Articles, news, awards and achievements in Canadian health research.
A University of Alberta (U of A) researcher and Canada Excellence Research Chair in Virology has discovered a vaccine that may help to com-bat hepatitis C (hep C). Michael Houghton, who led the team that discovered the hep C virus in 1989, recently announced the findings at the Canada Excellence Research Chairs Summit in Vancouver. Currently, there are no vaccines against the disease.
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For some, the pain is so great that they can’t even bear to have clothes touch their skin. For others, it means that every step is a deliberate, agonizing choice. Whether arthritic joints, nerve injury or a disease like fibromyalgia are the cause, research now suggests new solutions for those who suffer from chronic pain.
A team of researchers led by McGill neuroscientist Terence...
Depression may have far-reaching consequences. Recent data suggests that people who suffer from a mood disorder may be twice as likely to have a heart attack, compared to those who are not depressed.
Until now, the connection between the two disorders has been poorly understood. A new study by Concordia University researchers has found that people with depression have a slower recovery...
