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…new antidote, fomepizole, is relatively free of adverse effects, easy to use, and may prevent the need for dialysis in some patients, but it is very expensive. Katherine Lepik, a…
…causes patients to use other “free” health services as substitutes for medication, resulting in an overall increase in health care expenditures. She is focusing on patients with rheumatoid arthritis because…
…their entire life, which can seriously compromise their immune system and place them at significant risk. The development of a method to induce long-term drug-free acceptance of transplanted tissue and/or…
…function are low: only 10 per cent of islet transplanted recipients remained free from insulin injections five years post-transplantation. Kathryn Potter is working to better understand the mechanisms underlying graft…
…Caron is investigating which proteins from feeder cells nourish stem cell growth. His goal is to develop a feeder-free culture that would be equally effective for growing stem cells. This…
…HIV-infected individuals. Despite access to free medications in Canada’s publicly funded health care system, vulnerable groups such as HIV-positive women, injection drug users and socio-economically disadvantaged people have not experienced…
…2 diabetes, elevated glucose and free fatty acids can cause beta cell dysfunction, which raises the question whether elevated cholesterol induces beta cell dysfunction in this disease. Zainisha Vasanji’s research…
…major risk factor in the development of diabetes, and a leading hypothesis is that high saturated free fatty acids in the blood stream (hyperlipidemia) contribute to beta-cell death. Recent studies…
Cycling offers great benefits as an urban transportation option in terms of public health. It’s free of air and noise pollution, and it incorporates physical activity into people’s daily routines,…
…life and are free of major age-related diseases such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, lung disease, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease. Advancing age is the biggest risk factor for cardiovascular disease….