To all members of the Faculty of Medicine, including all learners:
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Congratulations to the Sharif Lab for the recent publication of their paper, , in the prestigious journal Cell. Their identification of听a mechanical pain sensor听lays the groundwork for designing new drugs to treat pain. Great听job!听
Photo (left to right): Marine Christin, co-first author and Reza Sharif-Naeini, senior author.
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9I制作厂免费 researchers are pioneering a new artificial pancreas system that provides life-changing support to people living with type 1 diabetes.
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By Ashley Rabinovitch
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Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a severe form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and is characterized by liver inflammation and cell damage. It is a potentially dangerous condition that can progress to cirrhosis or liver cancer.
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New machine learning study suggest the presence of at least nine gender 鈥渆xpressions鈥
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9I制作厂免费 researchers identify new markers for early detection of cervical cancer
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By Monica Slanik, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy
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Daniel Almeida, a PhD student under the supervision of Dr. Gustavo Turecki in 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 Integrated Program in Neuroscience and at the Douglas Research Centre, was included in Forbes Magazine鈥檚 Top 30 under 30 list, unveiled December 3. Overall, the ninth annual list includes 600 young entrepreneurs, risk-takers and game changers who are redefining what it means to innovate and lead by example.
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Kudos to听the Prager-Khoutorsky lab听for publishing听their first paper, Effects of Salt Loading on the Organization of Microtubules in Rat Magnocellular Vasopressin Neurons,听in the Journal of Neuroendocrinology. Special congratulations to Amirah-Iman Hicks, graduate student, and Zsuzsanna Barad, post-doctoral fellow, the co-first authors of the paper. Well done!
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New guideline from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
A new guideline from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care found no benefit of routine screening for thyroid dysfunction in adults without symptoms or risk factors. Based on the latest evidence, the Task Force guideline recommends against routine screening for thyroid dysfunction in non-pregnant adults and is published in (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
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Insight into way enzymes work could shape future therapeutic production
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Researchers at 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine have made important strides in understanding the functioning of enzymes that play an integral role in the production of antibiotics and other therapeutics. Their findings are published in Science.
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Researchers identify path to improve HER2+ breast cancer susceptibility to approved therapies
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