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Canada Gairdner Awards honour CRISPR-Cas, HIV/AIDS research leaders
March 23, 2016 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Gairdner Foundation today announced the winners of the 2016 Canada Gairdner Awards, recognizing some of the most significant medical discoveries from around the world. This year the awards centre on two defining themes including the revolutionary…
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Genomics research commercialization projects get $13.4M in funding
March 22, 2016 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A total of $13.4 million is being awarded to four projects that will use genomic technologies to drive commercialization across a number of sectors. Of that total, $4.2 million is being provided by the federal government through…
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Natural killer cells improve defenses through learning: study
March 22, 2016 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A team of researchers from the IRCM (Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal) have discovered a type of immune cell that trains itself to learn how to more effectively defend the body against cancer and infection. The…
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New technique enhances gene therapy
March 15, 2016 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – Using his knowledge of how genes are organized and repaired in human cells, Dr. Graham Dellaire, Dalhousie Medical School’s Cameron research scientist in cancer biology, has developed a technique that could make gene therapy more effective and…
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New method could make early disease diagnosis easier
March 4, 2016 by Lab Canada Stanford, CA – Detecting diseases such as cancer in their earliest stages can make a huge difference in patient treatment, but it is often difficult to do. Now scientists report in the journal ACS Central Science a new, simple method…
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LifeSciences BC announces its 2016 annual award winners
February 26, 2016 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC — LifeSciences BC has announced the recipients of the 18th Annual LifeSciences BC Awards, presented by FARRIS. The awards are presented annually to recognize talented individuals, outstanding clinical research and inspiring companies, who have made an extraordinary contribution…
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New approach for treating autoimmune diseases is discovered
February 26, 2016 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Researchers at the University of Calgary have published a study into nanomedicines that will target specific cells without compromising immunity. The study, led by Dr. Pere Santamaria, a professor in the university’s Department of Microbiology, Immunology and…
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Scientists discover new way to prevent death of neurons during a stroke
February 24, 2016 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – The discovery of a new signalling pathway in neurons could help researchers understand how to protect the brain during a stroke. Scientists have long thought that a protein called the NMDA receptor was principally responsible for…
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$34M funding supports genomics research
February 10, 2016 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Cutting-edge health research projects at Genome BC are receiving a total of $34 million in government funding, which will support new and ongoing projects. Current research includes cancer projects in hereditary and childhood cancer, pharmacogenomics research into…
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Awards to bridge lab discovery and clinic in cancer research
February 9, 2016 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Two new BC Cancer Foundation Clinical Investigator Awards, with a total of $1.5 million in funding over five years, have been awarded to two BC cancer researchers. One recipient, Dr. Jessica McAlpine, will pursue work in endometrial…
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Nearly $12M funding launches brain cancer research team
February 8, 2016 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A team of top Canadian scientists in stem cell research is receiving $11.7 million over four years from Stand Up To Cancer Canada (SU2C), Genome Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Cancer Stem Cell Consortium,…
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Funding competition launched for neurotech start-ups
February 8, 2016 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Ontario Brain Institute has announced a new round of funding from its entrepreneurs program, which offers up to 10 early stage entrepreneurs the opportunity to build a start-up company and develop a technology applicable to brain…
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Toxic effects of sugar stopped with novel enzyme
February 4, 2016 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Scientists at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) have discovered an enzyme that can stop the toxic effects of sugar in various organs of the body. This enzyme, named glycerol 3-phosphate phosphatase (G3PP), plays a…
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$1M for research into biological diagnostics for detection of mental illness
January 28, 2016 by Lab Canada Québec City, QC – The Fondation de l’Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec (FIUSMQ) has received a $1 million donation from Bell Let’s Talk in support of research to detect early signs of mental illness in youth from families…
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First chemical brain atlas to be developed
January 22, 2016 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro, at McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre, say they have received a significant donation from Montreal-based technology firm Vigilant Global that will enable the development of the world’s first chemical…
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$3M funding supports personalized onco-genomics research
January 20, 2016 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – BC’s provincial government is adding $3 million to the funding it is providing to the BC Cancer Foundation for the Personalized Onco-Genomics program and other high priority cancer projects. This announcement adds to the $2 million…
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Using light for targeted drug delivery could help fight tumours
January 20, 2016 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Some drug regimens, such as those designed to eliminate tumours, are notorious for nasty side effects. Unwanted symptoms are often the result of medicine going where it’s not needed and harming healthy cells. To minimize this risk,…
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Nanoparticle to be studied as vaccine adjuvant and drug delivery vehicle
January 20, 2016 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Guelph-based Glysantis Inc. and the National Research Council (NRC) are partnering to investigate the potential of Glysantis’ NanoGlys nanoparticle for biomedical applications. The partners are using NRC preclinical models to study how the nanoparticle could be used…
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$40M funding launches new advanced therapeutic cell technologies centre
January 15, 2016 by Lab Canada Chalfont St. Giles, UK and Toronto, ON – GE Healthcare, the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), and the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM) are building a centre for advanced therapeutic cell technologies in Toronto…
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$5M funding expands scope of structural genomics research groups
January 5, 2016 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON & Montreal, QC – University of Toronto and McGill University scientists are leading an international partnership to discover new and improved drug treatments for tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases. Originally established in 2012 with support from the…
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New cellular structure responsible for organ rejection
January 5, 2016 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A new cellular structure responsible for previously unexplained rejection of organ transplants has been identified by researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM.) This discovery could one day revolutionize transplantation practice by modifying risk…
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Study suggests a novel biological clock starts ticking in late life
January 5, 2016 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – As we age, the genes that regulate our daily biological rhythms appear to change how they function, which could explain the changes in sleep patterns, cognition and mood that can occur in late life, according to a…
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Discovery may stop West Nile and Dengue viruses
December 22, 2015 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – A new discovery from the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry could open the door to one day treat or prevent diseases caused by West Nile virus and Dengue virus infections. The research, published and…
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Bone cancer researchers discover how to block osteosarcoma
December 21, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Scientists at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have discovered that blocking the master regulator of bone renewal stops osteosarcoma – the most common primary bone cancer in children and teens, and the malignant disease that was fatal for…
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Researchers turn off most notorious cancer-causing protein
December 9, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – It’s known as the most common cancer-causing protein, directly responsible for 30 percent of all cancers and indirectly involved in virtually all cancers. For over 30 years, scientists have failed to successfully target it, but now researchers…
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Study paves way for treating bone metastasis in breast cancer patients
December 1, 2015 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – A multidisciplinary and international research team led by a University of Calgary scientist has been able to demonstrate, for the first time ever, how the hormone prolactin can escalate bone metastasis in breast cancer patients, setting the…
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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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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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$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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