Derek Meeuwisse, an undergrad student in kinesiology, lives and breathes volleyball. He plays on the Dinos men's volleyball team, he coaches youth volleyball, he conducts research for concussions in volleyball, and now his ...
May 10, 2018
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The bacterium that's the most important pathogen in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) has genetically evolved and adapted to survive in CF-infected lungs and evade antibiotic treatments, scientists from the University of ...
Dec 12, 2013
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Heart Failure impacts between three to four per cent of the general population. While commonly related to heart attacks it can also be due to a condition called dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), a disease characterized by an ...
Jul 15, 2020
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Radon gas is a colourless, odourless radioactive gas that has been linked to lung cancer. Now, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, researchers have proven it's prevalent throughout southern Alberta and in Calgary ...
Mar 29, 2017
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For the last century, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been a challenge for patients and the medical community in the western world. New research published today in The Lancet by Dr. Gilaad Kaplan shows that countries ...
Oct 17, 2017
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They're smaller than a mosquito; they only live for about a month, yet these tiny flying insects are having a big impact on people's health. During their short life, sand flies infect about one million people each year with ...
Mar 12, 2018
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes fatigue, joint pain and swelling, and can have long-term, devastating effects. Fortunately, treatment for rheumatoid arthritis has advanced, and most patients ...
Jun 20, 2018
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University of Calgary librarian Kathryn Ruddock had read about the lack of diversity in anatomy illustrations. As a visible minority librarian with a medical sciences background, the revelation struck a chord.
Jul 24, 2024
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A new study by a University of Calgary researcher reveals 75 per cent of Canadians diagnosed with thyroid cancer don't have it.
Aug 16, 2017
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A team of investigators at the Cumming School of Medicine have made key new findings about an extremely rare childhood cancer called neurocutaneous melanocytosis (NCM). This malignant cancer is characterized by an excessive ...
Jan 21, 2015
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