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Wednesday, November 3, 2021  Behind the research: Study explores delivery of gene therapy to treat Alzheimer’s
New study by Sunnybrook Research Institute determines feasibility and safety of two noninvasive methods for delivering gene therapy to the brain in a preclinical model of Alzheimer’s disease.
 
Wednesday, October 20, 2021  Introducing SPARK: The Sunnybrook Program to Access Research Knowledge for Black and Indigenous Medical Students
SPARK, which is in the midst of its pilot year, is providing four Black and Indigenous medical students with an opportunity to engage in meaningful and fairly-paid research externships at Sunnybrook.
 
Monday, October 18, 2021  Researchers are developing a new online tool to help predict outcomes for cancer patients across Canada
The study team recently received a $2 million Team Grant from Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to support their research for the tool, which will be focused on gastrointestinal cancers.
 
Wednesday, October 13, 2021  Sunnybrook researchers demonstrate groundbreaking evidence of focused ultrasound enhanced delivery of targeted antibody therapy to breast cancer that spread to the brain
Research team captured world-first images of the antibody therapy drug, Trastuzumab, precisely targeting tumours which spread to the brain from breast cancer, across the blood-brain barrier
 
Tuesday, October 12, 2021  How at-home sleep tests can help diagnose sleep apnea in patients with stroke
Dr. Mark Boulos explains more in this 'behind the research' feature