It’s official!
China has received approval from the World Health Organization (WHO) for a live attenuated vaccine against Japanese encephalitis (JE), a viral brain infection transferred by mosquitoes that causes...
View ArticleGut bacteria have a say in rheumatoid arthritis
New research suggests that rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic autoimmune disease targeting the joints and resulting in painful inflammation, has a correlation with the bacteria that live in our...
View ArticleBreakthrough against Lou Gehrig’s disease
A team of researchers and graduate students from the University of Manitoba has made a discovery concerning amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. ALS attacks...
View ArticleImproving our health care
On the morning of Jan. 14, Harvey V. Fineberg, winner of the 2013 Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research, paid a visit to the University of Manitoba’s Bannatyne campus to present a...
View ArticleU of M engineering student wins first place at Sunnybrook Prize competition
University of Manitoba engineering student Cameron MacGregor is the winner of the third annual Sunnybrook Prize competition for internship research in biomedical engineering, held at the Sunnybrook...
View ArticleOne step closer in the fight against chronic pain
New research sheds light on chronic pain, a major concern in public health. About 20 per cent of the worldwide population is affected by acute and chronic pain. Chronic pain depends on many different...
View ArticleAnd the winner is…
The Nobel Prizes in Chemistry, Physics, and Medicine were handed out earlier in October. The prize-winning research included advancements in the small world of microscopy, innovation in sustainable...
View ArticleMedTalks the talk
Do you want to be a physician? Chances are the thought has crossed your mind at one point in your life. The University of Manitoba Science Students’ Association (SSA) is endeavouring to shed light on...
View ArticleMale birth control is coming
Researchers working on a contraceptive pill for men have come closer to a final product, according to scientists in a report published by the University of Minnesota college of pharmacy. Creating an...
View ArticleRise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria the cause of U.N. meeting
In an unusual line of action, the United Nations General Assembly will gather later this month in New York to discuss the recent mass prevalence of drug-resistant bacteria. This phenomenon is also...
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