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Technology solution helps seniors remain at home
Care Link Advantage solution includes sensors, door contacts, cameras and emergency communication device. An independent living solution developed by Sudbury-based Care Link Advantage has been embraced by New Brunswick’s Department…
TBRRI focuses on patient-centred research
TBRHSC ranks in Top 40 Research Hospitals in Canada Live in a remote community and need long distance therapy after a stroke? Yes, there’s an app for that – or…
Research centre focuses on vaccine development
Advanced Medical Research Institute of Canada at Health Sciences North seeks $53 million The recently established Advanced Medical Research Institute of Canada (AMRIC), the research arm of Health Sciences North…
Research targets shortage of aboriginal nurses
Developing Supportive Work and Educational Environments for Aboriginal Nurses The Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research at Lakehead University is carrying out a study aimed at increasing the number…
Heart failure clinic shows positive results
Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in Canada. As the outcome of heart attack patients is improved, the incidence of heart failure increases. Northeastern Ontario’s aging…
Research institute appoints new CEO
Dr. Michael Wood, CEO of Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute. Dr. Michael Wood has been appointed CEO of the Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute (TBRRI). He also serves as vice-president…
Rotten egg set wheels in motion
Dr. Rui Wang, vice-president of research, economic development and innovation at Lakehead University’s Thunder Bay campus, and his team of researchers have discovered connections between hydrogen sulfide and low oxygen-related…
Pap testing stalled at 72.4 per cent
According to the most recent data available, the participation rate for Pap testing in northwestern Ontario is 72.4 per cent – just shy of the provincial average of 72.5 per cent,…
HP Xenon MRI: The next giant leap in imaging?
Post-grad Ian Ball (left) and graduate student Tao Li conducting studies on hyperpolarized xenon gas as a “contrast” for MRI imaging. Mitch Albert (right), a pioneer in the field, will…
New VP of research has big plans for Thunder Bay
Dr. Michael Wood, the new vice-president of research at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, is planning to help bring the hospital and the Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute to…