Pharmacy researchers license revolutionary drug delivery system
Ovarian cancer struck 2,400 women in Canada in 2007, according to the Canadian Cancer Society. Often called a silent killer because it is difficult to detect at early stages, the disease will soon be treated in a new and radically different way, thanks to research created and commercialized at U of T. Professors Christine Allen [...]
Dr. Stephen Scherer of U of T’s Department of Genetics and the Hospital for Sick Children won a 2008 Premier’s Summit Award in Medical Research. He is world-renowned for discovering disease susceptibility genes. Recently, he and his team have defined genetic factors underlying autism spectrum disorder. More from the MaRS Blog – Innovation and Commercialization [...]
Ernie Lightman op-ed
Personally, I’m quite relieved the Ontario ombudsman won’t be able to investigate the many individual complaints about quality of care in the province’s nursing homes. continue
Obesity, diet and metabolism
Obesity is a growing epidemic in Canada that affects an estimated 5.5 million adults and half a million children, according to the Canadian Obesity Network. Its links to major diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer have brought it into the spotlight as an international health concern and made it a focal point [...]
Craving cookies? Blame your biology. Research from Professor Ahmed El-Sohemy of Nutritional Sciences has revealed that there is a genetic basis for a sweet tooth. People who consumed more sugar every day had a variant of a gene that controls the brain’s ability to sense sugars.
“Are you nuts?” When he was running marathons, that’s what people (including his mother) would ask Professor Jack Goodman as he would head out on a long run on a hot and humid day.
Is it tempting fate to exercise with summer now in full swing and temperatures and humidity at their peak? The short answer is that it is safe to exercise in the summer. But it is also essential to take precautions, whether you are going for a good walk at lunch, playing soccer or training for [...]
Nathan Herrmann says not all memory problems are Alzheimer’s
“Not all memory problems are Alzheimer’s disease” TORONTO, July 9 /CNW Telbec/ – Findings from a recent survey on Age Associated Memory Impairment (AAMI) showed that 6 in 10 (58%) aging Canadian boomers have experienced short-term memory loss over the past year, with 7 in 10 (68%) noting that they are very or somewhat concerned [...]
Harvey Anderson says TV leads to overeating
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Everyone knows what too much television can do to the mind and what too little exercise can do to the body, but a Canadian study has now shown that the boob tube can also lead to an increase in how much we eat. continue
Can We Beat Aids?
With research based in her lab in Toronto and in Nairobi, Kenya, Kelly MacDonald races to develop an HIV vaccine based on information in part gleaned from her work with Kenyan sex workers and HIV-exposed uninfected children who show an unusual immune resistance to HIV infection. The holder of the Ontario HIV Treatment Network Chair [...]
U of T part of stem cell research partnership
TORONTO, July 7 /PRNewswire/ – Researchers in Ontario and California are partnering on a project to make it easier to turn cutting-edge stem cell research into medical breakthroughs, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced at the BIO 2008 Conference in San Diego. continue
