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April 28, 2020
SickKids is sharing two updates in relation to COVID-19. The hospital is experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19 on an inpatient unit specializing in haematology/oncology (8B).
April 27, 2020
A promising new treatment for recurrent paediatric brain cancer
A multi-institutional, international team has developed a novel approach that delivers CAR T cell therapy directly into the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds a brain tumour.
April 26, 2020
Inpatient diagnosed with COVID-19
On April 25, a patient on one of the units at SickKids tested positive for COVID-19. The teenage patient is currently in an isolation room and is stable.
April 23, 2020
COVID-19 research projects led by SickKids scientists receive funding from federal government
Two COVID-19 research projects led by SickKids scientists will give greater insight into how COVID-19 works, potentially shedding light on future treatment strategies.
April 13, 2020
A research team is investigating whether missing a dose or multiple doses of a type of therapy increased risk of relapse in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
March 13, 2020
SickKids researchers create a first-time, high-resolution image of key enzyme from the brain
SickKids researchers have created a 3D model to allow scientists to better understand the V-ATPase enzyme's structure and how it functions.
March 9, 2020
Intestinal intelligence: understanding how tiny gut projections arise could inform new treatments
SickKids researchers have made important discoveries about how the villi form during embryonic development in mice.
March 8, 2020
International Women’s Day 2020: Researchers in Profile
Allison Daniel and Isabel Potani first met in Blantyre, Malawi about four years ago. At the time, Isabel was the head nurse at the Moyo Nutritional Rehabilitation and Research Unit (Moyo) at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, and Allison was starting her PhD research on a counseling program for mothers of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM).
March 4, 2020
Dr. Meredith Irwin appointed Chief of Paediatrics at The Hospital for Sick Children
SickKids is pleased to announce the appointment of Meredith Irwin to the position of Chief of Paediatrics at SickKids and Chair of Paediatrics at The University of Toronto.
March 2, 2020
SickKids launches new five-year strategic plan
SickKids has launched its new five-year strategic plan, SickKids 2025 - a roadmap to achieving unprecedented outcomes powered by Precision Child Health.
February 29, 2020
Unravelling the mystery of rare diseases
When Bryson Williams-McArthur was 9, he underwent whole exome sequencing at SickKids, a sophisticated, non-targeted approach to genetic testing that takes a broad look at all 20,000 genes. This test finally gave the family a diagnosis – a very rare neurodevelopmental disorder called GRIN1.
February 27, 2020
Huntington’s disease-causing DNA repeat mutations reversed in the lab
Scientists reveal the ability to reverse repeat mutation length in the brains of a mouse model with Huntington’s disease. The team discovered a compound that targets the unusual DNA structure and was shown to reverse repeat expansions with undetectable off-target effects.