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April 26, 2019
How a small worm helped unravel a big mystery in rare disease
Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM) is a rare disease that causes anomalies in tiny capillaries that transport blood throughout the brain. Currently, there is no clinically approved therapy to treat this disease, which led a team at SickKids to use a small nematode worm, C. elegans, to help identify molecules that might allow for treatment of this currently incurable disease.
April 25, 2019
Dr. Stephen Scherer awarded Killam prize, top health sciences award in Canada
One of The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)’s own was awarded the Killam Prize in health sciences today. Dr. Stephen Scherer, Director, The Centre for Applied Genomics (TCAG) and Senior Scientist, Genetics & Genome Biology, joins the prestigious group of Canadians who have received this award.
April 24, 2019
Young girl’s rapid recovery shows how far paediatric liver transplant has come
Julia Berardi, 5, received a liver transplant at SickKids to cure her rare genetic disease. Her parents and doctors are calling for organ donors during National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week.
April 16, 2019
Statement regarding closure of Motherisk Helplines
The Motherisk Helplines are closing. The decision follows years of declining grant funding leading to staff reductions, as well as unsuccessful efforts to secure an alternative host for the program.
April 15, 2019
Scientists ‘reverse engineer’ brain cancer cells to find new targets for treatment
Glioblastoma is one of the most devastating forms of cancer, with few existing treatment options. Scientists have ‘reverse engineered’ brain cancer stem cells gene by gene, uncovering multiple potential targets for this hard-to-treat cancer.
March 29, 2019
Pain, pain go away: new support tools improve students' experience of school-based vaccines
New card game approach aims to reduce fear and pain during vaccinations at school-based clinics. On vaccination day, nurses ask students what 'CARDs they want to play' - a student may wish to play from category "A" and ask to be vaccinated in a private place, or "D" and bring an electronic device to serve as a distraction.
March 29, 2019
SickKids team discovers overconnected brain cells may cause autism
Typically nerve cells with fewer connections are associated with autism. A team at SickKids found that nerve cells from children with autism can be overconnected and overactive, leading us to think about the causes of autism in a new way.
March 26, 2019
Finding my voice: My epilepsy diagnosis
It’s Purple Day for Epilepsy awareness – Kiren Gill, Sr. Communications Specialist at SickKids provides a perspective on what it was like to be diagnosed with Epilepsy as a teen.
March 14, 2019
Application of a novel dialysis technique at SickKids saves newborn with renal failure
A procedure performed at SickKids may give new hope to families with babies in renal failure. Dr. Christoph Licht and his team performed the first clinical application of a modified continuous flow peritoneal dialysis (CFPD) at SickKids on baby Emily.
March 8, 2019
A $25-million gift to the University of Toronto will help researchers at U of T and SickKids to harness the latest advances in the science of child health and pair them with developments in artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies.
March 8, 2019
Starting April 1, 2019, the Government of Ontario is changing OHIP+ by focusing benefits on those without private plans.
March 7, 2019
The Centre for Global Child Health celebrates International Women's Day 2019
Female leaders at Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives share how they are catalyzing change at the local and national level to improve health care for newborns, children and youth and helping to secure a brighter, more prosperous future for Ghana.