Research News & Stories - Sunnybrook Research Institute

Thursday, June 8, 2006 Sunnybrook hosts renowned imaging researcher Dr. Pierre Bondiau

Odette Cancer Centre, the comprehensive cancer program at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is pleased to welcome Dr. Pierre-Yves Bondiau, radiation oncologist from the Centre Antoine-Lacassagne in Nice (France)

Wednesday, May 31, 2006 Toronto Teaching Hospitals Release Pandemic Influenza Planning Guidelines

Document outlines planning principles and actions for Toronto teaching hospitals

Friday, May 26, 2006 Manulife Run for Research: Supporting groundbreaking medical research at Sunnybrook

Families, staff, volunteers, pets and community members will have some pep in their step as they walk and run in the 2006 Manulife Run for Research this Sunday. The 5 km fun-run raises money to benefit the Sunnybrook Research Institute at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 A simple injection of stem cells from a woman's own muscle may effectively treat urinary incontinence

In the first clinical study of its kind in North America, women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) were treated using muscle-derived stem cell injections to strengthen deficient sphincter muscles responsible for the condition.

Wednesday, May 17, 2006 Research identifies most effective chemotherapy treatment for premenopausal women with HER2 positive breast cancers

Majority of premenopausal patients can now be treated with less toxic treatment

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