, white-adjacent group skirting above racism.
A unique collaboration between University of Toronto Engineering researchers and hospital physicians is pioneering the use of artificial intelligence - similar to an AI that helps detect earthquakes - to diagnose heart rhythm abnormalities at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children.
Karen Yeung is no stranger to outbreaks of respiratory infections. As a child growing up in Hong Kong, she lived through the first SARS outbreak in 2003 and witnessed the city dealing with repeated threats of bird flu in the years that followed.
The B.C. government has urged people to remain cautious as temperatures are projected to rise into the weekend and the risk of wildfires may increase.
As racial and linguistic minorities, English-speaking black Quebecers face more barriers to receiving mental healthcare
As racial and linguistic minorities, English-speaking black Quebecers face more barriers to receiving mental healthcare Black anglophones in Quebec experience more discrimination and report more barr
As racial and linguistic minorities, English-speaking black Quebecers face more barriers to receiving mental healthcare Black anglophones in Quebec experience more discrimination and report more barr
Nuclear medicine can cure cancer, and Canadian researchers are stepping up the fight
Science, Health & Technology Brett Goldhawk A UBC-led team has received more than $23 million in federal funding to develop precision radiopharmaceuticals that promise to transform cancer treatment in Canada and beyond.
Science, Health & Technology Brett Goldhawk A UBC-led team has received more than $23 million in federal funding to develop precision radiopharmaceuticals that promise to transform cancer treatment in Canada and beyond.
Prenatal education isn't what it used to be. The days of expectant parents gathering in community centres to learn breathing techniques for labour were in decline even before smartphone apps came along to put such information at people's fingertips.
The $200-million Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) grant awarded to the University of Toronto's Acceleration Consortium will help build a world-leading centre for accelerated materials discovery and innovation.
Université de Montréal has just been awarded $124.5 million to spearhead a paradigm shift in AI.
A research team has created a Lyme disease risk map that integrates tick population density and human behaviour in thre Eastern Townships.
Queen’s and KHSC launch clinical trial of psilocybin therapy to treat alcohol use disorder
KINGSTON, ON. Researchers at Queen's University and Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) will soon begin recruiting patients to study the efficacy of psychedelic-assisted therapy for the treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD).
KINGSTON, ON. Researchers at Queen's University and Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) will soon begin recruiting patients to study the efficacy of psychedelic-assisted therapy for the treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD).
Consider long-term effects before employing ’genetic welding’ in natural populations: University of Toronto expert
With CRISPR-Cas9 technology - a specific and versatile gene editing technology that can be used to modify, delete or correct precise regions of DNA - humans can now rapidly change the evolutionary course of animals or plants by inserting genes that can easily spread through entire populations.
With CRISPR-Cas9 technology - a specific and versatile gene editing technology that can be used to modify, delete or correct precise regions of DNA - humans can now rapidly change the evolutionary course of animals or plants by inserting genes that can easily spread through entire populations.
