CIHR invests $8-M in Indigenous health researchers
Health was a key issue among the 94 calls to action issued by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. In particular, the TRC called […]
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TFRI research teams to engineer precision medicine across a range of cancers
VANCOUVER, BC – Six outstanding Canadian research teams will use $27.3 million in new funding to engineer precision medicines for patients whose cancer has relapsed […]
Feds invest in new “big data” genomics research projects
HAMILTON, ON-Backed by the Federal Government, Genome Canada says it is investing $4 million in 16 new bioinformatics and computational biology (B/CB) research projects to […]
Maintaining a healthy heart through bile acids
Edmonton, AB – Groundbreaking research from the University of Alberta and McGill University has opened the door towards the future prevention of cardiac fibrosis — […]
Canadian Federal Budget 2016: Research & Innovation Investment Summary
The new Liberal government has spoken a great deal over the past few weeks about the need to invest in Canada’s economy, and every sector […]
The secret to safe DNA repair: Protein discovered to play a vital role in process
Edmonton, AB- Dr. Michael Hendzel knows all too well that there is little that people can do to control the stability of their genetic code.
Canada and Israel team up to explore frontiers of health research
Toronto, ON – Canada and Israel are teaming up on a bold new research effort to improve our understanding of human health and disease. The […]
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.
CanCURE team embarks on national research project to cure HIV
The Canadian HIV Cure Enterprise (CanCURE), a collaboration of leading Canadian HIV/AIDS researchers, will undertake a pioneering research program to find new effective approaches to […]