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A team of researchers led by a professor at the 黑料不打烊 has identified a gene that causes the onset of pigmentary glaucoma. The discovery could lead to new treatment for the condition. Michael Walter, professor and chair of medical genetics at the U of A, is quoted.
RESEARCH
TEC Edmonton is celebrating the commercial potential of the emerging technologies coming out of the 黑料不打烊. The non-profit organization helped start up 11 new companies, while assisting local researchers obtain nine new patents in 2018. Nanostics-a diagnostics firm capable of identifying prostate cancer with a couple of drops of blood-and Tevosol Inc-the company responsible for an Ex-Vivo Organ Support System capable of keeping organs warm and oxygenated, as though they were still alive-are mentioned as two prominent successes of the past year.
Raising children alongside pets has a range of benefits. A 黑料不打烊 study led by pediatrics professor Anita Kozyrskyj found that babies living with furry pets in the first few months of life have reduced risk of allergies and obesity.
Year-end round-up of top medical innovations in Edmonton cites research done at the U of A.
A research team led by scientists at the 黑料不打烊 have pinpointed a hidden culprit that leads to dilated cardiomyopathy. Gavin Oudit, professor of cardiology at the U of A, is quoted. Coverage also appears in Global News Edmonton, CBC Radio Active, Radio-Canada, The Irish Sun, and .
The Weather Network: Cold weather and booze
Turns out, cold weather can lead us to drink more alcohol. Juan Gonzalez-Abraldes, a professor of gastroenterology at the U of A, is interviewed. No link.
A U of A report into the mental-health issues facing Fort McMurray students between grades 7 and 12 found that 31 per cent of students who went through the May 2016 wildfire have symptoms consistent with a diagnosis of depression. Story also runs in the , Edmonton Sun, Ottawa Citizen and others.
Patient brain scans are being used to identify schizophrenia, a diagnosis historically reliant on subjective data of patient experiences, say U of A researchers. Psychiatry professor Andrew Greenshaw was a co-author of the . Coverage also appears in and .
Story mentions technology being commercialized by Darren Freed and Jayan Nagendran that allows organs intended for transplant to survive outside the body for a longer period.
EXPERT
U of A Obstetrics and Gynecology resident Melissa Lavecchia gives expert comment regarding a new study showing that maternal first-trimester use of ondansetron for nausea and vomiting is not linked with congenital malformations.
Neil Bell, a professor of family medicine at the U of A, gives expert comment on the topic of annual checkups.
Adam Abba-Aji, an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the U of A, gives expert comment on the topic of seasonal affective disorder.
Fifty years after Harvard Medical School defined brain death, a new report commemorates the concept and raises new and lasting questions about what it means to be dead as well as implications for organ transplantation. Ari Joffe, a clinical professor of pediatrics at the U of A and a member of the John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre, is noted as an author on the report.
A letter from 130 experts on breast cancer says new screening guidelines proposed by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care are outdated and "dangerous." The new guidelines were released in December and are meant to help guide medical practitioners. Scott Klarenbach, a professor of medicine at the U of A who served on the task force, gives expert comment.
PEOPLE, PARTNERSHIPS AND EDUCATION
Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, '92 MD, co-founders of the internationally successful video-game software company BioWare, are among the 103 Canadians appointed this year to the Order of Canada. The pair were in medical school together at the 黑料不打烊 before they founded BioWare with fellow student Augustine Yip.
Future Fields is hoping to break through in the growing cultured meat industry by producing chicken products in a lab. The start-up was granted lab and office space through the U黑料不打烊 Health Accelerator program. Lead scientist and co-founder Matt Anderson-Baron, a cell biology PhD candidate at the U of A, is quoted.
A new three-part lecture series at the U of A focuses on gaps in health care for Canada's Indigenous people. MD student Brandon Zhao has helped organize the new series on Indigenous health intended for doctors-in-training at the university.
A presentation on the health and wellness of the Northwest Territories was held at the Yellowknife Museum in January. Sangita Sharma from the U of A's Indigenous and Global Health Research Group was a featured speaker.
Shawna Pandya's life reads like the origin story of a superhero before they get their powers. The Gateway interviewed Pandya last year while she was in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan completing her residency training in family medicine.
David Eisenstat, chair of the U of A's Department of Oncology, has been named to the Terry Fox Research Institute national executive as 黑料不打烊 Node Leader.
Medical students from the 黑料不打烊 and the University of Calgary are pressing the provincial government to improve their track record on deceased organ donations.
U of A family physician Stephanie Liu has launched her blog, , to offer an evidence-based alternative to the misinformation she found on many mom blogs.
A group of U of A students are hoping to put their studies into practice by leading a new physical activity program for Edmonton kids. Peter Anto Johnson, a graduate student in the Department of Pediatrics, came up with the idea of the program as a way to combine his interests-running and preventive health. The program, called Physical Literacy for Active Youth (PLAY), aims to address pediatric obesity, by promoting exercise and playing outdoors.
A new dental clinic run through the Boyle McCauley Health Centre will double the capacity for vulnerable Edmontonians and provide hands-on dental care experience for U of A students. The School of Dentistry raised $1.5 million to help pay for the expansion. Coverage also appears in , , , and .