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rare diseases: 'it's difficult to get the government to understand the importance of adopting new drugs'
john clark, who lives with polycythemia vera, a myeloproliferative neoplasm (mpn), says one of the biggest challenges for people with an mpn is access to medication. his treatment costs $60k per year.
vanessa hrvatin
rare diseases
feb 18 2022
john clark (left, with his wife, bea) was diagnosed with polycythemia vera in 1995, kicking off his involvement in patient advocacy. supplied

scientists identify genes responsible for coronary heart disease
the findings also offers hope for people living with other vascular diseases, like migraine.
chris arnold
heart health
feb 18 2022
phactr1 is a binding protein that is highly expressed in the brain and controls body systems such as metabolism, muscle contraction, and cell progression. getty

u.s. leukemia patient first woman to be cured of hiv with stem cell transplant
scientists are optimistic, while dr. anthony fauci cautions people with hiv not to "get their hopes up."
chris arnold
hiv/aids
feb 17 2022
previously, two men were cured of hiv thanks to a bone marrow or stem cell transplant. getty

rare diseases: 'advocacy is a collective effort. you are never fighting alone'
catherine boivin, who lives with spinal muscular atrophy, wants all people living with the progressive muscle-weakening disease to have access to treatments and the best standard of care.
vanessa hrvatin
rare diseases
feb 16 2022
the only gene therapy approved by heath canada to treat spinal muscular atrophy (sma) costs almost $3 million. getty

scientists discover how caffeine protects against cardiovascular disease
researchers say that just two to three average-sized cups of coffee per day contains enough caffeine to trigger a cascade effect.
brighter world, mcmaster university
heart health
feb 16 2022
researchers said recent population-level studies have shown that coffee and tea drinkers have a reduced risk of death from cardiovascular disease. getty

'the way we're curing our patients is through poisoning them'
treatments for cancer in kids, while mostly effective, also cause serious side effects, something one of canada's leading pediatric oncologists hopes investment in research will change.
karen hawthorne
cancer
feb 15 2022
although successful for most children, current treatments for cancer also come with short-term side effects like nausea and hair loss. getty

researchers find new targets for cystic fibrosis therapy
cystic fibrosis causes lung damage and a loss of lung function which eventually leads to death in the majority of patients.
dave yasvinski
cystic fibrosis
feb 15 2022
researchers identified a group of overlooked membrane proteins, including some that may factor into cystic fibrosis. getty

exercising after vaccination pumps up antibodies: study
the research is the first to demonstrate a link between physical activity and the body’s antibody response to the pfizer-biontech covid-19 vaccine.
dave yasvinski
covid-19 vaccine
feb 14 2022
the benefits of exercising for an hour and a half following vaccination were evident to researchers regardless of fitness level. getty
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rare diseases: 'it's difficult to get the government to understand the importance of adopting new drugs'
john clark, who lives with polycythemia vera, a myeloproliferative neoplasm (mpn), says one of the biggest challenges for people with an mpn is access to medication. his treatment costs $60k per year.
vanessa hrvatin
rare diseases
feb 18 2022
john clark (left, with his wife, bea) was diagnosed with polycythemia vera in 1995, kicking off his involvement in patient advocacy. supplied

scientists identify genes responsible for coronary heart disease
the findings also offers hope for people living with other vascular diseases, like migraine.
chris arnold
heart health
feb 18 2022
phactr1 is a binding protein that is highly expressed in the brain and controls body systems such as metabolism, muscle contraction, and cell progression. getty

u.s. leukemia patient first woman to be cured of hiv with stem cell transplant
scientists are optimistic, while dr. anthony fauci cautions people with hiv not to "get their hopes up."
chris arnold
hiv/aids
feb 17 2022
previously, two men were cured of hiv thanks to a bone marrow or stem cell transplant. getty

rare diseases: 'advocacy is a collective effort. you are never fighting alone'
catherine boivin, who lives with spinal muscular atrophy, wants all people living with the progressive muscle-weakening disease to have access to treatments and the best standard of care.
vanessa hrvatin
rare diseases
feb 16 2022
the only gene therapy approved by heath canada to treat spinal muscular atrophy (sma) costs almost $3 million. getty
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canadian centre for caregiving excellence

scientists discover how caffeine protects against cardiovascular disease
researchers say that just two to three average-sized cups of coffee per day contains enough caffeine to trigger a cascade effect.
brighter world, mcmaster university
heart health
feb 16 2022
researchers said recent population-level studies have shown that coffee and tea drinkers have a reduced risk of death from cardiovascular disease. getty

'the way we're curing our patients is through poisoning them'
treatments for cancer in kids, while mostly effective, also cause serious side effects, something one of canada's leading pediatric oncologists hopes investment in research will change.
karen hawthorne
cancer
feb 15 2022
although successful for most children, current treatments for cancer also come with short-term side effects like nausea and hair loss. getty

researchers find new targets for cystic fibrosis therapy
cystic fibrosis causes lung damage and a loss of lung function which eventually leads to death in the majority of patients.
dave yasvinski
cystic fibrosis
feb 15 2022
researchers identified a group of overlooked membrane proteins, including some that may factor into cystic fibrosis. getty

exercising after vaccination pumps up antibodies: study
the research is the first to demonstrate a link between physical activity and the body’s antibody response to the pfizer-biontech covid-19 vaccine.
dave yasvinski
covid-19 vaccine
feb 14 2022
the benefits of exercising for an hour and a half following vaccination were evident to researchers regardless of fitness level. getty
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