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Physicists solve 40-year mystery of matter
December 16, 2015 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – Takashi Imai has managed to crack a mystery of matter that has eluded other top physicists, even Nobel winners, for decades. The McMaster physics professor and his graduate student, Mingxuan Fu, have established that an elusive form…
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Failure to enjoy music could be built into some brains
December 15, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – About two per cent of the world’s population simply do not enjoy music. Hooking them up to physiological recording machines and playing them well-liked music shows their hearts do not race and their skin shows no sign…
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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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New stretchable, wearable sensor made with chewing gum
December 2, 2015 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – Body sensors, which were once restricted to doctors’ offices, have come a long way. They now allow any wearer an easy way to track heart rate, steps and sleep cycles around the clock. Soon, they could become even…
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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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SAMPLE PREP for drugs of abuse testing
December 1, 2015 Paula Clarke, Forensic Science Ireland, Garda Headquarters, Dublin, Ireland; and Alison Wake, Genevac Ltd, Ipswich UK A method for the extraction of drugs of abuse from urine samples pertaining to drug facilitated sexual assault cases has been developed in house by Forensic Science Ireland (FSI). The method involves the use of solid phase extraction techniques prior…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Researchers discover gene responsible for chemotherapy-induced heart damage
October 27, 2015 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – In a paper published recently in Nature Genetics, an Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)-supported research team identified a specific gene variant that increases the risk of developing severe heart damage by five-fold in cancer patients…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Study connects Alzheimer’s with abnormal fat build-up in the brain
September 14, 2015 by Lab Canada Montréal, QC – People with Alzheimer’s disease have fat deposits in the brain. For the first time since the disease was described 109 years ago, researchers affiliated with the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) have discovered accumulations of…
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Study overturns knowledge about plant hydrological cycles
September 11, 2015 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – A new paper published in the September 3 issue of Nature sheds new light on how water moves through soil to nourish plants, recharge water stocks and discharge in streams. “The prevailing view in the field assumes…
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Why does running make us happy?
September 11, 2015 by Lab Canada Montréal, QC – The joy of running. That sense of well-being, freedom and extra energy that runners often experience is not just a matter of endorphins. A study at the Université de Montréal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) shows that the…
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First superconducting graphene created by Canadian researchers
September 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Graphene, the ultra-thin, ultra-strong material made from a single layer of carbon atoms, just became a little more extreme. Physicists at the University of British Columbia have been able to create the first-ever superconducting graphene sample by…
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