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Nicotine gives brain more codeine relief, risk of addiction
October 26, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – According to new research in rat models, nicotine use over time increases the speed that codeine is converted into morphine within the brain, by increasing the amount of a specific enzyme. It appears smokers’ brains are being…
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New centre to shape watershed management practices
October 26, 2015 by Lab Canada London, ON – Researchers say human encroachment is a threat to aquatic ecosystems across the globe. However, the ability to understand how land-use practices impact these fragile ecosystems has been hindered by the massive scale necessary to conduct accurate field…
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Metaorganism study determines if soil pollution benefits trees
October 20, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The very act of tolerating some forms of soil pollution may give trees an advantage in the natural world, say plant biologists at the Université de Montréal. Their findings were published this week in BMC Plant Biology.…
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Cancer research plagued by poor study design
October 20, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Poorly designed studies may lead to the efficacy of drugs being overestimated and money being wasted on trials that prove fruitless, according to new a study from McGill University. The findings, published last week in the open-source…
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Discovery shows how the brain controls temperature and thirst
October 20, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and Duke University have made a breakthrough in understanding of how the brain detects and prevents dehydration. They have identified the structure of a key…
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Contaminant removal the focus of new international research partnership
October 20, 2015 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – A $40,000 research grant has been awarded to support an international research collaboration aimed at removing contaminants from the environment. The International Flagship Partnership Research Grant (IFPRG), which is being awarded for the first time, is supported…
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University research income shrinks for first time in over a decade
October 15, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – For the first time in 14 years, combined university research income failed to grow last year. Research Infosource provided the information today in its annual ranking report, Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities. Research income at the top…
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Malaria protein shows potential as a cancer treatment
October 14, 2015 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Scientists at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Coastal Health and the BC Cancer Agency have discovered a protein from malaria that could one day help to stop cancerous tumours from growing. This new approach, which…
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Scientists develop DNA nanomachine that detects diagnostic antibodies
October 14, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – New research may revolutionize the slow, cumbersome and expensive process of detecting the antibodies that can help with the diagnosis of infectious and autoimmune diseases such as HIV and rheumatoid arthritis. An international team of researchers have…
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Search for extraterrestrial life gets boost with $1M funding
October 14, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Université de Montréal researchers are determined to be the first to discover life elsewhere in the universe, a goal backed by $1 million in research grants donated by the Trottier Foundation. At the new Institute for Research…
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Machines have nothing on humans when it comes to listening
October 14, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – More than 99% of the time, two words are enough for people with normal hearing to distinguish the voice of a close friend or relative amongst other voices, according to the University of Montreal’s Julien Plante-Hébert. His…
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Cancer researcher wins 2015 Prix Michel-Sarrazin
October 14, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Claude Perreault, principal investigator at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) at the Université de Montréal, professor in the Department of Medicine at the University’s Faculty of Medicine and hematologist at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, is…
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Researchers bypass nerves to activate muscles directly with light
October 14, 2015 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – Neuroscience researchers at Dalhousie Medical School and the Brain Repair Centre have found a way to bypass the nervous system to stimulate muscles that have lost their connection to the nervous system through injury or disease. Dr.…
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$3.7M supports research into placental metabolism
October 13, 2015 by Lab Canada London, ON – Western University Medical Biophysics professor Charles McKenzie and Obstetrics & Gynaecology professor Timothy Regnault have received $3.7 million in funding over four years to develop a new technology based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that will allow…
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Nobel Prize won by Queen’s professor emeritus
October 6, 2015 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – Queen’s University professor emeritus Arthur McDonald is the co-winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in physics. The announcement, made Tuesday morning by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, said Dr. McDonald won the award, along with…
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Researchers develop self-propelled blood coagulant agents
October 6, 2015 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Researchers at the University of British Columbia have created the first self-propelled particles capable of delivering coagulants against the flow of blood to treat severe bleeding, a potentially huge advancement in trauma care. “Bleeding is the number…
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$7.5M funding supports breast cancer research
October 6, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A total of $7.5 million in funding for 24 new research project grants and fellowship awards was recently announced by the Ontario region of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. “CBCF supports research with impact,” said Dr. Ralph…
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Ontario Consulting Engineering Awards issue call for entries
October 6, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Consulting Engineers of Ontario has issued an invitation to its 200 member firms to submit entries for the 2016 Ontario Consulting Engineering Awards. Project entered must have been completed to the client’s satisfaction in the period from…
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$175,000 in prizes celebrate Canadian innovators
October 5, 2015 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – The Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation has announced the winners of its 2015 Innovation Awards and Young Canadian Innovator awards. The ten recipients will share $175,000 in prize money for successfully developing innovations that are improving the…
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Cardiac arrhythmia prediction could lead to better device design
September 30, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Researchers have discovered how to predict some cardiac arrhythmias several steps before they even occur. It’s a finding that could lead to an improved cardiac device, with equipment designed to detect when arrhythmias are about to occur…
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Fungi may lead to cheaper cancer treatment
September 30, 2015 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – Cheaper anti-cancer drugs for humans might ultimately stem from a new study by University of Guelph scientists into a kind of microbial “bandage” that protects yew trees from disease-causing fungi. A new paper published online in…
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Heart cell protein study provides clue to cancer’s Achilles’ heel
September 30, 2015 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – Unlike most human cells which rely on oxygen to survive, cancer cells can live without oxygen due to their unique ability to digest sugars. It takes powerful medication to kill off cancer cells, but that same therapy…
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$1.5M funding furthers nuclear imaging research
September 30, 2015 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – The University of Regina has received $1.475 million in funding from the Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation. The funding will go toward the Fedoruk Chair in Nuclear Imaging Technologies and equipment. Dr. Aram Teymurazyan…
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$16M funding for research into high-risk, inherited cancers
September 30, 2015 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A total of $16-million in funding from the Terry Fox Foundation and three new research partners has been awarded to four Canadian research teams to find new ways to detect and treat high-risk and inherited cancers. …
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International innovation prize celebrates light
September 23, 2015 by Lab Canada Ditzingen, Germany – The non-profit foundation Berthold Leibinger Stiftung has issued a call for applications for the Berthold Leibinger Innovation Prize, which honours inventions or technical developments in applied laser technology. Applications and nominations are being accepted through December 31.…
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Training videos assist in heating element installation, removal
September 23, 2015 by Lab Canada Denver, CO – Deltech Furnaces has made six tutorial videos covering heating element installation and replacement available on its recently upgraded website and on its You Tube channel. “Our customers will now have 24-7 access to helpful information and demonstrations…
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$1M supports Alzheimer’s research
September 21, 2015 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – The Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) have announced $1 million in funding to the Research Chair in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia held by Dr. Darrell Mousseau. The Saskatchewan Research…
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Researchers track cholesterol in real time
September 21, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Using a new method, scientists from the University of Toronto can now precisely track how cholesterol moves into blood vessel walls, a process that can lead to the formation of deadly plaque. It’s a discovery that could…
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Leading scientists win Royal Society awards for 2015
September 21, 2015 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Royal Society of Canada’s Academy of Science has announced the recipients of its 2015 medals and awards, who are being recognized for their outstanding achievements in research and scholarship. The winners were recently announced – they…
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$4.5M program launched for bioindustrial R&D projects
September 18, 2015 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Alberta Innovates Bio Solutions (AI Bio) has launched a new funding program, called Alberta Bio Future, Research and Innovation, that is aimed at researching new bioindustrial products or bioindustrial technologies. Bioindustrial – derived from sustainable agricultural or…
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$450,000 grant to study cancer-killing vaccine
September 18, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Dr Rebecca Auer, a scientist and surgical oncologist at the Ottawa Hospital, has received a $450,000 grant to investigate whether a vaccine could stop cancer from spreading after surgery. Appreciating the potential impact of this study, a…
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