Friday, December 2, 2022 Deep brain stimulation (DBS) shown to be safe in treating post-traumatic stress disorder
In a Canadian-first, Sunnybrook researchers have provided early evidence that deep brain stimulation (DBS), a type of brain surgery, is safe and potentially effective in treating severe and treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Tuesday, November 29, 2022 $6 million grant awarded to Sunnybrook team for exploring ultrasound in making cancer therapies more effective
Congratulations to a team led by Dr. Gregory Czarnota, radiation oncologist and senior scientist at the Odette Cancer Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, that has been awarded $6 million in funding from the Terry Fox Research Foundation.
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Thursday, November 17, 2022 Two Sunnybrook scientists awarded Canada Research Chairs
Two Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI) scientists have been recognized with the country’s highest research honour, a Canada Research Chair (CRC). Dr. Burton Yang, a senior scientist in Biological Sciences and the Odette Cancer Research Program, and Dr. Maged Goubran, a scientist in Physical Sciences and the Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, were announced as chairholders on November 16, 2022.
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Friday, November 11, 2022 Sunnybrook-developed device named one of TIME’s Best Inventions
Called MOLLI, the device works like a stud finder enabling surgeons to locate lesions more efficiently with improved accuracy.
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Thursday, November 10, 2022 Researchers discover new highly mutated variant of SARS-CoV-2
Scientists identified the new and highly divergent variant in Ontario white deer, and the first evidence of deer-to-human transmission.
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