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Alison Allan

You make a difference: Celebrating 25 Years of the Breast Cancer Canada Translational Research Unit (BCC-TRU)

Join us on a brief journey through the remarkable timeline of the Breast Cancer Canada Translational Research Unit (BCC-TRU), highlighting the groundbreaking discoveries and extraordinary dedication

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Solving the equation for stroke care

Every patient's journey is different. The most effective treatments are tailored to each patient's specific needs and getting the full picture of their situation is key to achieving the best possible

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Leading-edge COVID-19 research at LHSC

In 2021, Dr. Michael Silverman, Dr. Seema Nair Parvathy and Karen Broadhurst were contributing clinical researchers to the World Health Organization (WHO) Solidarity Study investigating the outcomes

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Denise Hulley

You Make A Difference: Denise Hulley

Standing in the way of neurodegeneration For the last year-and-a-half, Denise Hulley has been making a difference in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC

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Dr. Elizabeth Osuch

Quarantined In Crisis

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced a country-wide lockdown in March, 2020, London turned eerily quiet. The hustle and bustle vanished from shops and sidewalks. The typical droning of traffic was absent

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The Science of Sleeping Organs | Promising New Research to Improve Organ Transplantation

Ideas can really take on a life of their own. And like any other living thing, they require proper nourishment and a suitable environment in which to flourish. Same as how certain creatures grow

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Understanding the language of breast cancer through translational research

For anyone, a cancer diagnosis is a devastating revelation. The mind reels as one’s mortality is suddenly thrust into the spotlight sooner than anticipated. More disheartening still must be the moment

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Dr. Doug Fraser

Researchers Unravel COVID-19 Mysteries

Published studies provide evidence for predicting how severe a patient’s illness will become and why patients develop life-threatening blood clots. A team from Lawson Health Research Institute and

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Dr. Claudio Martin

Studying a human protein in the treatment of critically ill COVID-19 patients

Thanks to the help of donors, a local team is the first in the world to study a protein called annexin A5 as a potential therapy for patients with COVID-19. “In the most severe cases, COVID-19 is