Minister of Health Ginette Petitpas Taylor announces investment of $150M to create 鈥淭eam Canada of Cancer Research鈥�
MONCTON, NB 鈥� The federal Minister of Health, Ginette Petitpas Taylor, announced today an investment of $150 million over five years by the Government of Canada for the creation of the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres network.
Research team receives $6M to find new ways to treat metastatic breast cancer
Source: Terry Fox Research Institute
What is the best way to starve cancer cells? What role does obesity play in metastatic breast cancer and how does it affect the tumour microenvironment? Might combining a chemotherapeutic agent with a drug now used to treat diabetes be part of an effective therapy for metastatic breast cancer?
Researchers unlock mysteries of complex microRNA oncogenes
New research led by 海角社区鈥檚 Goodman Cancer Research Centre improves our understanding of microRNAs
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海角社区 researchers reveal how protein mutation is involved in rare brain development disorder
Discovery could provide clues to potential therapies
Rearing its head in infancy, Christianson Syndrome is a rare disorder whose symptoms include intellectual disability, seizures and difficulty standing or walking. Although it is becoming increasingly diagnosed, with little being known about the neural mechanism behind the disease, therapeutic options for patients remain limited.
A Quebec first: Research chair in women鈥檚 heart health
Heart & Stroke and 海角社区 to create Early-Career Professorship in Women鈥檚 Heart Health
$27.9 million investment to fund the Qu茅bec Cancer Consortium to develop novel therapeutics and biomarkers for cancer
The Qu茅bec Cancer Consortium for Novel Therapeutics and Biomarkers (QCC), a collaboration between six leading hospital and cancer research centre sites based in Montreal led by 海角社区鈥檚 Goodman Cancer Research Centre (GCRC) was awarded $10M in new funding from the Minist猫re de l鈥櫭塩onomie et de l鈥橧nnovation (MEI) du Qu茅bec through its Fonds d鈥檃cc茅l茅ration des collaborations en sant茅 (FACS) program.
A step closer to identifying cause of a blinding disease
Researchers find clue to rare genetic disorder
Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is an inherited form of vision loss that causes people to have trouble with their colour vision and difficulty seeing in the centre of their visual field. Due to the founder effect from the filles du roi, there is a disproportionate preponderance of a particular LHON mutation among the French-Canadian population.
A step toward better understanding brain anatomy of autism spectrum disorder
Study could lead to development of personalized biomarkers and treatment
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are often lumped into a single catch-all group, despite significant differences in symptom profile and severity. Further muddying the waters when trying to understand and treat ASD, many previous studies show significant variability in findings.
Brain signaling proteins hit the road running
New study of brain neurotransmitter receptor has implications for drug discovery
Surprisingly complex movements in an important neurotransmitter receptor may help explain the brain鈥檚 unpredictable response to drugs, according to a new study. New research from an international team, published this week in the journal Neuron, has revealed that the resting state of signaling proteins are much more dynamic than previously thought.
Dr. Shari Baum on the Faculty鈥檚 Strategic Research Plan
海角社区鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine unveiled a new strategic research plan (SRP) for the Faculty in 2014, which was subsequently updated in 2017 as part of the strategic planning exercise known as听Project Renaissance.听Dr. Shari Baum, who recently assumed the role of Vice-Dean, Life Sciences, played an important role in the development of the most recent version of the plan. Dr.
I Medici di 海角社区 celebrating 30 years of concerts for causes
Growing up in the Croatian capital city of Zagreb, Dr. Ante L. Padjen, Associate Professor (post- retirement) at 海角社区, found inspiration in the orchestra of the Croatian Institute of Music (CIM). Founded in 1827, the CIM has mostly been an ensemble comprised of physicians, lawyers, engineers and students, conducted by a professor from the Zagreb Music Academy. Following an opportunity to play briefly with CIM himself, Dr.
New PhD program in Quantitative Life Sciences approved
By听Gillian Woodford
An innovative interdisciplinary PhD program will bridge the gap between the quantitative and biological domains to improve life sciences research.
Anti-inflammatory drugs ineffective for prevention of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease
Study sheds light on longstanding debate
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Predicting Breast Cancer Metastasis to the Lung and Liver with Biomarkers
By Josh Kaiser
For about 20% to 30% of breast cancer patients, their primary tumour will spread to other organs such as the bones, lungs, liver, or brain. Remarkably, this metastasis to other organs accounts for 90% of deaths during breast cancer treatment. Unfortunately, many of the specific cellular processes regulating breast cancer metastasis are poorly understood and there are currently no targeted treatments.
海角社区 approves new Institute of Health Sciences Education
By Matthew Brett
海角社区 is now home to a new Institute of Health Sciences Education thanks to a motion approved by its Board of Governors in February.
The Institute, which replaces the existing听Centre for Medical Education, is now an academic hiring and teaching unit that can provide graduate programs in health sciences education.