Caring for Canada’s Most Vulnerable Citizens through a National Plan for Rare Disorders
Every year, hundreds of Canadians with severe or lifethreatening disorders do not get access to the medicines they need. What do these patients have in […]
Articles by danielaf
Roche and AmorChem announce alliance focused on myotonic muscular dystrophy 1
Roche and Montreal-based venture capital firm AmorChem L.P. have entered into a collaboration to discover novel small molecule diseasemodifying therapies for the treatment of myotonic […]
Researchers use DNA to build tool that may shine light on cancer
The researchers’ nanosensor measures pH variations at the nanoscale determining how acidic (a higher pH level) or alkaline (a lower pH level) it is. Many […]
National genomics research and development initiative renewed
Canadian Minister of State for Science and Technology Ed Holder and National Research Council of Canada (NRC) president John R. McDougall, President of the National […]
New hope for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
Dr. Judes Poirier from the Douglas Mental Health Institute and McGill University in Montréal (Canada) and his team say they have discovered that a relatively […]
Tak Mak study in cancer cell maps decade of discovery to potential anticancer agent
The journal Cancer Cell has just published research led by Dr. Tak Mak mapping the path of discovery to developing a potential anticancer agent.
Scientists discover brain’s anti-distraction system
Two Simon Fraser University psychologists have made a brain-related discovery that could revolutionize doctors’ perception and treatment of attention-deficit disorders. The Journal of Neuroscience has […]
Joint efforts to study the atmospheric effects of biofuels combustion
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has signed a collaborative agreement with the National Aeronautics […]
Researchers design trees that make it easier to produce pulp
Researchers have developed a way to modify a polymer in wood that makes it easier to break down University of British Columbia researchers have genetically […]
Dalhousie researchers release first atlas and geo-database of Nova Scotia’s watersheds
Dalhousie University’s Hydrology Research Group has launched the first Nova Scotia Watershed Atlas and geo-database. Created in collaboration with Nova Scotia Environment (NSE), the atlas […]