The ability to remember sounds, and manipulate them in our minds, is incredibly important to our daily lives 鈥� without it we would not be able to understand a sentence, or do simple arithmetic. New research is shedding light on how sound memory works in the brain, and is even demonstrating a means to improve it.
Published on: 28 Mar 2017
Being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor is devastating news for patients and their loved ones.聽Whereas some types of tumor respond well to treatment, others such as glioblastomas 鈥� the most common and aggressive brain tumors 鈥� are known to recur and progress within short times from the diagnosis. Patients diagnosed with this type of cancer, and who undergo current standard treatment, have a median survival of 16 months.
Published on: 23 Mar 2017
A new mouse model with a working immune system could be used in laboratory research to improve understanding of Zika virus infection and aid development of new treatments, according to a study published in PLOS Pathogens.
Published on: 23 Feb 2017
Standards for authorizing first-time trials of drugs in humans are lax, and should be strengthened in several ways, 麻豆传媒网站 researchers argue in a paper published today in Nature.
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Published on: 30 Jan 2017
On 聽Saturday, November 26 from 3am to 5pm, Facilities will be performing renovation work聽that will affect temperatures in the Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences and Engineering. The steam distribution system in the Macdonald-Stewart Library Building (Schulich Library) will be shut down in order to fix six leaks before the winter season sets in. As a result, library users may experience colder than normal temperatures. Spaces will be open for study but users should dress accordingly.
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Published on: 24 Nov 2016
Following the approval of the GD16-09 Renaming Proposal submitted to the Board of Governors on October 6, 2016, Dr. C.
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Published on: 21 Oct 2016
KalGene gears up to manufacture and test promising 础濒锄丑别颈尘别谤鈥檚 treatment with NRC, 麻豆传媒网站 and CIMTEC
KalGene Pharmaceuticals and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) are proud to announce the signature of an agreement worth over $1M to develop, scale up, and transfer the technology needed to manufacture a promising novel 础濒锄丑别颈尘别谤鈥檚 treatment in Canada that the parties have been co- developing since 2015.
The treatment, a biologic molecule made up of a peptide that fights 础濒锄丑别颈尘别谤鈥檚 and an antibody-based carrier molecule designed to shuttle the peptide into the brain, is a custom- engineered therapeutic developed at NRC.
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Published on: 3 Oct 2016
Each year, the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at 麻豆传媒网站 organize a symposium to review new studies and practices in order to help practicing gynecologists, family physicians, residents, fellows and allied health professionals with interest in Women鈥檚 Health. (Website)
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Published on: 13 Sep 2016
A receptor for the dopamine neurotransmitter promotes growth and spread of pancreatic cancer -- and schizophrenia drugs, which block the function of this receptor, slowed tumor growth and metastatic spread in mice, according to researchers at 麻豆传媒网站 and the German Cancer Research Center.
Published on: 7 Sep 2016
TORONTO 鈥� September 1, 2016 鈥� Ferring Canada, a subsidiary of Ferring Pharmaceuticals, is proud to announce a $2 million donation to 麻豆传媒网站 in Montreal, Canada that will be used to create fellowships in health and health leadership, and to finance environmental research in the Canadian Arctic.
Published on: 1 Sep 2016
During a ceremony held August 29, 2016聽at 麻豆传媒网站鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine, the School of Physical & Occupational Therapy (SPOT), in partnership with CBI-Concordia Physio Sport NDG, was officially recognized as a FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence. Joining the University of British Columbia as one of only two such sites accredited by FIFA in Canada, the primary focus of the Centre will be to educate the soccer community about different aspects of athletic performance from training principles, to nutrition and sport specific skills.聽
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Published on: 30 Aug 2016
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As a result of the overuse or misuse of antibiotics, antimicrobial resistant superbugs represent an extraordinary threat to global health. This threat is particularly great in India, the world鈥檚 largest consumer of antibiotics and the country facing the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the world.
Published on: 25 Aug 2016
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Published on: 17 Aug 2016
"To sleep - to sleep, perchance to dream鈥�, these words made famous by William Shakespeare, in the play Hamlet are familiar to many of us. But did you know that sleep is just as important as diet and exercise for a healthy lifestyle?
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Published on: 16 Aug 2016
3D depth-sensing camera shown to measure walking difficulties
A commonly used device found in living rooms around the world could be a cheap and effective means of evaluating the walking difficulties of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.
The Microsoft Kinect is a 3D depth-sensing camera used in interactive video activities such as tennis and dancing. It can be hooked up to an Xbox gaming console or a Windows computer.
Published on: 15 Aug 2016
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