Posts Tagged: Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
New survey reveals pandemic impact on Canadian youth
December 2, 2021
Human Environments Analysis Laboratory (HEAL) researchers find that positive coping strategies saved teens during COVID-19 first wave.
Experts available to comment on COVID-19 vaccines for kids
November 19, 2021
Health Canada has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for youth aged 5 to 11, marking a major milestone in Canada’s…
100 years of insulin: Experts available to comment on advancements in diabetes research and care
October 26, 2021
As the world recognizes 100 years since the discovery of insulin, medical and health care experts in London, Ontario have joined forces to tell the story of advancements in diabetes research and care.
New tool helps ‘tune’ cochlear implants to improve hearing
May 27, 2021
Researchers have designed a mathematical tool to help program cochlear implants with precision for each patient’s unique anatomy.
Study shows how chronic stress may inhibit the body’s cancer-fighting ability
April 14, 2021
Hormones triggered by chronic emotional and psychological stress impair the ability of the immune system’s ‘emergency responders’ to fight cancer.
Fighting infection by harnessing the competitive nature of bacteria
April 8, 2021
Researchers have discovered a compound that can inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus aureus, a deadly bacterium that has become resistant…
Experts call for research transparency on human challenge studies for COVID-19
March 23, 2021
A week after the world’s first COVID-19 human challenge trial began in London, UK, in which volunteers are deliberately exposed…
New software provides detailed picture of diversity of COVID-19 virus variants
March 12, 2021
Genomic surveillance programs have tracked more than 300,000 unique genetic versions of the COVID-19 virus. A new Western-developed web application…
Study pinpoints role of language disruptions in psychosis
February 18, 2021
Patients with psychosis may experience communication difficulties because non-language parts of the brain are trying to manage communications tasks, new research from Western and Lawson Health Research Institute shows.
Dialysis patients four times more likely to die from COVID-19 infection
February 11, 2021
Patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis are particularly vulnerable to contracting and dying from COVID-19, a Western-led study found.
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