Finding routes to alleviate the severity or mitigate withdrawal is of utmost importance to improve the chances for rehabilitation and eventually sobriety.

Le diabète et l’insuline vont souvent de pair dans une conversation. Au grand étonnement de plusieurs, un troisième joueur pourrait bientôt se joindre à eux : le glucagon.

Adults who notice that they frequently lose their train of thought or often become sidetracked may in fact be displaying earlier symptoms of cerebral small vessel disease, otherwise known as a “silent stroke.”

“This will save a lot of time in trial and error to get people stabilized faster.”

“The brains of young people are much more ‘plastic’ than adults – they are continuing to develop, and there is greater opportunity to intervene.”

“This is the most modern arthroplastic program in the world.”

Sam Gennidakis decided to change careers to become a respiratory therapist after his brother’s death.

At science meetings, women need to grab the mic – and not let go.

The hospital is opening its new Centre for Genomic Innovation, which is expected to transform lives through rare disease diagnosis.

“In order to screen a large volume of this disease, then we need more widely accessible technologies.”

Clinical trials are essential for developing new treatments and advancing medical knowledge.

The research team found that arteries stiffen over time in all children, but the process is slower among those who are most active.

Ce programme de subventions de recherche décernées dans le cadre d’un concours vise à faire progresser les soins aux patients et la recherche clinique sur l’anémie falciforme.

It’s not something you’ll necessarily look forward to, but a new innovation in mammography technology is giving Canadian women one less reason to avoid an exam.

Une étude pourrait mener à la mise au point de biomarqueurs et de traitements personnalisés

A new study led by UHN Pathologist Dr. N Kalimuthu shows the potential of personalized medicine in tackling pancreatic cancer.

A new study provides evidence on the tumor-promoting role of a microRNA, critical in controlling the expression of genes in biology; and the tumor-inhibiting potential of a gene in the deadliest form of ovarian cancer. These molecules could be used as potential markers or therapeutic targets, which could save lives.

Research news out of the University of Saskatchewan may have answers for why people with cystic fibrosis are prone to lung infections.

Une étude identifie les traces les plus précoces de cancer du cerveau longtemps avant que la maladie devienne symptomatique

A study out of Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto adds weight to research showing how cannabis oil can help kids with drug resistant epilepsy.

Addressing the opioid issue is complex, and requires multiple strategies, but an important component is more judicious prescribing in the acute pain setting. In London, Ontario, two hospitals joined forces to tackle this issue by creating an Opioid Stewardship Council that has initiated several key strategies intended to change prescribing behaviour within both organizations.

Long lags in the testing of street drugs and the heightened risk of overdoses and deaths among users exposed to tainted drugs amid North America’s unprecedented opioid crisis are the target of a groundbreaking partnership between researchers at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa that is piloting the use of a portable mass spectrometer to test drug samples at an Ottawa supervised injection site.