News - Archive 2020

AI could lead to faster, better analysis of donated blood, study shows

• Laura Vega
• 18 December 2020

Awards & Accolades - December 2020

• Kirsten Bauer
• 18 December 2020

The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry's top 10 news stories of the year

• By Ross Neitz
• 18 December 2020

Andrew Cave named Alberta’s top family physician

• Danica Erickson
• 18 December 2020

CIHR and JDRF funding drives efforts to find new stem cell-based therapies for Type 1 diabetes

• Ross Neitz
• 17 December 2020

ACE2 protein that prevents heart, lung and kidney disease in women also protects against severe COVID-19: study

• Gillian Rutherford
• 17 December 2020

Six FoMD researchers named as new Canada Research Chairs

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 16 December 2020

Women face higher risk of death or heart failure following a heart attack: study

• Gillian Rutherford
• 15 December 2020

Award-winning student-scientist credits supportive learning environment as key to success

• Kirsten Bauer
• 14 December 2020

U of A’s Li Ka Shing Applied Virology Institute receives $20 million in new funding from Government of Alberta

• Michael Brown
• 11 December 2020

Alumnus looks back on early years of UAlberta diabetes research

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 11 December 2020

Michael Houghton’s Nobel Prize win inspires researchers to ask the big questions

• Gillian Rutherford
• 9 December 2020

How to build an ‘it’ team to take on the world’s deadliest viruses

• Gillian Rutherford
• 8 December 2020

• Gillian Rutherford

Going Viral

• Gillian Rutherford
• 7 December 2020

Northern Alberta clinics try out Canadian-made dual syphilis and HIV tests in effort to provide faster diagnosis and treatment

• Gillian Rutherford
• 7 December 2020

Art-therapy project opens the world for seniors isolated during COVID-19

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 4 December 2020

Lessons on wellness and leadership

• Laura Vega
• 3 December 2020

Research reveals how baby’s first breath triggers life-saving changes in the brain

• Michael Brown
• 2 December 2020

‘Lungs in a box’ to meet the organ shortage

• Laura Vega
• 1 December 2020

‘Natural killer’ cells found to be a key determinant of severe COVID-19 in patients

• Ross Neitz
• 30 November 2020

More than one-third of children with COVID-19 show no symptoms: study

• Michael Brown
• 27 November 2020

FoMD in the News

• Compiled by Ross Neitz
• 27 November 2020

Project aiming to improve access to head and neck surgical care in Kenya wins overseas development grant

• Nicholas Wilson
• 27 November 2020

Insulators in Alberta at higher risk of chest infections, COPD: study

• Ross Neitz
• 26 November 2020

COVID-19 vaccines will work if Canadians play their part, say U of A experts

• Michael Brown
• 25 November 2020

Pandemic won’t stop annual charity event celebrating medical educators

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 24 November 2020

• Ryan O'Byrne

A festive fundraiser supporting groundbreaking Alzheimer’s research

• Ryan O’Byrne and Adrianna MacPherson
• 23 November 2020

Awards & Accolades - November 2020

• Kirsten Bauer
• 20 November 2020

U of A experts make impact on latest list of highly cited researchers

• Michael Brown
• 19 November 2020

‘Existential crisis’ helped radiology student find her passion for research and helping sick children

• Gillian Rutherford
• 19 November 2020

Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry donors honoured at 2020 National Philanthropy Day Awards

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 19 November 2020

Machine learning uncovers missing information about ethnicity and Aboriginal status in population health data: study

• Gillian Rutherford
• 18 November 2020

Medical resident and master’s grad develops virtual tools to help surgeons correct skull defects in babies

• Bev Betkowski
• 18 November 2020

Fall 2020 Convocation Spotlight: Adriana Airo, ’20 PhD

• SALENA
• 18 November 2020

School of Dentistry fundraising campaign exceeds expectations thanks to community generosity

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 17 November 2020

Fall 2020 Convocation Spotlight: Katelynn S. Madill-Thomsen, ’20 PhD in Medicine

• SALENA KITTERINGHAM
• 17 November 2020

Fall 2020 Convocation Spotlight: Osnat Wine, '20 PhD

• 16 November 2020

New recommendations aim to help health professionals and patients reduce needless tests

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 16 November 2020

‘This is where the horizon is’: Diabetes research closer than ever to a possible cure

• STEPHENY ZANI
• 13 November 2020

Portable headband with EEG technology may help diagnosis of stroke patients

• KATIE WILLIS
• 12 November 2020

COMMENTARY || Canadian universities must collect race-based data

• EVELYN ASIEDU
• 12 November 2020

U of A-led research maps gene functions in pancreas cells that lead to diabetes

• Gillian Rutherford
• 9 November 2020

U of A heart transplant expert exploring connection between blood group and COVID-19

• MICHAEL BROWN
• 6 November 2020

For U of A Nobel Prize winner Michael Houghton, life-saving science is a team effort

• MICHAEL BROWN
• 6 November 2020

How stigma makes pandemics worse for marginalized groups

• Michael Brown
• 5 November 2020

Historic gift to new library will spark research and learning across health sciences

• Anna Holtby
• 4 November 2020

Review finds almost 20 per cent of COVID-19 patients only show gastrointestinal symptoms

• Ross Neitz
• 3 November 2020

U of A research identifies walking speed as predictor of dementia

• Adrianna MacPherson
• 2 November 2020

Evidence-based interactive math program receives funding from the Kids Brain Health Network

• Tamara Vineberg
• 30 October 2020

FoMD in the News

• By ROSS NEITZ
• 30 October 2020

Excessive ketone metabolism in muscles key to obesity-induced diabetes: study

• Gillian Rutherford
• 29 October 2020

Study identifies biomarkers that could be used in a quick, inexpensive COVID-19 blood screening tool

• Michael Brown
• 27 October 2020

Low quantity and quality of muscle predicts poor outcomes in colon cancer surgery

• Adrianna MacPherson
• 27 October 2020

New chair offers new opportunities for Noga

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 23 October 2020

New treatment for blood cancer works by selectively interfering with cancer cell signalling: study

• Gillian Rutherford
• 22 October 2020

U of A experts honoured with prestigious national fellowship

• Kirsten Bauer
• 21 October 2020

Awards & Accolades - October 2020

• Kirsten Bauer
• 21 October 2020

Targeted delivery of anti-inflammatory therapy shows promise in slowing progression of multiple sclerosis

• Adrianna MacPherson
• 20 October 2020

New app helps family doctors care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities

• Gillian Rutherford
• 19 October 2020

Wearable tech will help people manage multiple sclerosis

• Michael Brown
• 14 October 2020

Daily use of ultrasound can speed up orthodontic treatment, prevent root damage: studies

• Gillian Rutherford
• 14 October 2020

Identifying arsenic biomarkers could protect vulnerable populations from arsenic toxicity

• By STEPHENY ZANI
• 13 October 2020

New study shows which medical procedures pose COVID-19 risk to health-care providers

• Gillian Rutherford
• 13 October 2020

Passionately fundraising for a one-in-a-million illness

• Adrianna MacPherson
• 9 October 2020

COVID-19 has ‘created a new paradigm for developing vaccines,’ says U of A Nobel winner

• Michael Brown
• 8 October 2020

U of A Nobel winner’s impact extends from personal to global

• Gillian Rutherford
• 8 October 2020

FDA approves new drug to treat common form of muscular dystrophy based on research from U of A scientist

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 8 October 2020

Ketones buy time for a failing heart but are just more fuel for a healthy one: study

• Michael Brown
• 6 October 2020

University of Alberta virologist awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

• 5 October 2020

FoMD in the News

• By ROSS NEITZ
• 2 October 2020

Caesarean birth, prolonged labour influence infant gut bacteria, risk of childhood obesity and allergies: study

• Kim Wright, AllerGen Inc.
• 1 October 2020

New research sheds light on why tumour cells become resistant to chemotherapy

• Adrianna MacPherson
• 29 September 2020

U of A researchers receive $1.4M in provincial funding to fight COVID-19

• Michael Brown
• 28 September 2020

Professional development key to answering today’s biggest health-care challenges

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 28 September 2020

New ‘atlas’ of human heart cells first step toward precision treatments for heart disease

• Gillian Rutherford
• 24 September 2020

U of A lab uncovers new mechanism of action against SARS-CoV-2 by antiviral drug remdesivir

• Gillian Rutherford
• 23 September 2020

U of A infectious disease expert helps bridge COVID-19 knowledge gap

• Kirsten Bauer
• 23 September 2020

Little evidence taking vitamin D prevents severe COVID-19

• Ross Neitz
• 23 September 2020

Pandemic Perspectives: D. Lorne Tyrrell

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 23 September 2020

Pandemic Perspectives: Carole Estabrooks

• 22 September 2020

MD alumna Nhung Tran-Davies lives to ‘pay it forward’

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 22 September 2020

U of A group designs better CPR board for resuscitating COVID-19 patients

• By ROSS NEITZ
• 21 September 2020

Pandemic Perspectives: Lawrence Richer

• Laura Vega
• 18 September 2020

Mimicking regulatory hormone may be key to preventing heart disease

• Stepheny Zani
• 18 September 2020

Pandemic Perspectives: Dean Eurich

• 17 September 2020

Awards & Accolades - September

• Kirsten Bauer
• 16 September 2020

Pandemic Perspectives: Lynora Saxinger

• Kirsten Bauer
• 16 September 2020

Survivors of neonatal heart repair surgery face lifelong risk of kidney disease, high blood pressure: studies

• Gillian Rutherford
• 15 September 2020

Fresh Faces || The University of Alberta Black Medical Students’ Association

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 14 September 2020

Fresh Faces - Getting to know the next generation of Alberta’s dental hygienists

• Cheryl Deslaurier
• 11 September 2020

Vanier scholar to use fecal transplant to unveil the link between obesity and the gut microbiota

• Stepheny Zani
• 11 September 2020

U of A researcher studying how well COVID-19 safety measures are protecting Canada’s health workers

• Michael Brown
• 10 September 2020

U of A researchers lead study testing for COVID-19 antibodies in Edmonton children

• By ROSS NEITZ
• 10 September 2020

Fresh Faces II Meet Alberta’s future dentists

• Cheryl Deslaurier
• 9 September 2020

Fresh Faces - Meet Bradley Dreher and Nicole Ngo

• By ROSS NEITZ
• 9 September 2020

Worse birth outcomes, higher maternal risk factors for pregnancies in Alberta’s poorest rural regions: study

• Gillian Rutherford
• 9 September 2020

Protein causes mutations that lead to breast cancer cell aggression: study

• Adrianna MacPherson
• 8 September 2020

Shaping the future of inflammatory bowel disease diagnosis and management

• Stepheny Zani
• 4 September 2020

Fresh Faces - Ruth Legese, MD Class of 2024

• Laura Vega
• 4 September 2020

Women’s and gender studies ideal training for med school, say students

• Geoff McMaster
• 3 September 2020

Multiple factors will influence pricing for COVID-19 vaccine in Canada: health economist

• Gillian Rutherford
• 2 September 2020

COVID-19 has changed psychiatry forever: researchers

• Gillian Rutherford
• 1 September 2020

Finding ways to prevent detrimental effects caused by Zika virus infection

• Stepheny Zani
• 31 August 2020

FoMD in the News

• Ross Neitz
• 28 August 2020

Understanding long-term vascular consequences of pregnancy complications

• Stepheny Zani
• 28 August 2020

Antiviral used to treat cat coronavirus also works against SARS-CoV-2: U of A researchers

• Gillian Rutherford
• 27 August 2020

U of A researchers develop tool to help build better prosthetic limbs

• Michael Brown
• 26 August 2020

How to breathe easier while wearing a protective mask

• Bev Betkowski
• 25 August 2020

Why not using cash during COVID-19 could make you more likely to overspend

• Bev Betkowski
• 24 August 2020

Nicotine withdrawal in zebrafish offers clues to human addiction

• Adrianna MacPherson
• 24 August 2020

Why not using cash during COVID-19 could make you more likely to overspend

• Bev Betkowski
• 24 August 2020

Can diabetes screening improve the long-term health of women’s hearts?

• Kirsten Bauer
• 21 August 2020

U of A choir director aims to find out whether singing spreads COVID-19

• Geoff McMaster
• 20 August 2020

U of A choir director aims to find out whether singing spreads COVID-19

• Geoff McMaster
• 20 August 2020

Tackling sexually transmitted Infections in pregnant women

• 20 August 2020

Awards & Accolades - August 2020

• Kirsten Bauer
• 19 August 2020

U of A researchers find way to speed up nerve regrowth for trauma patients

• Adrianna MacPherson
• 19 August 2020

Researchers aim to use machine learning to improve diagnosis, treatment of mental illness

• 18 August 2020

Influence of vitamin D supplementation on a baby’s gut microbiome

• By Kim Wright
• 18 August 2020

Immune receptor thought to be linked to hearing loss in child cancer survivors confirmed in new study

• Yolanda Poffenroth and Michael Brown
• 17 August 2020

What you need to know about menopause

• Geoff McMaster
• 14 August 2020

Momentum: It takes a village

• 12 August 2020

The complexity of being overweight better reflected in refreshed Canadian obesity guidelines

• Bev Betkowski
• 12 August 2020

FoMD researchers take home 18 grants from NSERC

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 10 August 2020

What you need to know about cancer

• 7 August 2020

Looking for a heartbeat outside of the human body

• Laura Vega
• 5 August 2020

Using artificial intelligence and 3-D ultrasound to help babies

• 31 July 2020

Momentum: We have come so far in transplant research and innovation

• 30 July 2020

Discovery of mechanism behind HIV infections could also hold key to COVID-19: U of A researchers

• Gillian Rutherford
• 30 July 2020

MD alumnus marks 20-year anniversary with generous endowment fund

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 29 July 2020

Eight things you need to know about the worldwide hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine

• Gillian Rutherford
• 27 July 2020

Pursuing the perfect petri dish placenta

• 24 July 2020

Momentum: There's more than one road to a PhD

• 23 July 2020

U of A researchers make real-time tumour tracking in radiation therapy five times faster

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 22 July 2020

COVID-19 may spread more than two metres through the air in some indoor areas, say experts

• Geoff McMaster
• 21 July 2020

New diagnostic test for heart failure patients could also help COVID-19 patients: U of A researchers

• Gillian Rutherford
• 20 July 2020

Bursary program a powerful symbol of professional unity and support

• Laura Vega
• 17 July 2020

Seeking a cure for muscular dystrophy

• 17 July 2020

Immediate dialysis for patients with acute kidney injury no better than wait-until-necessary approach, researchers find

• 16 July 2020

Momentum: New piece of Alzheimer's puzzle found

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 16 July 2020

Awards and Accolades - June to July 2020

• Kirsten Bauer
• 15 July 2020

U of A researchers work to make COVID-19 recommendations simple and understandable

• 14 July 2020

A 'game-changer' For Cystic Fibrosis Patients

• 10 July 2020

Living close to natural green space benefits gut bacteria of urban, formula-fed infants, study shows

• Gillian Rutherford
• 9 July 2020

Momentum: History of a diabetes breakthrough

• Ross Neitz
• 9 July 2020

Embracing virtual learning as a supplement to hands-on training during COVID-19

• ROSS NEITZ
• 8 July 2020

Asthma and allergies more common in 'night owl' teens: study

• Gillian Rutherford
• 6 July 2020

Building a foundation of research excellence in the quest for a Type 1 diabetes cure

• ROSS NEITZ
• 3 July 2020

Researchers find more precise way to target tumours with anti-cancer drugs

• 2 July 2020

U of A researchers aim to uncover the science behind cannabis-sleep theories

• MEGAN EATOCK
• 30 June 2020

New treatment for common form of muscular dystrophy shows promise in cells, animals

• 29 June 2020

Understanding immunity is a matter of the heart

• Kirsten Bauer
• 26 June 2020

FoMD in the News

• ROSS NEITZ
• 25 June 2020

U of A researcher to test whether COVID-19 antibodies provide long-term immunity

• 25 June 2020

Growing through a decade of leadership

• Kirsten Bauer
• 25 June 2020

COMMENTARY II Don't let pandemic deter taking your sick child to emergency

• 24 June 2020

What can you do about the opioid crisis? Get a free naloxone kit and learn how to use it: U of A experts

• 24 June 2020

Promising treatment to slow kidney disease doesn't prove out in clinical trial

• 24 June 2020

New video series aims to improve cancer screening rates in northern communities

• 22 June 2020

Why we need to learn to live with COVID-19

• 19 June 2020

Fascination with genetics fuels doctoral student throughout her academic career

• Adrianna MacPherson
• 19 June 2020

U of A clinician-scientists identify pink eye as possible primary symptom of COVID-19

• ROSS NEITZ
• 18 June 2020

Genome sequencing key to tracking and combatting COVID-19 virus: U of A researchers

• 16 June 2020

Momentum: Passionate preceptors reflect on why they love to teach

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 15 June 2020

New study helps improve detection of disease in newborn babies

• 15 June 2020

Convocation Spotlight Series II Kelsey Won

• FoMD Communications staff
• 11 June 2020

Convocation Spotlight Series II Robin Manaloor

• FoMD Communications staff
• 11 June 2020

The unforgettable lessons of a unique roller-coaster ride

• Laura Vega
• 10 June 2020

Convocation Spotlight Series II Jordyn Thompson

• FoMD Communications staff
• 10 June 2020

Convocation Spotlight Series II Brittany Lee

• FoMD Communications staff
• 10 June 2020

Momentum: MD program, learners showcase adaptability, generosity during uncertain times

• 10 June 2020

Congratulations for the School of Dentistry Class of 2020

• 9 June 2020

MLS grads look back on the good times and struggles on their way to convocation 2020

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 9 June 2020

Convocation Spotlight Series II David Antle

• FoMD Communications staff
• 8 June 2020

Convocation 2020: Liz Cook - Forging her own trail

• RYAN O'BYRNE
• 8 June 2020

Unique biorepository stores samples from Alberta COVID-19 patients for future research

• 5 June 2020

Dean's Message - Standing united against racism

• Brenda Hemmelgarn
• 5 June 2020

Lifelong learner finds the fun in cell biology's biggest puzzles

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 5 June 2020

Momentum: Integrating technology and medical education

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 4 June 2020

Respiratory virus builds 'doorbell' to trick its way into cells, researchers find

• RYAN O'BYRNE
• 4 June 2020

Chemical messenger in brain could point to better treatments for anxiety

• 4 June 2020

Momentum: Embracing a new leadership role

• Ryan O'Byrne
• 3 June 2020

MD grad leads Canadian medical students through COVID-driven changes to their education

• Gillian Rutherford
• 2 June 2020

DIY diabetics create artificial pancreas, push health-care industry, regulators to develop better treatments

• 28 May 2020

FoMD in the News

• ROSS NEITZ
• 28 May 2020

COMMENTARY || Four strategies to help avoid the next pandemic

• 28 May 2020

Momentum: It takes a village

• Gillian Rutherford
• 27 May 2020

U of A spinoff company developing simple blood test to predict severity of COVID-19 in patients

• 27 May 2020

Researchers aim to find out whether COVID-19 can spread through ventilation systems

• 27 May 2020

U of A researchers flag similarities between COVID-19 deaths and severe rheumatic illnesses

• 26 May 2020

2018 Ebola outbreak in Congo provides public health lessons for COVID-19, say researchers

• 25 May 2020

Standard surgical masks as good as N95 respirators for family doctors, evidence suggests

• 21 May 2020

Awards and Accolades - May 2020

• Kirsten Bauer
• 20 May 2020

Researchers aim to find out whether wastewater gives early warning of COVID-19 cases in communities

• 19 May 2020

Research Roundup - May 2020

• RYAN O'BYRNE
• 15 May 2020

Fighting back with precision health: New AI projects poised to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic

• Katie Willis
• 15 May 2020

U of A virologist developing hepatitis C vaccine now focused on finding vaccine to stop SARS-CoV-2

• 14 May 2020

U of A researchers and Tonix Pharmaceuticals race to develop and test candidate vaccines for COVID-19

• 13 May 2020

COVID-19 dispatches: An ER doc's new routine

• Stephanie Bailey
• 12 May 2020

Why public health measures to stem COVID-19 are the most ethical thing to do

• 12 May 2020

'Do no harm' in rush to fill global ventilator shortage, urges U of A surgeon

• 12 May 2020

U of A project to eliminate tuberculosis in Canada's Indigenous communities receives $1.5 million from CIHR

• RYAN O'BYRNE
• 8 May 2020

Video seminars a healthy source of information for seniors during COVID-19 pandemic

• Laura Vega
• 7 May 2020

Deena Hinshaw: The making of an unlikely folk hero

• 7 May 2020

Cancer drug developed at University of Alberta funded for human trials

• 6 May 2020

COMMENTARY II Women's heart health shouldn't take back seat to coronavirus

• 5 May 2020

Researchers aim to find out whether AI-enhanced robots can ease pain for kids in hospital

• 1 May 2020

FoMD in the News

• ROSS NEITZ
• 30 April 2020

Six things you need to know about the science behind wearing a homemade mask

• 30 April 2020

Cancer researchers find more effective way to deliver promising breast cancer treatment

• 30 April 2020

Giving back, by the book

• RYAN O'BYRNE
• 29 April 2020

What you need to know about managing chronic medical conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic

• 29 April 2020

U of A medical students play key role in COVID-19 hospital surge planning

• Kirsten Bauer
• 28 April 2020

U of A scientist searches for drug to prevent novel coronavirus from replicating

• 27 April 2020

Daily text message service aims to help overcome mental health issues during COVID-19 pandemic

• 27 April 2020

Non-invasive imaging technique could reduce need for repeat cancer surgeries

• 24 April 2020

UAlberta "Med Student Army" receives gift cards to local restaurants thanks to generous donor

• RYAN O'BYRNE
• 24 April 2020

University of Alberta neurologists watch for signs that COVID-19 can attack the brain

• By Gillian Rutherford
• 22 April 2020

COMMENTARY II COVID-19 cases in Africa could top one billion

• 21 April 2020

Awards & Accolades - April 2020

• Kirsten Bauer
• 21 April 2020

Door levers and handrails made of compressed salt could be effective against viruses such as COVID-19

• Laura Vega
• 21 April 2020

University of Alberta researchers in race against time to create COVID-19 vaccine

• Julia Necheff
• 20 April 2020

Cell biology PhD student goes with the flow in the lab and in life

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 17 April 2020

Behind the scenes at Alberta's COVID-19 testing laboratories

• 15 April 2020

Alberta study investigates impact of early hydroxychloroquine intervention on patients battling COVID-19

• UCalgary and UAlberta news staff
• 14 April 2020

U of A researcher studying physicians' health before, during and after COVID-19 crisis

• 14 April 2020

U of A virology lab finds drug originally meant for Ebola is effective against a key enzyme of coronavirus that causes COVID-19

• GILLIAN RUTHERFORD
• 13 April 2020

Canadian researchers launch clinical trial testing effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine for preventing COVID-19

• Ross Neitz
• 9 April 2020

How much do I need to clean at home?

• 9 April 2020

How to help seniors feel less isolated during the COVID-19 pandemic

• 8 April 2020

Scientist develops interactive tool for mapping COVID-19

• 7 April 2020

'Ringmaster' Jenna-Lynn Senger thrives at the centre of the action

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 6 April 2020

Lighting the lamp for little champs

• Jordan Carson
• 3 April 2020

A message to the profession from Alberta's health agencies

• 31 March 2020

Antiviral used to treat cat coronavirus could hold key to COVID-19: U of A researchers

• 31 March 2020

New drug could potentially offer better treatment for chronic heart failure

• 30 March 2020

FoMD in the News

• ROSS NEITZ
• 30 March 2020

How to know if isolation is affecting your mental health, and what to do about it

• 27 March 2020

Passion for advocacy drives medical laboratory science alumna

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 27 March 2020

Dean's letter to learners

• Dean Brenda Hemmelgarn, MD/PhD
• 26 March 2020

Edmonton company Entos developing DNA vaccine against COVID-19

• 25 March 2020

UAlberta medical school responds to COVID-19 restrictions with remote candidate interviews

• Laura Vega
• 24 March 2020

Public health study among 11 U of A research projects sharing $5.8 million in federal funding for rapid response to COVID-19

• 24 March 2020

How the U of A's Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology is responding to the COVID-19 crisis

• 23 March 2020

U of A medical students offering emergency child care to physicians and front-line health workers

• ROSS NEITZ
• 20 March 2020

Prescribing guidelines, more research on addiction potential needed for use of opioids to treat children's pain: U of A pediatricians

• 17 March 2020

Social distancing: What it means and what you should do about it

• 17 March 2020

Five things to know before organizing your class reunion

• Laura Vega
• 12 March 2020

MRI scans unnecessary to diagnose heart failure, new study suggests

• 11 March 2020

Helping patients find their 'medical home'

• RYAN O'BYRNE
• 9 March 2020

Getting to know...Meghan Riddell

• YOLANDA POFFENROTH
• 6 March 2020

Awards & Accolades - February and March 2020

• Kirsten Bauer
• 6 March 2020

U of A researchers working on faster, more accurate test for COVID-19

• 6 March 2020

Why losing weight isn't the right reason to adopt a healthier lifestyle

• 5 March 2020

Spinal cord researcher Farhia Haque excited to explore the unknown

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 5 March 2020

Top U of A subjects rise in new ranking of world's best

• 4 March 2020

How quick action and a defibrillator saved Jay Bouwmeester's life

• 4 March 2020

Study links depressive symptoms during pregnancy with lowered immunity in infants

• 3 March 2020

Building health networks: Q&A with Brian Rowe

• RYAN O'BYRNE
• 2 March 2020

FoMD in the News

• Ross Neitz
• 28 February 2020

Study reveals how drug meant for Ebola may also work against coronaviruses

• 27 February 2020

Eating fruit during pregnancy boosts babies' brain development, new study confirms

• 27 February 2020

Using AI to combat gender and ethnic bias in the job market

• 26 February 2020

Treating heart attacks with clot busters leads to better outcomes, U of A researchers find

• 25 February 2020

How sound and visual effects on slot machines increase the allure of gambling

• 25 February 2020

Passion for patient care drove speech language pathologist to a neuroscience PhD

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 24 February 2020

Up to 70 per cent of us feel like a fraud, says U of A psychologist

• 19 February 2020

Elder-friendly care after emergency surgery dramatically improves outcomes for older patients: study

• 18 February 2020

U of A medical researcher aims to help premature babies breathe easier

• 12 February 2020

'Virtual hospital' cuts EMS calls, ER visits and hospital admissions for high-use patients

• 11 February 2020

Simple tool assesses physical and social frailty, predicts outcomes for vulnerable patients

• 6 February 2020

Four ways to prevent dry skin in winter

• 5 February 2020

New guide sets standards of care for critically ill newborns and their families

• 4 February 2020

Alberta Medical Association recognizes Frances Harley's contributions as pioneering pediatric nephrologist

• Sasha Roeder Mah with files from Kirsten Bauer
• 3 February 2020

Elevated fasting blood sugar in pregnancy linked to harmful outcomes for mothers, babies

• 3 February 2020

Global leader in emergency medicine honoured with AMA Distinguished Service Medal

• Sasha Roeder Mah with files from Kirsten Bauer
• 3 February 2020

Visual art project conveys emotional stories of head and neck cancer survivors

• 31 January 2020

Unexpected immune response in brain, spinal cord could offer clues to treating neurological diseases

• 30 January 2020

'Lungs in a box' to meet the organ shortage

• University of Alberta Staff
• 30 January 2020

Water quality expert and environmental advocate named to Order of Canada

• Laura Vega
• 29 January 2020

Virtual assistants provide disappointing advice when asked for first aid, emergency information: study

• 28 January 2020

Discovery could lead to new treatment for rare blood disease

• 27 January 2020

Jesse Jackson wins prestigious NARSAD grant

• Sasha Roeder Mah
• 23 January 2020

Awards and Accolades - January 2020

• FOMD STAFF
• 22 January 2020

Making an impact: Neuroscience and mental health research at the U of A

• Megan Eatock
• 21 January 2020

COMMENTARY || Pharmaceutical policy excludes the most vulnerable

• 20 January 2020

How long should you stay home with a cold or flu?

• 20 January 2020

New funding boosts U of A research on pigmentary glaucoma

• Laura Vega
• 17 January 2020

Pediatric researcher explores a bacterial cause of inflammatory bowel diseases

• 15 January 2020

"Just call me Victor"

• RYAN O'BYRNE
• 14 January 2020

Shaming, blaming and ignorance about obesity block millions from getting effective care

• GILLIAN RUTHERFORD
• 14 January 2020

Mourning the loss of four members of our Faculty of Science community

• News Staff
• 11 January 2020

COMMENTARY || Want to create a healthier country? Start by creating fitter cities.

• 7 January 2020