Cancer scientists led by principal investigator Dr. Daniel De Carvalho at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have combined “liquid biopsy,” epigenetic alterations and machine learni... Read more
Scientists from the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University Health Network, have developed the first functional pacemaker cells from human stem cells, paving the way for alternat... Read more
Researchers at the Toronto Western Hospital (TWH) Liver Clinic have found that a simple drug regimen delivered over 12 weeks achieved sustained eradication of several genotypes of the hepati... Read more
Decompression surgery has a significant improvement in both the symptoms and quality of life of CSM patients at all levels of severity In a world-first, decompression surgery has been shown... Read more
The growth of deadly plaque inside the walls of arteries may not happen as scientists believed, research from the University of Toronto and Massachusetts General Hospital has found. The rese... Read more
Researchers describe potential for MERS coronavirus to spread internationally after mass gatherings in the Middle East this summer and fall The life-threatening MERS coronavirus that has eme... Read more
A new method of maturing human heart cells that simulates the natural growth environment of heart cells while applying electrical pulses to mimic the heart rate of fetal humans has led resea... Read more
Deep Brain Stimulation shows promise for patients with chronic, treatment resistant Anorexia Nervosa
Four of the six patients also experienced simultaneous changes in mood, anxiety, control over emotional responses, urges to binge and purge and other symptoms related to anorexia In a world... Read more
The ECLS systems are essentially artificial lungs that oxygenate the patient’s blood outside the body In recent weeks the intensive critical care units at University Health Network’s Toronto... Read more