News - Archive 2020
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Health And Wellness, Science and Technology, Research
AI could lead to faster, better analysis of donated blood, study shows18 December 2020
Health And Wellness, Research
CIHR and JDRF funding drives efforts to find new stem cell-based therapies for Type 1 diabetes17 December 2020
Health And Wellness, Research
ACE2 protein that prevents heart, lung and kidney disease in women also protects against severe COVID-19: study17 December 2020
Research, Health And Wellness
Women face higher risk of death or heart failure following a heart attack: study15 December 2020
Students
Award-winning student-scientist credits supportive learning environment as key to success14 December 2020
Research, Health And Wellness, Science and Technology
U of A’s Li Ka Shing Applied Virology Institute receives $20 million in new funding from Government of Alberta11 December 2020
Health And Wellness, Society and Culture, Research, Science and Technology
Michael Houghton’s Nobel Prize win inspires researchers to ask the big questions9 December 2020
Society and Culture, Research, Health And Wellness, Science and Technology
How to build an ‘it’ team to take on the world’s deadliest viruses8 December 2020
Commentary, Science and Technology, Students
Passion and Perseverance: What a Trainee Learned from Nobel Prize-Winner Michael Houghton7 December 2020
Health And Wellness, Research
Northern Alberta clinics try out Canadian-made dual syphilis and HIV tests in effort to provide faster diagnosis and treatment7 December 2020
Health And Wellness, Students
Art-therapy project opens the world for seniors isolated during COVID-194 December 2020
Health And Wellness, Research
Research reveals how baby’s first breath triggers life-saving changes in the brain2 December 2020
Research, Health And Wellness, Science and Technology
‘Lungs in a box’ to meet the organ shortage1 December 2020
Research, Health And Wellness
‘Natural killer’ cells found to be a key determinant of severe COVID-19 in patients30 November 2020
Health And Wellness, Research
More than one-third of children with COVID-19 show no symptoms: study27 November 2020
Society and Culture, Health And Wellness
Project aiming to improve access to head and neck surgical care in Kenya wins overseas development grant27 November 2020
Research, Health And Wellness
Insulators in Alberta at higher risk of chest infections, COPD: study26 November 2020
Health And Wellness, Science and Technology
COVID-19 vaccines will work if Canadians play their part, say U of A experts25 November 2020
Society and Culture, UAlberta
Stanley Read Brought Compassion to Families Living with HIV/AIDS23 November 2020
Society and Culture, Research
A festive fundraiser supporting groundbreaking Alzheimer’s research23 November 2020
Research, Society and Culture, Business, Health And Wellness, Science and Technology
U of A experts make impact on latest list of highly cited researchers19 November 2020
Society and Culture
Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry donors honoured at 2020 National Philanthropy Day Awards19 November 2020
Society and Culture, Health And Wellness
‘Existential crisis’ helped radiology student find her passion for research and helping sick children19 November 2020
Society and Culture, Health And Wellness, Research, Science and Technology
Machine learning uncovers missing information about ethnicity and Aboriginal status in population health data: study18 November 2020
Health And Wellness, Science and Technology
Medical resident and master’s grad develops virtual tools to help surgeons correct skull defects in babies18 November 2020
Business
School of Dentistry fundraising campaign exceeds expectations thanks to community generosity17 November 2020
Students
Fall 2020 Convocation Spotlight: Katelynn S. Madill-Thomsen, ’20 PhD in Medicine17 November 2020
Health And Wellness
New recommendations aim to help health professionals and patients reduce needless tests16 November 2020
Health And Wellness
‘This is where the horizon is’: Diabetes research closer than ever to a possible cure13 November 2020
Health And Wellness
Portable headband with EEG technology may help diagnosis of stroke patients12 November 2020
Health And Wellness
COMMENTARY || Canadian universities must collect race-based data12 November 2020
News
U of A-led research maps gene functions in pancreas cells that lead to diabetes9 November 2020
Research
U of A heart transplant expert exploring connection between blood group and COVID-196 November 2020
Research
For U of A Nobel Prize winner Michael Houghton, life-saving science is a team effort6 November 2020
UAlberta, Society and Culture
Historic gift to new library will spark research and learning across health sciences4 November 2020
Health And Wellness, Research
Review finds almost 20 per cent of COVID-19 patients only show gastrointestinal symptoms3 November 2020
Health And Wellness, Research
U of A research identifies walking speed as predictor of dementia2 November 2020
UAlberta, Health And Wellness, Students, Research, Science and Technology
FoMD in the News30 October 2020
Research, Health And Wellness
Excessive ketone metabolism in muscles key to obesity-induced diabetes: study29 October 2020
Health And Wellness, Research
Study identifies biomarkers that could be used in a quick, inexpensive COVID-19 blood screening tool27 October 2020
Health And Wellness, Research
Low quantity and quality of muscle predicts poor outcomes in colon cancer surgery27 October 2020
Science and Technology, Health And Wellness, Research
New treatment for blood cancer works by selectively interfering with cancer cell signalling: study22 October 2020
Research, Students, Instructors, UAlberta, Employees
Awards & Accolades - October 202021 October 2020
Science and Technology, Research, Health And Wellness
Targeted delivery of anti-inflammatory therapy shows promise in slowing progression of multiple sclerosis20 October 2020
Research, Science and Technology, Health And Wellness
Wearable tech will help people manage multiple sclerosis14 October 2020
Health And Wellness
Daily use of ultrasound can speed up orthodontic treatment, prevent root damage: studies14 October 2020
Research
Identifying arsenic biomarkers could protect vulnerable populations from arsenic toxicity13 October 2020
News
New study shows which medical procedures pose COVID-19 risk to health-care providers13 October 2020
Research, Health And Wellness, Science and Technology
COVID-19 has ‘created a new paradigm for developing vaccines,’ says U of A Nobel winner8 October 2020
Research, Health And Wellness
U of A Nobel winner’s impact extends from personal to global8 October 2020
Health And Wellness, Research
Ketones buy time for a failing heart but are just more fuel for a healthy one: study6 October 2020
Research, Health And Wellness
Caesarean birth, prolonged labour influence infant gut bacteria, risk of childhood obesity and allergies: study1 October 2020
Research, Health And Wellness
New research sheds light on why tumour cells become resistant to chemotherapy29 September 2020
Employees
Professional development key to answering today’s biggest health-care challenges28 September 2020
Research, Health And Wellness
New ‘atlas’ of human heart cells first step toward precision treatments for heart disease24 September 2020
Research, Health And Wellness
U of A lab uncovers new mechanism of action against SARS-CoV-2 by antiviral drug remdesivir23 September 2020
Health And Wellness
U of A infectious disease expert helps bridge COVID-19 knowledge gap23 September 2020
Research, Health And Wellness
Little evidence taking vitamin D prevents severe COVID-1923 September 2020
Health And Wellness
U of A group designs better CPR board for resuscitating COVID-19 patients21 September 2020
Health And Wellness, Students
Mimicking regulatory hormone may be key to preventing heart disease18 September 2020
Health And Wellness, Students, Instructors, Research
Awards & Accolades - September16 September 2020
Students
Fresh Faces || The University of Alberta Black Medical Students’ Association14 September 2020
Students
Fresh Faces - Getting to know the next generation of Alberta’s dental hygienists11 September 2020
Research
Vanier scholar to use fecal transplant to unveil the link between obesity and the gut microbiota11 September 2020
Health And Wellness
U of A researcher studying how well COVID-19 safety measures are protecting Canada’s health workers10 September 2020
News
U of A researchers lead study testing for COVID-19 antibodies in Edmonton children10 September 2020
Health And Wellness, Research
Worse birth outcomes, higher maternal risk factors for pregnancies in Alberta’s poorest rural regions: study9 September 2020
Research
Protein causes mutations that lead to breast cancer cell aggression: study8 September 2020
Health And Wellness, Science and Technology, Research
Shaping the future of inflammatory bowel disease diagnosis and management4 September 2020
Health And Wellness
Multiple factors will influence pricing for COVID-19 vaccine in Canada: health economist2 September 2020
Health And Wellness
Understanding long-term vascular consequences of pregnancy complications28 August 2020
Health And Wellness
Antiviral used to treat cat coronavirus also works against SARS-CoV-2: U of A researchers27 August 2020
Health And Wellness
U of A researchers develop tool to help build better prosthetic limbs26 August 2020
Health And Wellness
Why not using cash during COVID-19 could make you more likely to overspend24 August 2020
Health And Wellness
Why not using cash during COVID-19 could make you more likely to overspend24 August 2020
Health And Wellness
Can diabetes screening improve the long-term health of women’s hearts?21 August 2020
Health And Wellness
U of A choir director aims to find out whether singing spreads COVID-1920 August 2020
Health And Wellness
U of A choir director aims to find out whether singing spreads COVID-1920 August 2020
Health And Wellness
U of A researchers find way to speed up nerve regrowth for trauma patients19 August 2020
Health And Wellness
Researchers aim to use machine learning to improve diagnosis, treatment of mental illness18 August 2020
Research, Health And Wellness, Science and Technology
Looking for a heartbeat outside of the human body5 August 2020
News
Eating fruit during pregnancy boosts babies' brain development, new study confirms27 February 2020
News
Passion for patient care drove speech language pathologist to a neuroscience PhD24 February 2020
News
New guide sets standards of care for critically ill newborns and their families4 February 2020
News
Global leader in emergency medicine honoured with AMA Distinguished Service Medal3 February 2020
