News - Archive 2021
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Commentary, Health And Wellness, Research, Students, Society and Culture
FoMD’s 10 essential stories of 202121 December 2021
Society and Culture, Health And Wellness, Students
Judgment-free “conversation clinic” offers vaccination advice for expecting parents17 December 2021
Health And Wellness
Agreement aims to train more Indigenous physicians, improve health care for six northeastern Alberta First Nations15 December 2021
Health And Wellness, Society and Culture, Research
Natural environment linked with quality of life for people with COPD13 December 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
Wastewater testing for SARS-CoV-2 virus expands to most Alberta cities8 December 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Study links overactive bladder to increased falling risk in older adults7 December 2021
Health And Wellness
COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages five to 11: What families need to know6 December 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
No clear answer to whether prescribed opioid use in children leads to later drug misuse: study2 December 2021
Research, Health And Wellness, Business, Science and Technology
New provincial research funding for U of A aims to create made-in-Alberta vaccine and drug development pipeline1 December 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
Diabetes: a complex disease with pancreatic cells in the spotlight29 November 2021
Society and Culture, Health And Wellness
U of A’s newest Rhodes Scholar headed to Oxford with goal of transforming health care in Canada26 November 2021
Health And Wellness, Society and Culture, Science and Technology, Research
Infrastructure funding will drive forward discovery and innovation across the sciences25 November 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
Drug used to treat diabetes could also be effective treatment for inflammatory bowel disease25 November 2021
Health And Wellness
Skewed research results led to lack of access to mammography for women in their 40s, say researchers23 November 2021
Health And Wellness, Research, Science and Technology
Invention is designed to switch thoughts into action23 November 2021
Health And Wellness, Research, Science and Technology
Leading researchers team up to bring promising chemotherapy treatment to human trials22 November 2021
Research, Science and Technology
Are we missing the chance to treat metabolic syndrome in young adults in Alberta?22 November 2021
Students
Fall 2021 Convocation Spotlight: Shima Shahbaz, ’21 PhD in Medical Sciences - Oral Biology19 November 2021
Students
Fall 2021 Convocation Spotlight: Pranidhi Baddam, ’21 PhD in Medical Sciences—Oral Biology19 November 2021
Students
Lived experience fuels passion for health research and advocacy in Pediatrics master’s grad18 November 2021
Students
Fall 2021 Convocation Spotlight: Alexandra Ouellette Zuk, ‘21 MSc, Neuroscience18 November 2021
Society and Culture, Business, Health And Wellness, Research, Science and Technology
Influential U of A experts rank among world’s most cited17 November 2021
Students, Instructors
Family doctor, program administrator and award-winning teacher adds master’s degree to her long list of achievements16 November 2021
Students
Fall 2021 Convocation Spotlight: Amirali Bukhari, ‘21 PhD in Cancer Sciences (Department of Oncology)16 November 2021
Students
Fall 2021 Convocation Spotlight: Chalina Huynh, ’21 BSc in Radiation Therapy15 November 2021
Science and Technology
Scientists use machine learning to help combat crime by identifying potential street drug compounds15 November 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Link between obesity and insulin resistance could hold key to improving immunity against COVID-1912 November 2021
Science and Technology, Research
SARS-CoV-2 uses sugars to invade human cells, new study shows10 November 2021
Research, Science and Technology
Landmark study points to source of rapid aging, chronic inflammation in people living with HIV9 November 2021
Health And Wellness, Science and Technology, Research
Researchers aim to forecast COVID-19 cases further into the future8 November 2021
Science and Technology, Research
I have diabetes. Here’s why I’m glad I live in Alberta8 November 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
ARCHE provides expertise for healthcare decision-makers5 November 2021
Society and Culture, Health And Wellness
Indigenous mentorship program uses research to foster young people’s mental, physical and spiritual health4 November 2021
Health And Wellness, Science and Technology
Medical research leads U of A performance in latest U.S. News ranking of world’s best universities3 November 2021
Health And Wellness, Research, Business, Science and Technology
U of A-industry partnership poised to close Canada’s drug supply gaps2 November 2021
Research, Science and Technology, Health And Wellness
Innovative project aims to transform inflammatory bowel disease care in communities28 October 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Infections from respiratory viruses follow a predictable seasonal pattern, researchers find27 October 2021
Employees, Students, Society and Culture, Health And Wellness
Taking the first steps to dismantle systemic inequities in academic medicine27 October 2021
Science and Technology, Health And Wellness, Research
Researchers confirm how to decontaminate and reuse masks during COVID-19 pandemic25 October 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
U of A team uncovers new compounds to slow SARS-CoV-2 replication mechanism21 October 2021
Health And Wellness, Science and Technology, Research
Mentorship key to breakthrough science in women and children’s health20 October 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
Canada should limit use of forceps in childbirth to prevent lifelong injuries to women: study19 October 2021
Students, Health And Wellness, Research
Researchers take the first steps towards treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders15 October 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
Sex matters when it comes to immune responses against infection and disease, study shows12 October 2021
Health And Wellness, Society and Culture
Exploring barriers faced by transgender Albertans8 October 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
Two researchers named Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research5 October 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Killer T cells could be recruited to ignite immune response against cancer, new study suggests4 October 2021
Society and Culture, Health And Wellness
Five things we all need to know about reconciliation in health care29 September 2021
Students, Society and Culture
Truth and reconciliation brought hope and a pathway to resilience28 September 2021
Health And Wellness, Society and Culture
U of A researcher part of team receiving $2M from Health Canada to fight overdose epidemic27 September 2021
Employees
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences welcomes five FoMD researchers as new Fellows22 September 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Convalescent plasma doesn’t help severely ill COVID-19 patients, Canadian study shows16 September 2021
Health And Wellness, Science and Technology, Research
Biomanufacturing partnership boosts Canada’s life-saving treatment and vaccine capacity13 September 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Brain molecule helps ‘wake up’ cells that could help tackle MS and similar diseases, study shows9 September 2021
Research, Science and Technology, Health And Wellness
Space designers take flight to test bioengineered knee cartilage in low gravity8 September 2021
Society and Culture, Science and Technology, Research, Health And Wellness
Four leading researchers named to Royal Society of Canada7 September 2021
Research, Society and Culture
Book donation project for children turns into research for clinician2 September 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Discovery of protein’s role in cell migration may improve understanding of how breast cancer spreads31 August 2021
Health And Wellness, Science and Technology, Research
U of A project aims to use AI to help patients with respiratory issues26 August 2021
Science and Technology, Research
Robotics, AI key to faster cardiac ultrasound system under development17 August 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
$2.85 million awarded to create new platform to accelerate and support ALS research16 August 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
Nutrition researcher receives new funding to find out why diet affects immunity11 August 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
U of A researchers pinpoint promising inhibitors that could lead to new antiviral drugs to treat COVID-1910 August 2021
Health And Wellness, Research, Society and Culture
Existing inequities intensify effect of COVID-19 on ethnocultural community members living in vulnerable conditions: study9 August 2021
Research
Researchers find possible culprit of inflammation that causes death in COVID-19 patients4 August 2021
Science and Technology, Health And Wellness, Research
New laser equipment at U of A gives medical technology developers a boost3 August 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Biosensors embedded in bandages could monitor diabetic foot wounds to prevent amputations29 July 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
Genetic variant linked to hearing loss in children treated with common chemotherapy drug27 July 2021
Health And Wellness, Society and Culture
New texting services launched to support first responders’ mental health26 July 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
Exploring the connection between COVID-19 and ABO blood groups23 July 2021
Health And Wellness, Society and Culture
It takes a village (Part 2): How Sather Clinic staff support Canadian athletes preparing for the Olympics22 July 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
Firefighters found to have persistent lung damage from Fort McMurray wildfire19 July 2021
Health And Wellness
It takes a village: How Sather Clinic staff support Canadian athletes preparing for the Olympics15 July 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Species of gut bacteria linked to enhanced cognition and language skills in infant boys13 July 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Hepatitis C vaccine could be available within five years, says U of A Nobel laureate Michael Houghton12 July 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
U of A launches safe data-sharing and analytics platform to boost AI, machine learning and digital health research7 July 2021
Research, Health And Wellness, Science and Technology
Investing in the future of vaccines6 July 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Fecal transplant plus fibre supplements improve insulin sensitivity in severely obese patients, clinical trial shows5 July 2021
Science and Technology, Health And Wellness, Research
Online resource will speed up development of new approach to treating genetic diseases29 June 2021
Health And Wellness
New mindset needed to better address the growing prevalence of childhood obesity and the weight stigma that comes with it28 June 2021
Society and Culture, Students
Indigenous student association expanding to include all Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry programs21 June 2021
Health And Wellness
Program uses novel approach to improve diabetes care in First Nations communities15 June 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
‘Using my voice to start a conversation’: Grad school experience leads scientist to role fighting anti-Black racism14 June 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Islet transplant patient #252: ‘A second chance at a better life’11 June 2021
Science and Technology, Research, Health And Wellness
Cross-disciplinary program will train industry-ready grads in growing field of SMART technology10 June 2021
Health And Wellness, Science and Technology, Research
New AI research chair developing ‘21st-century stethoscope’ to make diagnosing injury and illness faster and easier9 June 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Can cannabis help with arthritis? U of A team funded by Alberta Innovates to develop decision tool for patients and health-care providers9 June 2021
Society and Culture, Health And Wellness
Community Leader Award winner driven to give back by his own childhood challenges8 June 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Provincial data show a link between visits to supervised consumption services and decreased fentanyl-related overdose deaths7 June 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
U of A research examines how perinatal stressors impact babies’ cardiovascular development4 June 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Next-generation genetic sequencing to detect pancreatic and biliary cancer one of seven new projects awarded Kaye Competition funding3 June 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
New study may help explain low oxygen levels in COVID-19 patients2 June 2021
Science and Technology, Research
Early exposure to cannabis compounds reduces later neural activity in zebrafish: study1 June 2021
Health And Wellness, Science and Technology, Research
Improved detection of atrial fibrillation through new devices could prevent a significant number of disabling strokes1 June 2021
Research, Business, Health And Wellness, Science and Technology
AI innovation will make thyroid ultrasounds faster and easier28 May 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Only a third of Alberta doctors refer pediatric patients to weight management clinics: study26 May 2021
Health And Wellness
Shedding a light on why children with high-risk neuroblastoma don’t respond to current therapies21 May 2021
Society and Culture, Science and Technology, Health And Wellness
Canadian-led project saves lives in Somalia through innovative solar-powered oxygen system20 May 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Addressing the gaps in diabetes care and screening on First Nations reserves17 May 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Researchers pinpoint possible way to prevent permanent hearing loss caused by common childhood cancer drug13 May 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
U of A lab reveals how a much-needed oral antiviral drug confuses the replication machinery of SARS-CoV-211 May 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
‘We’re giving you a chemo attack, not a heart attack’: Unique cardiac rehabilitation program developed for high-risk cancer patients11 May 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
U of A researcher discovers marker that may predict response to cancer immunotherapy7 May 2021
Research, Science and Technology, Health And Wellness
U of A researchers successfully use 3-D ‘bioprinting’ to create nose cartilage4 May 2021
Health And Wellness, Science and Technology, Research
The future looks bright for beta cell therapy in diabetes treatment3 May 2021
Science and Technology, Business, Research, Health And Wellness
U of A precision health and entrepreneurship platforms get a boost to accelerate innovation3 May 2021
Science and Technology, Society and Culture, Research
Student’s passion for archeology helps unearth the story of a 3,000-year-old tragedy29 April 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
Research will test more sensitive ways to diagnose rare diseases29 April 2021
Research, Health And Wellness, Science and Technology
Researcher uses nanomedicine to improve effectiveness and safety of chemotherapy28 April 2021
Research, Science and Technology, Health And Wellness
Innovative cancer therapy uses immune system to attack tumours27 April 2021
Science and Technology, Society and Culture
Family launches new scholarship to say thanks for giving father more time23 April 2021
Health And Wellness, Research, Science and Technology
Researchers hope AI can help diagnose depression more accurately22 April 2021
Business, Science and Technology, Health And Wellness
Fast-growing Edmonton startup helps get new drugs to market sooner21 April 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Causal link found between food allergies and changes to infant gut bacteria due to method of childbirth, mother’s ethnicity20 April 2021
Instructors, Society and Culture, Students, Employees
Awards & Accolades - March/April 202120 April 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
Innovative fitness program encourages kids with heart disease or transplants to train safely at home19 April 2021
Science and Technology, Health And Wellness
U of A developed phone app helps youth impacted by anxiety16 April 2021
Health And Wellness, Science and Technology
Students’ innovative idea could help prevent fentanyl overdoses16 April 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
U of A researchers aim to prevent muscle wasting that causes many cancer deaths15 April 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
Researchers modelling full impact of pandemic restrictions to prepare for next public health crisis14 April 2021
Science and Technology, Health And Wellness, Research
U of A research could help diagnose prostate cancer severity more accurately13 April 2021
Health And Wellness
Dentists seeing more cracked and fractured teeth during pandemic—and now ‘mask mouth’12 April 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
More nuanced approach needed in deciding who gets COVID-19 vaccine amid third wave, say experts9 April 2021
Science and Technology, Research
Common medication used to treat patients following COVID-19 may benefit them by reducing virus target cells9 April 2021
Science and Technology, Research, Health And Wellness
Research targets faster, safer source of islet cells for people with Type 1 diabetes8 April 2021
Health And Wellness, Research, Science and Technology
U of A chemists discover how a plaque-fighting protein protects against Alzheimer’s7 April 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
U of A team identifies new approach to tackling heart disease in people with Type 2 diabetes6 April 2021
Research, Health And Wellness, Science and Technology
Shaping the future of personalized health care1 April 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
U of A team identifies protein that blocks body’s ability to clear bad cholesterol1 April 2021
Business, Science and Technology
Edmonton startup gets $2.2-million boost to help develop lab-grown meat31 March 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Local not-for-profit with U of A roots runs cancer clinical trials around the world30 March 2021
Health And Wellness, Research, Science and Technology
Researchers craft AI-based tool that detects bipolar disorder at earlier stages30 March 2021
Research, Science and Technology, Health And Wellness
Blazing New Trails in Digital Child Health: ‘Canadian parents deserve information that is trusted, practical, and accessible’29 March 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
Fatty acid binding protein found to have significant role in prostate cancer metastasis26 March 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Pediatric heart transplant method developed by U of A doctors allows for more surgeries, better outcomes: study25 March 2021
Science and Technology, Research
Ultrasound may have potential for treating pain after chemotherapy, U of A study shows19 March 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
‘Germ hunters’ discover rare lung disease in rural Alberta18 March 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
U of A study examines how SARS-CoV-2 affects the body’s vital organs17 March 2021
Instructors, Health And Wellness, UAlberta
Gary Lopaschuk earns university’s highest faculty honour16 March 2021
Health And Wellness, Science and Technology
U of A spinoff company partners with Alberta Health Services to produce reagents for COVID-19 tests15 March 2021
Health And Wellness
Radiation therapy graduates strive to improve care for LGBTQ2SPIA+ cancer patients12 March 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
U of A researcher to work with Northwest Territories communities to promote HPV vaccination, improve COVID-19 vaccination experience12 March 2021
Health And Wellness
Protective masks found to be safe for both moderate and heavy exercise11 March 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
U of A researcher designs better controls for indoor ventilation systems to stop spread of SARS-CoV-211 March 2021
Society and Culture, Health And Wellness, Research
Little words, big impact: How adjusting pronouns and other language can improve the health of LGBTQ+ patients10 March 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
Made-in-Alberta COVID-19 vaccine candidate headed for clinical trials9 March 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
U of A researchers push scientific boundaries, overcome stigma so women don’t have to ‘suffer in silence’8 March 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Alberta takes lead role in Canada-wide initiative to raise awareness, funds for women’s health research8 March 2021
Research, Science and Technology
Exercising in the morning might make it harder to remember things that evening, study suggests5 March 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
Researchers aim to end chronic pain in MS patients by finding its starting point5 March 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
U of A lab reveals how flu drug works in hopes it can be tweaked enough to outsmart resistant variants4 March 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Equipment upgrades will boost innovative metabolomics research linking environmental exposures with health outcomes3 March 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
U of A team receives new funding to advance understanding of misfolded proteins linked with dementia3 March 2021
Health And Wellness
CFI funds major study of the health impact of medications taken during pregnancy3 March 2021
Science and Technology, Health And Wellness, Business, Research
U of A spinoff company merges with U.S. firm to commercialize breakthrough organ transplant technology25 February 2021
Science and Technology
Donor support helps push new mask research into the end game24 February 2021
Health And Wellness, Students
Enthusiastic student-led MD AIDE program supports underrepresented applicants to medical school22 February 2021
Society and Culture, Science and Technology
Professor’s passion for ‘rewiring’ the human body draws international praise19 February 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
Stents or bypass surgery more effective for stable patients with high-risk cardiac anatomy: study18 February 2021
Science and Technology, Health And Wellness
U of A researchers launch program to diagnose genetic diseases in children18 February 2021
Society and Culture
Putting bison back where they belong heals land and people, say U of A undergrad researchers17 February 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
Daily text message service helps with stress, anxiety and depression during COVID-19: studies17 February 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
U of A dentistry school partners with Métis Nation of Alberta to improve access to oral health care16 February 2021
Science and Technology, Research, Health And Wellness
U of A neuroscientist recognized with prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship16 February 2021
Research, Health And Wellness, Society and Culture
Half of Canadians don’t even know what palliative care is, so why is it so important?11 February 2021
Science and Technology, Research, Health And Wellness
U of A-led team tests wastewater from Edmonton long-term care homes as early warning system for COVID-19 outbreaks10 February 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
Researcher identifies way to prevent breast cancer stem-like cells from evading therapy9 February 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Traumatic stress in childhood can lead to brain changes in adulthood: study8 February 2021
Science and Technology, Business, Health And Wellness
Edmonton Transit opens the door to U of A Health Accelerator startup’s germ-killing innovation5 February 2021
Health And Wellness
Making a place for Indigenous voices at the health-leadership table5 February 2021
Health And Wellness
World’s Longest Hockey Game aims to move 10 years of cancer research closer to the goal line4 February 2021
Society and Culture
U of A teams up with West African universities to foster next generation of global scholars and leaders3 February 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
‘Five-minute rule’ holds true for cardiac death of organ donors: study2 February 2021
Health And Wellness, Research, Science and Technology
Preventing seizures after brain injury could stave off dementia2 February 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
U of A researchers discover new way to identify severity and track progression of ALS29 January 2021
Health And Wellness, Research
Are we missing the chance to treat metabolic syndrome in young adults in Alberta?29 January 2021
Health And Wellness, Research, Science and Technology
Machine learning tool used to predict early symptoms of schizophrenia in relatives of patients26 January 2021
Science and Technology, Research
FDA approves new cardiovascular drug based on study from U of A’s Canadian VIGOUR Centre25 January 2021
Students, Health And Wellness, UAlberta
Building the future of Indigenous health care25 January 2021
Health And Wellness
U of A Elders, faculty and students contribute to research network aimed at improving health outcomes for Indigenous peoples in Alberta22 January 2021
Science and Technology, Health And Wellness, Research, Business
Lessons learned from Nobel winner Michael Houghton drive innovation for pharmacy researcher21 January 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
Discovery could lead to more precise way to treat symptoms of advanced Parkinson’s disease21 January 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
Target of new cancer treatment valid for breast as well as blood cancers: study20 January 2021
Health And Wellness, Society and Culture, Science and Technology, Research
Newly named AI chairs will help advance game-changing research at U of A19 January 2021
Health And Wellness, Science and Technology, Research
U of A and Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology to continue leading COVID-19 research in 202119 January 2021
Health And Wellness
Building resiliency and facing the neurological impact of COVID-1915 January 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
U of A research offers insights into how people cope with chronic back pain14 January 2021
Science and Technology, Health And Wellness, Society and Culture
Pioneering U of A heart transplant expert named to Order of Canada13 January 2021
Research, Health And Wellness
Concussions affect elite athletes’ mental health, new research suggests11 January 2021
Health And Wellness, Students
Hundreds of medical learners received support from CMA Foundation COVID-19 bursary6 January 2021
Health And Wellness, Society and Culture
New website provides resources and peer support tailored to LGBTQ2+ cancer patients4 January 2021