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Scientists discover new gene linked to high blood pressure
December 1, 2015 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A team of molecular cardiologists at the University of Ottawa has linked a gene, which had never been suspected of playing a role in blood pressure regulation, with human hypertension. The discovery, which was published yesterday in…
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Medical research group breaks ground on new research lab
December 1, 2015 by Lab Canada Sudbury, ON – Construction of Greater Sudbury’s newest research laboratory has begun. The Advanced Medical Research Institute of Canada (AMRIC) recently held a groundbreaking ceremony at its property, which was previously a school. AMRIC, the official research affiliate of…
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$3 million partnership to promote collaboration on pediatric cancer research
November 26, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The Quebec division of the Canadian Cancer Society and the Cole Foundation have formed a partnership to support collaborative research on leukemia and lymphoma in children and young adults. While $1 million has already been raised, the…
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McGill University scientist wins top award for spinal cord injury research
November 25, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A researcher from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre has received the 2015 Barbara Turnbull Award for Spinal Cord Research. This annual prize is supported through a partnership between the Barbara Turnbull Foundation, Brain…
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$15M supports industry-academic partnerships in Quebec
November 24, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Quebec’s minister of the economy, innovation and exports, Jacques Daoust, has announced a new collaboration with Mitacs to support the province’s innovation agenda, with $15 million in funding. The ministry is launching several initiatives that will stimulate…
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Intelligent biogel attacks cancer tumours
November 24, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A new injectable biogel is effective in delivering anti-cancer agents directly into cancerous tumours and killing them. The technology, developed by researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), has already been successfully tested in…
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$300K project to unlock greener methods of producing heavy oil
November 23, 2015 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Ian Gates, professor and head of the Schulich School of Engineering’s chemical and petroleum department at the University of Calgary, is working with Innovation Saskatchewan and the Petroleum Technology Research Centre in a $303,000 project to develop…
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Pesticide exposure impairs bumblebee crop pollination
November 23, 2015 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – A University of Guelph professor has found the first evidence that low-level neonicotinoid pesticide exposure affects the pollination services provided by bumblebees to an economically important crop. The study by environmental sciences professor Nigel Raine was published…
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$1M funding supports new health research chair in diabetes
November 23, 2015 by Lab Canada Fredericton, NB – The Canadian Diabetes Association and the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation are jointly investing $1 million over the next five years for the University of New Brunswick to establish a health research chair in diabetes. “We’re…
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$17B takeover of Sigma-Aldrich boosts Merck’s presence in life sciences
November 18, 2015 by Lab Canada Darmstadt, Germany – Pharmaceutical and chemical giant Merck KGaA says it has completed a $17-billion acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich that will further its presence in the life sciences market. The completion follows last week’s approval from the European Commission, which…
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$7.5M funding supports Structural Genomics Consortium
November 18, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Biopharmaceutical company AbbVie says it is continuing to support the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) by providing a cash sponsorship of $7.5 million towards open access research leading to the discovery of new medicines. The announcement coincided with…
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Crowd-source challenge to support cancer genome sequencing consortia
November 17, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – An international consortium of groups from Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom have come together to create an innovative, cloud-based, public challenge to optimize the discovery of genetically distinct groups of cells within cancers that…
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Polanyi Prizes celebrate five outstanding Ontario researchers
November 17, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Today five researchers, from a number of Ontario’s leading universities, are being awarded the 2015 Polanyi Prize for advancements in research in their fields. “It is a great honour to be given the opportunity to recognize the…
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$3M funding supports colorectal cancer research
November 17, 2015 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The Alberta Cancer Foundation is providing $3 million in funding for a colorectal research project to study methods for preventing tumours from repairing themselves after radiation treatment. Some tumours have strong DNA repair systems and can…
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Toronto Western Research Institute renamed the Krembil Research Institute
November 17, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The research arm of Toronto Western Hospital, the Toronto Western Research Institute, has been renamed as the Krembil Research Institute in recognition of the long-standing support of the Krembil family, which is one of Canada’s leading investors…
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New $25,000 fund assists scientists wanting to hold conventions in Montreal
November 12, 2015 by Lab Canada Montréal, QC – Earlier this week, the Palais des congrès de Montréal, the Fonds de recherche du Québec and Chief Scientist Rémi Quirion brought together nearly 50 heads of research centres in Québec for a forum on promoting Québec research.…
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Commercial sea salt samples contaminated with microplastics
November 11, 2015 by Lab Canada Shanghai, China – Tiny plastic bits, collectively known as called microplastics, are showing up in bodies of water around the world, and are accumulating in aquatic creatures, including fish and shellfish. Now scientists, after testing a sampling of commercial products…
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Sudbury Neutrino Observatory wins $3M Breakthrough Prize
November 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – Queen’s University professor emeritus and Nobel laureate Arthur McDonald, representing the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) Collaboration, has received the 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. The partnership received the prize at a ceremony and gala on Nov.…
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Food and beverage research gets boost in new facility
November 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – George Brown College has launched an applied research and industry facility with the goal of helping the food and beverage industry produce nutritious and innovative products for Canadian consumers. Toronto’s food and beverage sector is dominated…
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Stem-cell scientists redefine how blood is made
November 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Stem-cell scientists, led by pioneering researcher Dr. John Dick, have discovered a completely new view of how human blood is made, upending conventional dogma from the 1960s. The findings, published last week in the journal Science, prove…
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$7.3M supports genomics project to breed Canadian winter-hardy honeybees
November 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Honeybees, imported mostly from warm southern climes, are dying in the Canadian cold. About a quarter of the colonies die each winter, forcing beekeepers to bring in more from the United States, increasing the risk of importing…
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Blood test for concussion under collaborative development
November 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Saskatoon , SK – Testing of a protein biomarker that could contribute to a fast, effective and portable test for traumatic brain injuries, commonly known as concussions, is set to commence with funding from the Centre for Drug Research and…
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Ontario Genomics appoints new vice president, research
November 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Ontario Genomics has announced the appointment of Dr. Robin Harkness as vice president, Research. In this role, Dr. Harkness will support Ontario’s researchers, and their Canadian and international co-investigators from academia and industry, towards securing funding for…
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New rapid test for E. coli improves food safety
November 10, 2015 by Lab Canada London, ON – Scientists at Robarts Research Institute have developed new technology that has the potential to drastically improve food safety. Dr. Michael Rieder and his team have created a new rapid-test system to detect E. coli 0157 –…
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Michel Chrtien receives 2015 Wilder-Penfield Prix du Qubec
November 3, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Dr. Michel Chrétien, IRCM emeritus research professor and former scientific director of the institute, is receiving the 2015 Wilder-Penfield Prix du Québec. “Dr. Chrétien is an outstanding researcher known worldwide as the pioneer of the prohormone theory…
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Universit de Montral scientist wins the Lo-Pariseau Award
November 3, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Dr. Guy Sauvageau, principal investigator at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) at the Université de Montréal, professor in the Université de Montréal Faculty of Medicine and hematologist at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, has received the…
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Pace picks up for hospital research activity
October 29, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Research activity at Canada’s leading health research organizations rose by a combined 5.0% in fiscal 2014 compared with a 1.1% increase in fiscal 2013, according to Research Infosource, which today released its Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals…
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Alberta, 3M Canada partner in medical product testing research
October 28, 2015 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – A collaborative partnership, funded with $500,000 each from the Alberta’s provincial government and 3M Canada, will support research at the Ward of the 21st Century (W21C) at the University of Calgary. The collaboration is intended to help establish…
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Paper-based test performs DNA analysis at low cost
October 28, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Scientists have developed a new paper device that analyzes DNA and could rapidly and inexpensively assess disparate conditions including hepatitis B and male infertility, which together affect millions of people around the world. The test, reported in…
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Testing for second-hand marijuana exposure
October 28, 2015 by Lab Canada Atlanta, GA – With increased legalization of marijuana for medicinal and recreational purposes, interest is growing in the potential health effects of its secondhand smoke. A team now reports in ACS’ journal Analytical Chemistry the development of a urine screening…
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Test could predict whether breast cancer will spread to the brain
October 27, 2015 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC & London, UK – Women with particularly aggressive forms of breast cancer could be identified by a test that predicts whether the disease is likely to spread to the brain. An analysis of almost 4,000 patients with…
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