News Archive 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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ARCHE provides expertise for healthcare decision-makers

  • Tamara Vineberg
  • 4 October 2021
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Book donation project for children turns into research for clinician

  • Tamara Vineberg
  • 2 September 2021
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Joan Robinson tells tales of two wheels

  • Tamara Vineberg
  • 2 September 2021
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Skateboarding empowers Denise Bereber-Biziaev to reach new heights

  • Tamara Vineberg
  • 27 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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Graduate student given an unforgettable research opportunity

  • Tamara Vineberg
  • 30 June 2021
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Mental health for graduate students is the focus for Mikhaila Skehor

  • Tamara Vineberg
  • 28 June 2021
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Resident connects her musical past to her present life in medicine

  • Tamara Vineberg
  • 28 June 2021
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Academic summer camp provides students an opportunity for collaboration

  • Tamara Vineberg
  • 27 May 2021
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Pediatrics financial assistant moonlights as a musician

  • Tamara Vineberg
  • 26 May 2021
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Only a third of Alberta doctors refer pediatric patients to weight management clinics: study

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 26 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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Faith inspires pediatric rheumatologist’s work

  • Tamara Vineberg
  • 27 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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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 team identifies protein that blocks body’s ability to clear bad cholesterol

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 1 April 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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Dancing lights up Cassie Tobin’s personal life

  • Tamara Vineberg
  • 29 March 2021
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U of A developed phone app helps youth impacted by anxiety

  • Tamara Vineberg
  • 29 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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Equipment upgrades will boost innovative metabolomics research linking environmental exposures with health outcomes

  • Michael Brown
  • 3 March 2021
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Researchers discover better measure of future risk for heart disease, diabetes in youth living with obesity

  • Bev Betkowski
  • 1 March 2021
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Medical education team celebrates a year of innovation

  • Tamara Vineberg
  • 23 February 2021
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Writing accountability group produces results for department faculty

  • Tamara Vineberg
  • 23 February 2021
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Pediatric cardiology resident sets his sights out of this world

  • Tamara Vineberg with files from the Professional Association of Resident Physicians of Alberta
  • 23 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
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Driving creativity into a virtual classroom

  • Tamara Vineberg
  • 23 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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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
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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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The secret life of Anita Reff

  • Tamara Vineberg
  • 29 January 2021
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Genetic analysis of tumours provides targeted therapy for pediatric cancer

  • Tamara Vineberg
  • 29 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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Podcast draws on U of A expertise to explore how AI will shape society

  • Michael Brown
  • 12 January 2021
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Researchers detect early signs of autism in at-risk infants

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 5 January 2021
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Pediatric Grand Rounds highlights importance of screening newborns

  • Tamara Vineberg
  • 4 January 2021

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