News - Archive 2022
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Health And Wellness
MD alumna and Dr. Mom blogger Stephanie Liu follows her curiosity into innovation and entrepreneurship, with some help from her friends13 December 2022
Health And Wellness, Research
National hotline provides effective virtual supervision for substance users: study13 December 2022
Health And Wellness
CIHR grant will support first-of-its-kind research in Canada using electronic health-care records13 December 2022
Science and Technology, Research, Health And Wellness
Machine learning predicts risk of opioid use disorder for individual patients7 December 2022
Research, Students
The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry celebrates three new Killam Laureates7 December 2022
Health And Wellness
New research-backed tools ready to support parents in navigating COVID-19 pandemic6 December 2022
Health And Wellness, Research
New clue discovered for how and why cancer cells spread5 December 2022
Science and Technology, Research, Health And Wellness
Ebola may hit children harder and longer than adults, study suggests30 November 2022
Health And Wellness, Science and Technology, Research
New cancer ‘tracer’ promises to detect more tumours earlier29 November 2022
Health And Wellness, Research
Researchers launch clinical trial for strep A vaccine25 November 2022
Science and Technology, Health And Wellness, Research
Researchers team up to speed up nerve regeneration24 November 2022
Instructors
Better at bedtime? Why a Canadian study is testing a novel approach to blood pressure medication17 November 2022
Instructors
We contain multitudes: What fly guts and bacteria can teach us about immunity17 November 2022
Research, Health And Wellness
New Canada Research Chair will build on community-guided work to improve health in Northwest Territories16 November 2022
Research, Science and Technology, Health And Wellness
Federal funds set to boost U of A’s ability to handle highly infectious pathogens16 November 2022
Health And Wellness
Patient mentors help teach U of A medical students the importance of connection and compassion15 November 2022
Health And Wellness
Celebrating a passionate advocate for people living on the margins of society7 November 2022
Health And Wellness
Critical care medicine training at the U of A an exceptional experience7 November 2022
Society and Culture
Partnering with Indigenous communities for a future of equitable care2 November 2022
Students
Fresh Faces Fall 2022: Logiraj Kumaralingam, MSc in Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging1 November 2022
Research, Health And Wellness
Research, services lacking for autistic Indigenous people, say researchers26 October 2022
Health And Wellness, Research
Researchers find gene mutations in scleroderma patients that could point to new treatments20 October 2022
Health And Wellness, Research
Researchers find gene mutations in scleroderma patients that could point to new treatments20 October 2022
Society and Culture, Health And Wellness, Science and Technology
Beautiful brain: exhibit illuminates the human connections behind neuroscience6 October 2022
Health And Wellness
Top tips for teaching — and learning — from one of Canada’s best medical educators28 September 2022
Research, Health And Wellness
Clinical trial of new medication for genetic liver condition ‘life-changing’ for young patient and his family20 September 2022
Health And Wellness
Researchers use technology to uncover the relationship between membranes and proteins in viruses16 September 2022
Research, Health And Wellness
U of A lab joins ‘best of the best’ in worldwide effort to prepare for future pandemics15 September 2022
Health And Wellness, Research
New lab aims to uncover links between microbiome, depression and immune conditions like asthma13 September 2022
Health And Wellness
Understanding traces of ancient infections could be key to new treatments for human diseases7 September 2022
Science and Technology, Research, Business, Health And Wellness, Society and Culture
U of A has best-ever showing in prominent ranking of world’s top institutions15 August 2022
Health And Wellness
New study shows ‘transition bundle’ helps acute COPD patients following hospital stay8 August 2022
Health And Wellness, Research
Researchers pinpoint genetic defects that cause heart failure, pointing the way to more targeted treatments5 August 2022
Health And Wellness, Research
Not enough men in their 40s are getting screened for diabetes: study14 July 2022
Health And Wellness, Research
U of A researchers with the Edmonton Stroke Program contribute to major advance in treatment of stroke29 June 2022
Health And Wellness
For patients with mental health conditions, genetic testing may soon help physicians select the right drug15 June 2022
Society and Culture, Health And Wellness
More Black doctors means better care for all patients, says MD grad9 June 2022
Society and Culture, Research
Education professor working with teachers to create new relationships with Indigenous knowledge2 June 2022
Health And Wellness, Research, Science and Technology
3D ultrasound system holds promise of accurate, risk-free diagnosis of dental disease31 May 2022
Health And Wellness
Male and female offspring born from complicated pregnancies show profoundly different response to heart drug25 May 2022
Research, Health And Wellness
Sweet success: world’s largest islet transplant program celebrates 20 years of changing lives for people with diabetes19 May 2022
Health And Wellness
U of A study could lead to change in how dental patients are administered sedation12 May 2022
Health And Wellness, Research
Research reveals new targets for diagnosing and treating aggressive cancers5 May 2022
Research, Health And Wellness
Combination of drugs for obesity and Type 2 diabetes may be more effective than a single therapy3 May 2022
Health And Wellness, Science and Technology
Making health care more equitable one ultrasound image at a time28 April 2022
Research, Health And Wellness
Metabolic ‘fingerprint’ predicts impairment from medical cannabis20 April 2022
Health And Wellness
U of A researchers leading in applying neuroinformatics to precision health research19 April 2022
Health And Wellness
Adding molecule to brain could be key to treatment for myelin disorders such as MS, study shows13 April 2022
Health And Wellness, Science and Technology, Research
Researchers accurately identify people with PTSD through text data alone7 April 2022
Health And Wellness
Hold the salt: study reveals how reducing sodium intake can help heart failure patients4 April 2022
Health And Wellness
Funding boost builds capacity for kidney research through expanded education and training31 March 2022
Health And Wellness, Society and Culture
Helping transgender people see themselves in the health-care system30 March 2022
Health And Wellness, Research
New study reveals why HIV remains in human tissue even after antiretroviral therapy25 March 2022
Research, Health And Wellness
Research aims to help women with Type 1 diabetes live longer, healthier lives8 March 2022
Health And Wellness, Research
Learning sessions help teen heart patients prepare for the adult world24 February 2022
Health And Wellness, Research
New treatment could benefit up to 45 per cent of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy23 February 2022
Health And Wellness, Research
Weight loss points to better surgical outcomes for women with obesity and uterine cancer14 February 2022
Research, Health And Wellness
Spinal anesthesia no better than general anesthesia for hip fracture patients: study7 February 2022
Health And Wellness
New research chair uses artificial intelligence to accelerate precision health care in Alberta3 February 2022
Health And Wellness, Research
Free, easy-to-use tool could reduce unnecessary prostate cancer biopsies3 February 2022
Health And Wellness
Getting to the root of historical wellness issues in the health-practitioner community27 January 2022
Health And Wellness, Research
Short-term exposure to smoke from 2016 Fort McMurray wildfires affected lung function of RCMP officers24 January 2022
Science and Technology, Health And Wellness, Research
Researchers developing bioengineered ‘bridge’ to help heal spinal cord injuries20 January 2022
Research, Health And Wellness
New study shows why remdesivir works against SARS-CoV-2 but not on other viruses like the flu18 January 2022
Research, Health And Wellness
First Nations patients triaged as less urgent than others in Alberta emergency departments: study17 January 2022
Health And Wellness, Research
U of A researchers receive grants from Heart & Stroke Foundation for “important, novel research” projects14 January 2022
Health And Wellness, Business
Health Innovation Hub the go-to place for health innovators on campus11 January 2022
Research, Health And Wellness
Insulin-producing cells grown from stem cells are safe for transplant: study11 January 2022