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A New Way to Monitor Heart Patients
“Lab on a chip” technology will reduce travel expenses and improve care for those living in remote communities Read More
The Power of Information
The world produces mountains of data every day. A new U of T institute will help us make better sense of it all Read More
U of T Mississauga Opens a New Centre for Diabetes Research
The $40 million Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations will improve diabetes care and lower risk Read More
Three Ways Canada Celebrated Insulin’s 100th Anniversary
The game-changing treatment for diabetes patients was marked with a special stamp and coin – and a Heritage Minute Read More
The Miracle of Insulin
A century after U of T scientists discovered the life-saving extract, researchers are finding new ways to improve the lives of people with diabetes Read More
Mapping the Human Body, One Cell at a Time
U of T scientists have created a cell-by-cell map of the human liver that could increase the success of transplant surgery and lead to new treatments for liver disease Read More
Preventing Disease through AI
Laura Rosella is using machine learning to suggest ways to reduce diabetes rates – and save millions in potential health-care costs Read More
Flip the Script
How the medical system is trying to wean patients off opioids Read More
Toward a City Without Barriers
Prof. Ron Buliung describes how his daughter Asha’s life with a wheelchair profoundly changed him – and his research Read More
The High Price of Pills
More than two million Canadians don’t take their full dose of medications because of the cost. How can they be helped? Read More
Many Medicines Are Considered Essential. Not All Are Effective
A U of T doctor is leading efforts to review the medical evidence for more than 2,200 commonly prescribed drugs Read More
Make No Mistake
Can a group of Toronto hospitals eliminate medical errors? Read More
For this Syrian Grad Student, a Fresh Start
Denied re-entry into the U.S. to complete his studies in public health, Khaled Almilaji finds a warm welcome at U of T Read More
How a Verbal Test Can Reveal Your Brain Health
WinterLight Labs analyzes speech for evidence of even mild dementia. All patients need to do is describe a picture Read More
So You Want to Build a Startup?
10 tips from some of Canada’s top entrepreneurs Read More
U of T Doctors Keep Patient Alive Without Lungs for Six Days
The procedure allowed Melissa Benoit to have a life-saving transplant Read More
A Better Life for Children with Heart Defects
Research at the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research could one day eliminate the need for infants with heart problems to have more than one surgery Read More
A Community Grapples with Cancer
Researchers at the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health have teamed up with a First Nation in northwestern Ontario to solve a generation-old medical mystery Read More
The Gene Editors
U of T scientists are using a powerful new technology to alter DNA and possibly cure disease Read More
How CRISPR Works
Proteins and RNA all play a part in this age-old defense against invading viruses Read More
The Ethics of Gene Editing
Drawing the line at “designer babies” Read More
High Time?
When it comes to legalizing marijuana, drug and public health experts caution that “the devil is in the details” Read More
A Cut Above
A “black box” for the operating room is leading to improved training for physicians and better knowledge of surgical errors Read More
The Reluctant CEO
Arts grad Dani Reiss wanted to become a writer, then realized there was more than one way to tell a story Read More
The Superbug Hitlist
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), these are considered the most urgent or serious threats Read More
What Can Patients and Physicians Do?
Dr. Allison McGeer gives advice on the use of antibiotics Read More
When Germs Get Tougher
An Internet-based surveillance system gives physicians the ability to track dangerous new strains of tuberculosis in real time Read More
Peace of Mind
A U of T project aims to bring better mental health to a country where most illnesses go untreated Read More
Second Skin
Machine-made skin being developed at U of T may be safer, faster and cheaper than traditional grafts Read More
Seeing Disease
Researchers are developing better ways to detect serious illnesses before they become life-threatening – and while they’re still treatable Read More
Milestones of Medical Imaging
From X-rays to MRI Read More
An Apple for the Students
Autistic children develop better communications skills when using iPads, researcher finds Read More
Saving Lives, One Death at a Time
What one of the world’s largest mortality studies is teaching us about public health Read More
The Health of Nations
Why improving the well-being of people in other countries should concern Canadians Read More
Ode to Joy
Master’s student Eric Wan helped develop software that allows anyone, including people with severe physical disabilities, to make music Read More
Seeing Into the “Soul” of Cells
A technology developed at U of T to analyze cells could lead to earlier disease diagnoses and more targeted treatments Read More
Understanding Autism
Scientist Stephen Scherer aims to uncover the genetic causes of an incurable neural disorder Read More
The ABCs of Autism
Contrary to stereotypes, most autistic children don’t bang their heads, and fewer than one per cent are brilliant savants Read More
Genetic Testing – a Double-edged Sword?
Autism isn't preventable or curable. So why pursue genetic testing? Read More
Parents – At Last!
Reproductive science has made huge strides over the past 30 years, bringing hope to millions of infertile couples. But some formidable barriers remain Read More
The Age Barrier
Even with the best medical technology, most women over 40 have little chance of getting pregnant Read More
Who Should Pay for IVF?
Quebec covers three cycles, but most provinces don’t cover infertility treatment Read More
The Big Promise of a Tiny Cell
Stem cell medicine may soon generate new treatments for any condition where cells have been damaged, such as heart disease, diabetes – even blindness Read More
The Science of Sleep
Research is pointing to new treatments for the millions of North Americans who suffer from sleep disorders. Read More
Healing the Heart
Specially engineered tissue patches could help heart attack patients fully recover Read More
Unbroken Dreams
After years of incremental progress, spinal cord repair is edging closer to reality Read More