uOttawa researchers bring in half of clinical trial awards from Stem Cell Network
Could stem cells help the body recover from septic shock, heart attack and liver transplantation? Researchers from the University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital are now in a better position to answer these questions, thanks to $2.2 million in peer-reviewed awards from the Stem Cell Network.
Can gut bacteria cause Crohn’s disease? uOttawa and CHEO researchers point to new ways to treat the disease
In a new study published today in Nature Communications, researchers at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), along with international collaborators, reveal new insights into treating Crohn’s disease (CD), which affects a growing number of children in Canada.
New tools in neuroscience and immunology are enabling Dr. Mark S. Freedman and collaborators to explore the causes and implications of the devastating disease more than ever before.
Discover: The Role of Cell Signalling in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Dr. Stephen Ferguson would like to send a signal to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s – that he’s fighting back by better understanding cellular communication.
Canada’s first Indigenous forensic pathologist found her career path in her first month of medical school after hearing a professor’s simple explanation about how cells change.
uOttawa Researchers Discover A Novel Mechanism Regulating Stem Cell Function
Within the last decade, researchers have found that the adult brain can continue to generate neurons throughout life because of the presence of neural stem cells.
