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'Smart scaffolds' may help heal broken hearts

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Canadian researchers have, for the first time, developed an organic substance that attracts and supports cells necessary for tissue repair and can be directly injected into problem areas. This development, published online ...





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Scientists discover new way to enhance stem cells to stimulate muscle regeneration

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) and the University of Ottawa have discovered a powerful new way to stimulate muscle regeneration, paving the way for new treatments for debilitating conditions such ...


Type 1 diabetes linked to immune response to wheat

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and the University of Ottawa have discovered what may be an important clue to the cause of type 1 diabetes. Dr. Fraser Scott and his team tested 42 people with type 1 diabetes ...


Asthma may be over-diagnosed by up to 30 percent, according to Canadian research study

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created Nov 17, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new research study suggests that asthma may be over-diagnosed by up to 30 per cent in Canadian adults. The study, led by Ottawa researcher Dr. Shawn Aaron, examined 496 people from eight Canadian cities who reported receiving ...


Voice response system useful for monitoring anticoagulant patients

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Interactive voice response systems may help improve monitoring of patients taking anticoagulants such as warfarin while reducing the workload of clinical staff, found a study by Ottawa researchers in CMAJ.


Aprotinin associated with increased risk of death

Medicine & Health / Medications

created May 14, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Aprotinin is associated with a 50 per cent increase in the relative risk of death, according to a major Canadian clinical trial comparing three drugs routinely used to prevent blood loss during heart surgery. The trial, published ...


Viral 'magic bullet' targets cancer cells with help of new compound

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 16, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Researchers at McGill University and the affiliated Lady Davis Research Institute of the Jewish General Hospital – along with colleagues at the University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Health Research Institute (OHRI)–report a ...


Canadian schools to send robot to Mars

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 23, 2007 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A group of Canadian universities wants to launch a mission to Mars in 2009.


Vital climate change warnings are being ignored, say experts in Science

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Canada's inland waters, the countless lakes and reservoirs across the country, are important "sentinels" for climate change and Ottawa and the provinces are ignoring the warnings. That's the message from University of Alberta ...


Honey effective in killing bacteria that cause chronic sinusitis

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 23, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (15) | comments 1

Honey is very effective in killing bacteria in all its forms, especially the drug-resistant biofilms that make treating chronic rhinosinusitis difficult, according to research presented during the 2008 American Academy of ...


Teenage fathers are more likely to have babies affected by birth problems

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created Feb 07, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Teenage fathers are at increased risk of having babies born with birth problems ranging from pre-term delivery or low birth weight, through to death in or near to the time of delivery, according to new research published ...



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