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Do hand sanitizers really work? And if so, how?
Everywhere you turn of late, it seems you’re confronted with a bottle of alcohol-based hand sanitizer. We asked Professor James Scott whether these formulations work—and if so, how?
Health
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Breakthrough research isolates human blood stem cell in its purest form
(Medical Xpress) -- For the first time since stem cells were discovered by University of Toronto researchers 50 years ago, scientists have isolated a human blood stem cell in its purest form -- as a single stem cell capable ...
Medical research
Aug 29, 2011 |
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Scientists one step closer to creating youthful heart patches from old cells
A new method of growing cardiac tissue is teaching old stem cells new tricks. The discovery, which transforms aged stem cells into cells that function like much younger ones, may one day enable scientists ...
Cardiology
Nov 27, 2012 |
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Study finds new ADHD genes, links susceptibility with autism and other neuropsychiatric conditions
New research led by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Toronto has identified more genes in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and shows that there is an overlap between some of these ...
Genetics
Aug 10, 2011 |
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Children of divorced parents more likely to start smoking
Both daughters and sons from divorced families are significantly more likely to initiate smoking in comparison to their peers from intact families, shows a new analysis of 19,000 Americans.
Health
Mar 14, 2013 |
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Action videogames change brains: study
A team led by psychology professor Ian Spence at the University of Toronto reveals that playing an action videogame, even for a relatively short time, causes differences in brain activity and improvements in visual attention.
Neuroscience
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Drunk, powerful, and in the dark: The paradox of the disinhibited
Power can lead to great acts of altruism, but also corruptive, unethical behavior. Being intoxicated can lead to a first date, or a bar brawl. And the mask of anonymity can encourage one individual to let a stranger know ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Researchers pinpoint role of key proteins in Crohn's Disease
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered the role the interactions between key proteins plays in the body’s response to Crohn’s Disease - a revelation that may lead to the development ...
Medical research
Jun 14, 2011 |
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Why is type 2 diabetes on the rise?
The Canadian Diabetes Association reports that nine million Canadians live with diabetes or prediabetes and that 20 new cases are diagnosed every hour. “We are currently in the middle of a global epidemic ...
Diabetes
Apr 25, 2012 |
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Psychologists link emotion to vividness of perception and creation of vivid memories
Have you ever wondered why you can remember things from long ago as if they happened yesterday, yet sometimes can't recall what you ate for dinner last night? According to a new study led by psychologists ...
Neuroscience
Aug 20, 2012 |
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Intestine crucial to function of immune cells, research shows
Researchers at the University of Toronto have found an explanation for how the intestinal tract influences a key component of the immune system to prevent infection, offering a potential clue to the cause of autoimmune disorders ...
Medical research
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Can you exercise away your diabetes symptoms?
In this story writer Jenny Hall talks with Greg Wells about the relationship between type 2 diabetes and exercise.
Diabetes
May 14, 2012 |
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'Organic' study of live pancreatic tissue yields new opportunities for diabetes research
An 'all-natural' method for studying pancreatic islets, the small tissues responsible for insulin production and regulation in the body, has recently been developed by researchers at the University of Toronto's ...
Medical research
Aug 17, 2012 |
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Parental divorce linked to stroke in males
Men with divorced parents are significantly more likely to suffer a stroke than men from intact families, shows a new study from the University of Toronto.
Health
Sep 13, 2012 |
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Umbilical cord cells outperform bone marrow cells in repairing damaged hearts
A study published this month by researchers at the University of Toronto and Toronto's Princess Margaret Hospital has shown that cells derived from the umbilical cord, "Human Umbilical Cord PeriVascular Cells" (HUCPVCs), ...
Medical research
Nov 15, 2012 |
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