Schulich School Of Medicine And Dentistry

• Western University researchers make breakthrough on possible ALS treatment

  Researchers at Western University have made a discovery, showing that a protein can reverse, halt or prevent the death of motor neurons.

  Health

  May 13
  
• Possible HIV cure 1 step closer to human trials: Ontario researchers

  One of the takeaways from the research is the ability to reawaken the latent HIV that hides in the immune cells of people who have been adhering to other treatment for many years.

  Health

  Mar 27
  
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• Ontario expands medical school spots at Western University to ‘address needs in society’

  The Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry will add 16 medical education spots and 22 residency training positions over the next three years, starting this fall.

  Canada

  May 4, 2023
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• Western unveils new endowed chair with focus on chronic kidney disease research

  The new chair, named after nephrologist and Schulich professor emeritus Dr. William F. Clark, comes with an endowment of $3.5 million for research into chronic kidney disease.

  Education

  Mar 31, 2023
• Western researchers among those receiving federal funds to improve transitions in care outcomes

  Two research teams based at Western's Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry will receive nearly $1.5 million in funding as part of the announcement.

  Health

  Feb 27, 2023
• New study by London, Ont. researchers uncovers negative effects of vaping

  The study from Lawson Health Research Institute showed that vaping may negatively affect pulmonary surfactant in the lungs. 

  Health

  Dec 15, 2022
• Western’s ImPaKT Facility receives $16M in federal funding for pandemic research

  'We're very excited about it, because this basically doubles our size of our current facility,' said Eric Arts, executive director of the ImPaKT Facility.

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2022
• New MiniCAT scanner slashes diagnostic time, radiation exposure for otology patients, LHSC says

  With the new device, called a MiniCAT or cone-beam CT unit, otology patients can receive their scan in roughly 20 minutes, something that would have taken two months previously.

  Health

  Jul 14, 2022
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• Western University researchers call for end to mandated anonymity in organ donation

  The group says social media has made it easier for donor families and organ recipients to find one another, making existing policy obsolete.

  Health

  Apr 22, 2022
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• Breath test could diagnose repetitive blast injuries to the brain for first time: Lawson

  There is currently no accurate way to test and diagnose a repetitive blast injury, a mild traumatic brain injury that results from pressure changes caused by an explosion.

  Health

  Apr 11, 2022