Research News & Stories - Sunnybrook Research Institute

Monday, October 2, 2017 New study examines differences in end-of-life care

Some immigrants face cultural and logistical challenges in end-of-life care, suggests preliminary evidence

Tuesday, September 26, 2017 TMIST study compares 2-D and 3-D mammography for finding breast cancers

Large randomized trial to compare two types of digital mammography for breast cancer screening now enrolling women in Canada and USA.

Thursday, September 21, 2017 Invictus Games flag tour comes to Sunnybrook

Three Veterans Centre residents carried the flag at the event

Friday, September 15, 2017 When sex and genes interact: sex-related risk factors for ALS and dementia

Women with ALS and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) have a higher prevalence of carrying the two most common gene mutations that cause the genetically inherited forms of the diseases, new study suggests

Thursday, September 14, 2017 Scientists uncover which gene could help boost immune systems

The discovery could eventually help researchers boost immune systems in people with an immunodeficiency

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