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FoMD’s 10 essential stories of 2021

  • FoMD news staff
  • 21 December 2021
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Judgment-free “conversation clinic” offers vaccination advice for expecting parents

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 17 December 2021
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Awards & Accolades - November/December 2021

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 16 December 2021
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Agreement aims to train more Indigenous physicians, improve health care for six northeastern Alberta First Nations

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 15 December 2021
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Natural environment linked with quality of life for people with COPD

  • Ross Neitz
  • 13 December 2021
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Wastewater testing for SARS-CoV-2 virus expands to most Alberta cities

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 8 December 2021
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Study links overactive bladder to increased falling risk in older adults

  • Ryan O’Byrne
  • 7 December 2021
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COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages five to 11: What families need to know

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 6 December 2021
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No clear answer to whether prescribed opioid use in children leads to later drug misuse: study

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 2 December 2021
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New provincial research funding for U of A aims to create made-in-Alberta vaccine and drug development pipeline

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 1 December 2021
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Diabetes: a complex disease with pancreatic cells in the spotlight

  • Stepheny Zani
  • 29 November 2021
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U of A’s newest Rhodes Scholar headed to Oxford with goal of transforming health care in Canada

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 26 November 2021
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Fresh Faces: Christina Popescu, MD

  • Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 26 November 2021
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Infrastructure funding will drive forward discovery and innovation across the sciences

  • Niall McKenna
  • 25 November 2021
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Drug used to treat diabetes could also be effective treatment for inflammatory bowel disease

  • Ryan O'Byrne
  • 25 November 2021
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Skewed research results led to lack of access to mammography for women in their 40s, say researchers

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 23 November 2021
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Invention is designed to switch thoughts into action

  • Ryan O'Byrne
  • 23 November 2021
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Leading researchers team up to bring promising chemotherapy treatment to human trials

  • Michael Brown
  • 22 November 2021
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Are we missing the chance to treat metabolic syndrome in young adults in Alberta?

  • Shelby Soke
  • 22 November 2021
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Fall 2021 Convocation Spotlight: Shima Shahbaz, ’21 PhD in Medical Sciences - Oral Biology

  • Ross Neitz
  • 19 November 2021
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Fall 2021 Convocation Spotlight: Pranidhi Baddam, ’21 PhD in Medical Sciences—Oral Biology

  • Tarwinder Rai
  • 19 November 2021
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Lived experience fuels passion for health research and advocacy in Pediatrics master’s grad

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 18 November 2021
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Fall 2021 Convocation Spotlight: Alexandra Ouellette Zuk, ‘21 MSc, Neuroscience

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 18 November 2021
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Fall 2021 Convocation Spotlight: Cole Delyea, ’21 MSc in Immunology

  • Ross Neitz
  • 17 November 2021
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Influential U of A experts rank among world’s most cited

  • Michael Brown
  • 17 November 2021
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Family doctor, program administrator and award-winning teacher adds master’s degree to her long list of achievements

  • Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 16 November 2021
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Fall 2021 Convocation Spotlight: Amirali Bukhari, ‘21 PhD in Cancer Sciences (Department of Oncology)

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 16 November 2021
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Fall 2021 Convocation Spotlight: Chalina Huynh, ’21 BSc in Radiation Therapy

  • Ross Neitz
  • 15 November 2021
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Scientists use machine learning to help combat crime by identifying potential street drug compounds

  • Andrew Lyle
  • 15 November 2021
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How are diabetes and the immune system connected?

  • Stepheny Zani
  • 15 November 2021
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Link between obesity and insulin resistance could hold key to improving immunity against COVID-19

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 12 November 2021
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SARS-CoV-2 uses sugars to invade human cells, new study shows

  • Michael Brown
  • 10 November 2021
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Landmark study points to source of rapid aging, chronic inflammation in people living with HIV

  • Ryan O'Byrne
  • 9 November 2021
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Researchers aim to forecast COVID-19 cases further into the future

  • Andrew Lyle
  • 8 November 2021
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I have diabetes. Here’s why I’m glad I live in Alberta

  • 8 November 2021
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ARCHE provides expertise for healthcare decision-makers

  • Tamara Vineberg
  • 5 November 2021
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Indigenous mentorship program uses research to foster young people’s mental, physical and spiritual health

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 4 November 2021
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Fresh Faces: Max Li, DDS

  • Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 4 November 2021
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Medical research leads U of A performance in latest U.S. News ranking of world’s best universities

  • Michael Brown
  • 3 November 2021
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U of A-industry partnership poised to close Canada’s drug supply gaps

  • Niall McKenna
  • 2 November 2021
The End of Insulin

The End of Insulin: Research Is Bringing Us Closer to a Cure Than Ever Before

  • Lisa Szabo
  • 1 November 2021
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Fresh Faces: Hannah Lawson, Radiation Therapy

  • Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 29 October 2021
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Innovative project aims to transform inflammatory bowel disease care in communities

  • Crohn's and Colitis Canada Staff Writer
  • 28 October 2021
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Infections from respiratory viruses follow a predictable seasonal pattern, researchers find

  • Bev Betkowski
  • 27 October 2021
Introducing the Anti-Racism task force

Taking the first steps to dismantle systemic inequities in academic medicine

  • Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 27 October 2021
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Researchers confirm how to decontaminate and reuse masks during COVID-19 pandemic

  • Ross Neitz
  • 25 October 2021
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Fresh Faces: Jas Dhaliwal, Dental Hygiene

  • Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 22 October 2021
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U of A team uncovers new compounds to slow SARS-CoV-2 replication mechanism

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 21 October 2021
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Awards & Accolades - October 2021

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 21 October 2021
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Mentorship key to breakthrough science in women and children’s health

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 20 October 2021
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Canada should limit use of forceps in childbirth to prevent lifelong injuries to women: study

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 19 October 2021
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Researchers take the first steps towards treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders

  • 15 October 2021
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Fresh Faces: Mashud Ahmad, DDS

  • Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 14 October 2021
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Sex matters when it comes to immune responses against infection and disease, study shows

  • Ross Neitz
  • 12 October 2021
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Exploring barriers faced by transgender Albertans

  • 8 October 2021
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Fresh Faces: Carly Baisa, MLS

  • Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 7 October 2021
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Two researchers named Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 5 October 2021
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Killer T cells could be recruited to ignite immune response against cancer, new study suggests

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 4 October 2021
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The passionate mentor

  • 1 October 2021
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Five things we all need to know about reconciliation in health care

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 29 September 2021
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Truth and reconciliation brought hope and a pathway to resilience

  • Greg ZoBell
  • 28 September 2021
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U of A researcher part of team receiving $2M from Health Canada to fight overdose epidemic

  • Michelle Crossland
  • 27 September 2021
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Awards & Accolades - September 2021

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 23 September 2021
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Canadian Academy of Health Sciences welcomes five FoMD researchers as new Fellows

  • Ryan O'Byrne
  • 22 September 2021
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Convalescent plasma doesn’t help severely ill COVID-19 patients, Canadian study shows

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 16 September 2021
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Biomanufacturing partnership boosts Canada’s life-saving treatment and vaccine capacity

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 13 September 2021
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Brain molecule helps ‘wake up’ cells that could help tackle MS and similar diseases, study shows

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 9 September 2021
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Space designers take flight to test bioengineered knee cartilage in low gravity

  • Bev Betkowski
  • 8 September 2021
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Four leading researchers named to Royal Society of Canada

  • Michael Brown
  • 7 September 2021
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Book donation project for children turns into research for clinician

  • Tamara Vineberg
  • 2 September 2021
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Discovery of protein’s role in cell migration may improve understanding of how breast cancer spreads

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 31 August 2021
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Seeking common ground for rare diseases

  • Peter Kannu
  • 27 August 2021
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U of A project aims to use AI to help patients with respiratory issues

  • Ben Proulx
  • 26 August 2021
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Robotics, AI key to faster cardiac ultrasound system under development

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 17 August 2021
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$2.85 million awarded to create new platform to accelerate and support ALS research

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 16 August 2021
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COVID-19 Culture Shock

  • Lisa Szabo
  • 13 August 2021
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COVID-19 Culture Shock

  • Lisa Szabo
  • 13 August 2021
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Nutrition researcher receives new funding to find out why diet affects immunity

  • Michael Brown
  • 11 August 2021
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U of A researchers pinpoint promising inhibitors that could lead to new antiviral drugs to treat COVID-19

  • Erin Matthews
  • 10 August 2021
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Existing inequities intensify effect of COVID-19 on ethnocultural community members living in vulnerable conditions: study

  • Kim Barnhardt with files from Ross Neitz
  • 9 August 2021
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Getting childhood health research into the hands of parents

  • 6 August 2021
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Awards & Accolades - June/July 2021

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 4 August 2021
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Researchers find possible culprit of inflammation that causes death in COVID-19 patients

  • Ryan O'Byrne
  • 4 August 2021
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New laser equipment at U of A gives medical technology developers a boost

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 3 August 2021
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Women’s Health Research Spotlight: Cheng-Han Lee

  • WCHRI
  • 30 July 2021
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Biosensors embedded in bandages could monitor diabetic foot wounds to prevent amputations

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 29 July 2021
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Genetic variant linked to hearing loss in children treated with common chemotherapy drug

  • Keri Sweetman
  • 27 July 2021
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New texting services launched to support first responders’ mental health

  • Bev Betkowski
  • 26 July 2021
Lori West, Canada Research Chair in Cardiac Transplantation and pediatric cardiologist

Exploring the connection between COVID-19 and ABO blood groups

  • 23 July 2021
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It takes a village (Part 2): How Sather Clinic staff support Canadian athletes preparing for the Olympics

  • Danica Erickson
  • 22 July 2021
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Digging into data, disrupting unhealthy patterns

  • Maria Ospina
  • 21 July 2021
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Alumni Q & A: Jennie Z. Young

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 20 July 2021
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Firefighters found to have persistent lung damage from Fort McMurray wildfire

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 19 July 2021
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Empowering women with mental health support

  • 16 July 2021
Terry de Freitas poses with friends at the Grand Prairie Alberta Summer Games in 2018

It takes a village: How Sather Clinic staff support Canadian athletes preparing for the Olympics

  • Danica Erickson
  • 15 July 2021
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Species of gut bacteria linked to enhanced cognition and language skills in infant boys

  • Ross Neitz
  • 13 July 2021
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Hepatitis C vaccine could be available within five years, says U of A Nobel laureate Michael Houghton

  • Michael Brown
  • 12 July 2021
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U of A launches safe data-sharing and analytics platform to boost AI, machine learning and digital health research

  • Laura Vega
  • 7 July 2021
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Investing in the future of vaccines

  • Ryan O'Byrne
  • 6 July 2021
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Fecal transplant plus fibre supplements improve insulin sensitivity in severely obese patients, clinical trial shows

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 5 July 2021
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Online resource will speed up development of new approach to treating genetic diseases

  • Keri Sweetman
  • 29 June 2021
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New mindset needed to better address the growing prevalence of childhood obesity and the weight stigma that comes with it

  • By Ross Neitz
  • 28 June 2021
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Meet Pediatrics graduate Zeenat Ladak, '21 M.Sc.

  • 25 June 2021
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Convocation Spotlight - Jack Underschultz, ‘21 MD

  • 25 June 2021
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Imagining home-grown primary care in Northern Canada

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 24 June 2021
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Convocation Spotlight - Rebekah Rashke, ‘21 BSc MLS

  • 24 June 2021
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Bearing the weight of COVID-19 numbers

  • Ryan O'Byrne
  • 24 June 2021
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Convocation Spotlight - Brandy Love, ‘21 MD

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 23 June 2021
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Honorary doctor of science degree the perfect reward for a lifetime of scientific curiosity, child-health advocacy and lifesaving public-health contributions

  • Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 22 June 2021
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Indigenous student association expanding to include all Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry programs

  • Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 21 June 2021
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Incidents of serious parasitic disease on the rise in Alberta

  • Ross Neitz
  • 17 June 2021
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Two FoMD faculty renewed as Canada Research Chairs

  • Ryan O'Byrne
  • 16 June 2021
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Program uses novel approach to improve diabetes care in First Nations communities

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 15 June 2021
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‘Using my voice to start a conversation’: Grad school experience leads scientist to role fighting anti-Black racism

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 14 June 2021
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Islet transplant patient #252: ‘A second chance at a better life’

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 11 June 2021
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Cross-disciplinary program will train industry-ready grads in growing field of SMART technology

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 10 June 2021
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New AI research chair developing ‘21st-century stethoscope’ to make diagnosing injury and illness faster and easier

  • Michael Brown
  • 9 June 2021
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Can cannabis help with arthritis? U of A team funded by Alberta Innovates to develop decision tool for patients and health-care providers

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 9 June 2021
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Community Leader Award winner driven to give back by his own childhood challenges

  • Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 8 June 2021
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Provincial data show a link between visits to supervised consumption services and decreased fentanyl-related overdose deaths

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 7 June 2021
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Have you met ... Nicole Cardinal?

  • Ryan O'Byrne
  • 7 June 2021
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U of A research examines how perinatal stressors impact babies’ cardiovascular development

  • 4 June 2021
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Next-generation genetic sequencing to detect pancreatic and biliary cancer one of seven new projects awarded Kaye Competition funding

  • Ryan O’Byrne
  • 3 June 2021
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New study may help explain low oxygen levels in COVID-19 patients

  • Ryan O’Byrne
  • 2 June 2021
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Early exposure to cannabis compounds reduces later neural activity in zebrafish: study

  • Michael Brown
  • 1 June 2021
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Improved detection of atrial fibrillation through new devices could prevent a significant number of disabling strokes

  • Ross Neitz
  • 1 June 2021
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Determining how pregnancy impacts children’s asthma symptoms

  • 28 May 2021
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AI innovation will make thyroid ultrasounds faster and easier

  • Keri Sweetman
  • 28 May 2021
Nicola Gehring

Only a third of Alberta doctors refer pediatric patients to weight management clinics: study

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 26 May 2021
Hamid Maadi, postdoctoral fellow

Shedding a light on why children with high-risk neuroblastoma don’t respond to current therapies

  • 21 May 2021
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Canadian-led project saves lives in Somalia through innovative solar-powered oxygen system

  • Ross Neitz, with files from WHO Somalia
  • 20 May 2021
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Awards & Accolades - May 2021

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 18 May 2021
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Addressing the gaps in diabetes care and screening on First Nations reserves

  • Stepheny Zani
  • 17 May 2021
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Improving health decision-making for Canadian parents

  • 14 May 2021
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Researchers pinpoint possible way to prevent permanent hearing loss caused by common childhood cancer drug

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 13 May 2021
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U of A lab reveals how a much-needed oral antiviral drug confuses the replication machinery of SARS-CoV-2

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 11 May 2021
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‘We’re giving you a chemo attack, not a heart attack’: Unique cardiac rehabilitation program developed for high-risk cancer patients

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 11 May 2021
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U of A researcher discovers marker that may predict response to cancer immunotherapy

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 7 May 2021
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VR program shows people what vision loss from diabetes looks like

  • Ryan O'Byrne
  • 6 May 2021
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New lab-developed procedure improves treatment for fire victims

  • Grady Semmens
  • 6 May 2021
Adetola Adesida

U of A researchers successfully use 3-D ‘bioprinting’ to create nose cartilage

  • Ross Neitz
  • 4 May 2021
Greg Korbutt and Andrew Pepper

The future looks bright for beta cell therapy in diabetes treatment

  • Stepheny Zani
  • 3 May 2021
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U of A precision health and entrepreneurship platforms get a boost to accelerate innovation

  • Keri Sweetman
  • 3 May 2021
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Public donations spur COVID-19 research to identify and treat severe cases

  • Kalyna Hennig
  • 30 April 2021
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Student’s passion for archeology helps unearth the story of a 3,000-year-old tragedy

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 29 April 2021
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Research will test more sensitive ways to diagnose rare diseases

  • Keri Sweetman
  • 29 April 2021
Afsaneh Lavasanifar

Researcher uses nanomedicine to improve effectiveness and safety of chemotherapy

  • Keri Sweetman
  • 28 April 2021
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Innovative cancer therapy uses immune system to attack tumours

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 27 April 2021
Normand Boulé and Catherine Chan

The importance of diet and exercise in the management of diabetes

  • Stepheny Zani
  • 26 April 2021
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Family launches new scholarship to say thanks for giving father more time

  • Ryan O'Byrne
  • 23 April 2021
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Researchers hope AI can help diagnose depression more accurately

  • Keri Sweetman
  • 22 April 2021
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Fast-growing Edmonton startup helps get new drugs to market sooner

  • Keri Sweetman
  • 21 April 2021
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Causal link found between food allergies and changes to infant gut bacteria due to method of childbirth, mother’s ethnicity

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 20 April 2021
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Awards & Accolades - March/April 2021

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 20 April 2021
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Innovative fitness program encourages kids with heart disease or transplants to train safely at home

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 19 April 2021
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U of A developed phone app helps youth impacted by anxiety

  • Tamara Vineberg
  • 16 April 2021
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Students’ innovative idea could help prevent fentanyl overdoses

  • Michael Brown
  • 16 April 2021
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U of A researchers aim to prevent muscle wasting that causes many cancer deaths

  • Keri Sweetman
  • 15 April 2021
Christopher McCabe

Researchers modelling full impact of pandemic restrictions to prepare for next public health crisis

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 14 April 2021
Adam Kinnaird

U of A research could help diagnose prostate cancer severity more accurately

  • Keri Sweetman
  • 13 April 2021
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Dentists seeing more cracked and fractured teeth during pandemic—and now ‘mask mouth’

  • Tarwinder Rai
  • 12 April 2021
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More nuanced approach needed in deciding who gets COVID-19 vaccine amid third wave, say experts

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 9 April 2021
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Common medication used to treat patients following COVID-19 may benefit them by reducing virus target cells

  • Ryan O'Byrne
  • 9 April 2021
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Research targets faster, safer source of islet cells for people with Type 1 diabetes

  • Keri Sweetman
  • 8 April 2021
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ADI members share the latest research on diabetes during pregnancy

  • STEPHENY ZANI
  • 7 April 2021
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U of A chemists discover how a plaque-fighting protein protects against Alzheimer’s

  • Katie Willis
  • 7 April 2021
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U of A team identifies new approach to tackling heart disease in people with Type 2 diabetes

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 6 April 2021
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Shaping the future of personalized health care

  • Laura Vega
  • 1 April 2021
Dawei Zhang

U of A team identifies protein that blocks body’s ability to clear bad cholesterol

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 1 April 2021
Sample of growth factor that Future Fieds is developing

Edmonton startup gets $2.2-million boost to help develop lab-grown meat

  • Keri Sweetman
  • 31 March 2021
Launa Aspet

Local not-for-profit with U of A roots runs cancer clinical trials around the world

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 30 March 2021
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Researchers craft AI-based tool that detects bipolar disorder at earlier stages

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 30 March 2021
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Blazing New Trails in Digital Child Health: ‘Canadian parents deserve information that is trusted, practical, and accessible’

  • 29 March 2021
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Graduate students to take centre stage at Three Minute Thesis competition

  • Stepheny Zani
  • 29 March 2021
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Fatty acid binding protein found to have significant role in prostate cancer metastasis

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 26 March 2021
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Pediatric heart transplant method developed by U of A doctors allows for more surgeries, better outcomes: study

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 25 March 2021
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FoMD researchers receive $13.7 million from CIHR

  • Ryan O'Byrne
  • 23 March 2021
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Obesity: A chronic disease, not a choice

  • Stepheny Zani
  • 22 March 2021
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Ultrasound may have potential for treating pain after chemotherapy, U of A study shows

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 19 March 2021
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‘Germ hunters’ discover rare lung disease in rural Alberta

  • Grady Semmens
  • 18 March 2021
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U of A study examines how SARS-CoV-2 affects the body’s vital organs

  • Ross Neitz
  • 17 March 2021
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Gary Lopaschuk earns university’s highest faculty honour

  • Judith Chrystal
  • 16 March 2021
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U of A spinoff company partners with Alberta Health Services to produce reagents for COVID-19 tests

  • Andrew Lyle
  • 15 March 2021
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Radiation therapy graduates strive to improve care for LGBTQ2SPIA+ cancer patients

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 12 March 2021
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U of A researcher to work with Northwest Territories communities to promote HPV vaccination, improve COVID-19 vaccination experience

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 12 March 2021
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Protective masks found to be safe for both moderate and heavy exercise

  • Ross Neitz
  • 11 March 2021
Yousef Alipouri Engineering Researcher

U of A researcher designs better controls for indoor ventilation systems to stop spread of SARS-CoV-2

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 11 March 2021
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Little words, big impact: How adjusting pronouns and other language can improve the health of LGBTQ+ patients

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 10 March 2021
John Lewis U of A Researcher

Made-in-Alberta COVID-19 vaccine candidate headed for clinical trials

  • Ross Neitz
  • 9 March 2021
Taylor Cromarty with his classmates

School of Public Health alumnus aims to shift the research paradigm through community engagement

  • Hersharon Sandhu
  • 9 March 2021
Ualberta Womens Health Researchers: Jane Schulz, Nese Yuksel, Helen Steed

U of A researchers push scientific boundaries, overcome stigma so women don’t have to ‘suffer in silence’

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 8 March 2021
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Alberta takes lead role in Canada-wide initiative to raise awareness, funds for women’s health research

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 8 March 2021
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Nomination to global shortlist of influential women a happy surprise to U of A alumna

  • Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 8 March 2021
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Exercising in the morning might make it harder to remember things that evening, study suggests

  • Michael Brown
  • 5 March 2021
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Researchers aim to end chronic pain in MS patients by finding its starting point

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 5 March 2021
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U of A lab reveals how flu drug works in hopes it can be tweaked enough to outsmart resistant variants

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 4 March 2021
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Equipment upgrades will boost innovative metabolomics research linking environmental exposures with health outcomes

  • Michael Brown
  • 3 March 2021
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U of A team receives new funding to advance understanding of misfolded proteins linked with dementia

  • Michael Brown
  • 3 March 2021
Padma Kaul, PhD

CFI funds major study of the health impact of medications taken during pregnancy

  • Keri Sweetman
  • 3 March 2021
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Getting to know...Yifeng Wei

  • Yolanda Poffenroth
  • 1 March 2021
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Targeting new therapeutic options for chronic pain

  • Stepheny Zani
  • 26 February 2021
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FoMD in the News

  • Compiled by Ross Neitz
  • 26 February 2021
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U of A spinoff company merges with U.S. firm to commercialize breakthrough organ transplant technology

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 25 February 2021
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Donor support helps push new mask research into the end game

  • Ryan O'Byrne
  • 24 February 2021
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Fat cells may influence how the body reacts to heart failure, study shows

  • Ryan O'Byrne
  • 23 February 2021
MD AIDE

Enthusiastic student-led MD AIDE program supports underrepresented applicants to medical school

  • By Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 22 February 2021
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Professor’s passion for ‘rewiring’ the human body draws international praise

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 19 February 2021
Kevin Bainey

Stents or bypass surgery more effective for stable patients with high-risk cardiac anatomy: study

  • Ryan O’Byrne
  • 18 February 2021
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U of A researchers launch program to diagnose genetic diseases in children

  • Laura Vega
  • 18 February 2021
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Putting bison back where they belong heals land and people, say U of A undergrad researchers

  • Michael Brown
  • 17 February 2021
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Daily text message service helps with stress, anxiety and depression during COVID-19: studies

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 17 February 2021
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Awards & Accolades - February 2021

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 17 February 2021
Suzette Depledge comprehensive care director at School of Dentistry

U of A dentistry school partners with Métis Nation of Alberta to improve access to oral health care

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 16 February 2021
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U of A neuroscientist recognized with prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 16 February 2021
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Half of Canadians don’t even know what palliative care is, so why is it so important?

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 11 February 2021
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U of A-led team tests wastewater from Edmonton long-term care homes as early warning system for COVID-19 outbreaks

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 10 February 2021
Gabrielle Siegers

Researcher identifies way to prevent breast cancer stem-like cells from evading therapy

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 9 February 2021
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Traumatic stress in childhood can lead to brain changes in adulthood: study

  • Gary Lamphier
  • 8 February 2021
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FoMD in the News

  • Ross Neitz
  • 8 February 2021
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Edmonton Transit opens the door to U of A Health Accelerator startup’s germ-killing innovation

  • Keri Sweetman
  • 5 February 2021
Drs. James Makokis and Alika LaFontaine

Making a place for Indigenous voices at the health-leadership table

  • Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 5 February 2021
Three hockey players in the worlds longest hockey game

World’s Longest Hockey Game aims to move 10 years of cancer research closer to the goal line

  • Ross Neitz
  • 4 February 2021
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U of A teams up with West African universities to foster next generation of global scholars and leaders

  • Bev Betkowski
  • 3 February 2021
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‘Five-minute rule’ holds true for cardiac death of organ donors: study

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 2 February 2021
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Preventing seizures after brain injury could stave off dementia

  • Katie Willis
  • 2 February 2021
U of A researchers discovered a new method to identify the severity of ALS in patients

U of A researchers discover new way to identify severity and track progression of ALS

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 29 January 2021
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Are we missing the chance to treat metabolic syndrome in young adults in Alberta?

  • Shelby Soke
  • 29 January 2021
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Machine learning tool used to predict early symptoms of schizophrenia in relatives of patients

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 26 January 2021
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FDA approves new cardiovascular drug based on study from U of A’s Canadian VIGOUR Centre

  • Ryan O'Byrne
  • 25 January 2021
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Building the future of Indigenous health care

  • Laura Vega
  • 25 January 2021
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U of A Elders, faculty and students contribute to research network aimed at improving health outcomes for Indigenous peoples in Alberta

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 22 January 2021
Pharmacy researcher Khaled Barakat is developing computer models of the SARS-CoV-2 virus

Lessons learned from Nobel winner Michael Houghton drive innovation for pharmacy researcher

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 21 January 2021
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Discovery could lead to more precise way to treat symptoms of advanced Parkinson’s disease

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 21 January 2021
U of A oncology researcher John Mackey (left) and cell biologist Luc Berthiaume

Target of new cancer treatment valid for breast as well as blood cancers: study

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 20 January 2021
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Awards & Accolades - January 2021

  • Kirsten Bauer
  • 20 January 2021
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Newly named AI chairs will help advance game-changing research at U of A

  • Michael Brown
  • 19 January 2021
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U of A and Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology to continue leading COVID-19 research in 2021

  • Ryan O'Byrne
  • 19 January 2021
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Building resiliency and facing the neurological impact of COVID-19

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 15 January 2021
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U of A research offers insights into how people cope with chronic back pain

  • Bev Betkowski
  • 14 January 2021
Lori West was named an officer of the Order of Canada on Dec. 25 for her leadership in the field of organ transplantation and donation. (Photo: Laughing Dog Photography)

Pioneering U of A heart transplant expert named to Order of Canada

  • Michael Brown
  • 13 January 2021
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U of A researchers discover one of our cellular building blocks acts as a gel, not liquid as previously believed

  • Ryan O'Byrne
  • 12 January 2021
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Concussions affect elite athletes’ mental health, new research suggests

  • Michael Brown
  • 11 January 2021
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Hundreds of medical learners received support from CMA Foundation COVID-19 bursary

  • Laura Vega
  • 6 January 2021
Lonnie Zwaigenbaum conducting a study with a young patient

Researchers detect early signs of autism in at-risk infants

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 5 January 2021
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New website provides resources and peer support tailored to LGBTQ2+ cancer patients

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 4 January 2021
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FoMD in the News

  • Compiled by Ross Neitz
  • 4 January 2021

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