Research News & Stories - Sunnybrook Research Institute

Monday, May 14, 2007 A-list stars come out to support Sunnybrook's orthopaedic program

Canada's finest musical, theatrical and comedic talent will perform at the 2007 Night of Stars to raise funds to support the orthopaedic program at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, ensuring that the centre of excellence is there for patients when it matters most. | PDF file

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Thursday, May 10, 2007 Sentinal Lymph Node in Cervical Cancer Reduces Complications

Researchers have further validated cervical cancer procedure | PDF file

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Wednesday, May 9, 2007 Dwight Wilson, First World War Veteran Dies at Age 106.

The flags have been lowered to half-mast at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Canada’s largest veterans care facility to honour the passing of Percy “Dwight” Wilson, First World War veteran. | PDF file

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Tuesday, May 1, 2007 The elderly vulnerable to abuse by undue influence

Medical and legal experts provide criteria to help assess capacity in executing Wills. Psychiatrists have collaborated with law experts to provide a better understanding of the complex relationship between mental capacity and undue influence in the elderly who may be cognitively impaired or emotionally ill at the time of executing a will. Undue influence is yet another form of abuse of vulnerable older adults. | PDF file

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Thursday, April 26, 2007 Unique Interaction in Immunity to Infection, Study Shows

In an unprecedented study, researchers at Sunnybrook provide evidence of a unique molecular interaction in immunity to infection that suggests longer-term clinical implications for treatment of cytomegaloviruses (CMVs), a family of herpesviruses causing chronic and sometimes fatal infections. | PDF file

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