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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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Canada’s independent lab association announces leadership award winners
September 16, 2015 by Lab Canada Kelowna, BC – The Canadian Council of Independent Laboratories has announced the recipients of the 2015 CCIL Leadership Awards, Todd Strynadka and the the B.C. Road Builders & Heavy Construction Association. Both are being recognized for their leadership roles in…
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Calgary celebrates science with annual Beakerhead festival
September 15, 2015 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – This week, Calgarians will celebrate the annual Beakerhead festival, a fun smash-up of art, science and engineering. The five days of events will commence September 16, with the world’s largest pop-up gallery, called a String (Theory) of…
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U of T research facilities to expand in new partnership
September 15, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The University of Toronto says it has acquired four floors in the new west tower of research hub MaRS and will be taking a 20 percent equity share in the building. The acquisition will provide space for…
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New incubator at MaRS will hold up to 50 start-ups
September 15, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Pharmaceutical company Janssen Inc. is collaborating with Ontario’s provincial government, the University of Toronto, and MaRS Discovery District (MaRS) to launch a JLABS incubator. The incubator, called JLABS @ Toronto, is scheduled to open in the spring…
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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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Cardiovascular disease the focus of new research centre
September 11, 2015 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – Developing comprehensive and innovative ways to fight cardiovascular disease will be the focus of the new Centre for Cardiovascular Investigations at the University of Guelph. Officially launched this month, the centre is a collaborative venture by laboratories…
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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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$17M research facility to study safer nuclear power
September 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – A $17-million Reactor Materials Testing Laboratory (RMTL) has opened at Queen’s University’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. Scientists at the facility will focus on advancing the safety and economy of nuclear power, in addition to developing…
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Blueberry extract could help fight gum disease
September 8, 2015 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – Gum disease is a common condition among adults that occurs when bacteria form biofilms or plaques on teeth, and consequently the gums become inflamed. Some severe cases, called periodontitis, call for antibiotics. But now scientists have…
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Open-source molecule helps to further cancer research
September 8, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Researchers from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) and the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) at the MaRS Discovery District recently developed a new drug prototype called OICR-9429 and made it freely available to the research community.…
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