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June 13, 2016
Parkinson’s disease may be a key to solving the glioblastoma puzzle: SickKids-led study
As the most common and aggressive cancerous brain tumour in adults, a glioblastoma diagnosis remains a death sentence due to its resistance to all currently-available treatments. A study led by SickKids explores new links between glioblastoma and dopamine, a chemical signal of the brain’s reward system.
June 9, 2016
Disrupted spinal fluid flow could cause scoliosis, new zebrafish study says
New research suggests that idiopathic scoliosis, a debilitating disease characterized by a three-dimensional curvature of the spine, could be caused by irregularities in the flow of fluid in the spinal column.
June 8, 2016
ATVs present a deadly threat to Canadian kids – it’s time for change
Dr. Suzanne Beno, Emergency Medicine Physician and Co-Director of the Trauma Program at SickKids, gives her perspective on the danger of children operating ATVs.
June 6, 2016
SickKids and Hincks-Dellcrest Centre to explore potential integration
SickKids and Hincks-Dellcrest Centre (HDC) announced their intention to explore an integration of the two organizations to improve specialized hospital and community-based mental health services for children and youth with complex mental health needs.
June 1, 2016
SickKids raises a flag for Pride!
The Pride flag will fly in front of the hospital on University Avenue throughout the month to support and celebrate the LGBT community within the hospital and the community at large.
May 30, 2016
Building on trailblazers’ work: How the impact of cancer genetics is being realized today
Dr. David Malkin, Senior Staff Oncologist and Senior Scientist at SickKids, discusses the relationship between our genes and cancer predisposition.
May 27, 2016
Basic science research is indispensable for future medical discoveries
Drs. Lynne Howell and Perrin Baker give their perspective on the importance of basic scientific research to make future medical discoveries.
May 20, 2016
Imagine a walled city. What would happen if a wily soldier found a way to loosen one brick in the sky-high barricade? In a new study led by SickKids, a team of basic scientists tackled this scenario, trying to break down a wall that protects the bacteria within or prevent the wall’s construction in the first place.
May 19, 2016
“I see you wear hearing aids… you are so brave”
May is Speech and Hearing Awareness Month! Dr. Blake Papsin, Otolaryngologist-in-Chief at SickKids, gives his perspective on wearing hearing aids.
May 19, 2016
The artful eye: An up-close look at the art and science of ophthalmic photography at SickKids
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but the pictures taken by medical imaging specialists in the Department of Ophthalmology at SickKids convey much more than artistic expression. These pictures provide answers; answers about the diseases and conditions affecting the eyes of our patients.
May 16, 2016
A Countdown to 2015 case study published in The Lancet Global Health shows that despite conflict and poverty, Afghanistan has made reasonable progress.
May 10, 2016
SickKids expert contributes to major global reports on adolescent health
SickKids Centre for Global Child Health Co-Director Zulfiqar Bhutta is one of the authors of two major publications in the leading journal Lancet today; a major Global Burden of Disease study of adolescents and young people and the new Lancet Commission on adolescent health and wellbeing.