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How studying wildlife is changing the way we think about infectious disease
18+ hour, 56+ min ago (211+ words) University of Toronto How studying wildlife is changing the way we think about infectious disease Samira Mubareka is an infectious disease physician, medical microbiologist and scientist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and an associate professor of laboratory medicine and pathobiology…...
New research shows antiviral drug helps with COVID-19 recovery
20+ hour, 56+ min ago (323+ words) The results of two clinical trials show that Paxlovid, an oral antiviral drug, does not reduce hospital admissions or deaths in vaccinated adults at higher risk of severe COVID-19. However, the drug does help people recover a few days faster....
Temerty Medicine students lead outreach program for health resources and education
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (847+ words) A team of medical students from the University of Toronto is working to address health inequalities through Inter Kits Outreach, a community initiative that supports underserved populations in Toronto." The project was co-founded in 2024 by Ye-Jean Park, Maryam Azab and…...
GLP-1 medicine improves liver health independent of weight loss
1+ week, 1+ day ago (338+ words) For years, the liver benefits of semaglutide have puzzled scientists. The drug was known to lower blood sugar and promote weight loss, but patients" livers were improving in ways that those effects alone could not explain." Drucker"s has been…...
University of Toronto-developed livestock vaccine for deadly bacterial disease advances toward use in Africa and South Asia
1+ week, 2+ day ago (820+ words) A vaccine developed by University of Toronto researchers is one step closer to market with the signing of a commercialization agreement between U of T, the Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed) and animal health vaccine manufacturer Bio Vet....
U of T study finds that whole-fat milk lowers risk of child obesity
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (517+ words) New research from the University of Toronto suggests that children who drink whole-fat milk in early childhood may have lower odds of obesity in middle childhood than those who drink reduced-fat milk. The study adds to emerging evidence that lower-fat…...
Is Canada's health-care system ready for an AI revolution?
3+ week, 2+ day ago (488+ words) The message from a panel discussion of health-care leaders, researchers and innovators was clear: The long-promised future of artificial intelligence in health care has arrived." The conversation was part of an ongoing series organized by the Munk School of Global…...
Translational research facility receives $6. 2 million as one of six Temerty Medicine-led projects funded by CFI's Innovation Fund
1+ mon, 17+ hour ago (353+ words) A $6. 2-million grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation will fund the creation of the Translational Genomics and Microbiome Centre (TGMC), a new research collaboration that brings together two of Toronto's leading research facilities to support research with direct relevance…...
Diet and gene therapy together may affect liver health in a rare muscle condition
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (278+ words) Traditional preclinical studies often rely on laboratory conditions that don't reflect the complexity of real patients," says Ashish Deshwar, a physician and scientist at Sick Kids and assistant professor of molecular genetics and paediatrics at U of T's Temerty Faculty…...
Study reveals esophagectomy as the preferred strategy for long-term survival in patients with esophageal cancer
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (690+ words) In a new University of Toronto-led study published in JAMA Surgery, researchers found that esophageal surgery, or esophagectomy, is the preferred strategy for long-term survival and quality-adjusted life years in patients with esophageal cancer. Using updated data from The Surgery…...