Alberta in Medical News

Morning People and Night Owls Show Different Brain Function: University of Alberta Study

Scientists at the University of Alberta have found that there are significant differences in the way our brains function depending on whether we're early risers or night owls. (Vocus) June 23, 2009 -- Are you a "morning person" or a "night owl?" ...

University of Alberta organic chemist receives top young Canadian scientist prize

A University of Alberta organic chemist has been named the 2008 winner of the prestigious Steacie Prize for outstanding scientific research carried out in Canada. The prize is one of Canada's most prestigious science awards encompassing a wide range of disciplines including mathematics, engineerin...

Natural trans fats have health benefits, University of Alberta study shows

Contrary to popular opinion, not all trans fats are bad for you. University of Alberta researcher Flora Wang found that a diet with enriched levels of trans vaccenic acid (VA) a natural animal fat found in dairy and beef products can reduce risk factors associated with heart disease, diabetes...

Lab on a chip developed at University of Alberta for cheap, portable medical tests

University of Alberta researchers in Edmonton, Canada, have developed a portable unit for genetic testing about the size of a shoebox, which has the same capability as a lab full of expensive equipment. The device along with other, even smaller units the team is now in the process of develop...

Mobility-enhancing device developed at University of Alberta will receive prestigious da Vinci Award

September 25, 2007 Edmonton, Alberta Over a decade in the making, the WalkAide System is a small device that makes a big difference for its users. Now the Canadian invention is receiving international recognition as a recipient of a 2007 da Vinci Award, to be presented by General Motors at the R...

Chronic Wasting Disease In Alberta

According to Alberta wildlife officials culling of deer will soon commence due to the attack of chronic wasting disease// that has affected the deer population. This disease which affects the nervous system of the deer is similar to bovine spongiform encephalopathy or the mad cow disease that a...

Approval imminent for Herceptin in Alberta

The Alberta Cancer Board has indicated that the Klein Government is all set to give the approval to fund the drug, Herceptin, for early stage breast cancer.// The spokeswoman of the board, Lee Elliot said, they were awaiting the outcome of the clinical trials in the United Kingdom before advising t...

100 cases of CWD reported in Alberta

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Alberta led to the killing of all the wild deer by the government hunters in the Chauvin area. This is an effort to curb the spread of chronic wasting disease. // Alberta Sustainable Resource Development spokesman Dave Ealey said that these measures can prevent ...

Econiche(TM) Vaccine Efficacy Summarized in July Issue of Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

... for livestock globally. The vaccine has been developed by a strategic alliance formed in 2000 between the University of British Columbia (UBC), the alberta Research Council (ARC), the University of Saskatchewan's Vaccine Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), and Bioniche, which holds the rights for ...

Fraternal Order of Eagles Award $630,000 in Grants at International Convention

...of Eagles grant recipients: Lew Reed Spinal Cord Injury Fund: alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, alberta - $60,000 FES Center , Cleveland - $30,000 Art Ehrmann Cancer...

Expanding into New Markets with Customer-Focused Solutions, Orion Health Sees Strong Growth

...5 million patients with tens of thousands of active users including Maine's HealthInfoNet, Vermont Health Information Exchange, Canada Health Infoway, alberta Health Services and Spain's IB Salut. Orion Health's partners include leading health system integrators and IT vendors such as Accenture, Allscripts, ...

Provocative New Nonfiction Addresses Spiritual Destiny

... into a secret masquerade society before the age of 10. He has studied and worked as an engineer along with earning his degree from the University of alberta in economics and anthropology. He completed postgraduate work at the Center for Theoretical Psychology in human personality before returning to Niger...

Mercury in Mackenzie River delta dramatically higher than previously believed

... EdmontonUniversity of alberta researchers conducting a water study in the Mackenzie River Delta have found a dramatically higher delivery of mercury from the Mackenzie River to the...

The Sanford Project Announces International Research Team

...exander Rabinovitch, MD Associate Director, The Sanford Project Dr. Alex Rabinovitch (räh-BIN'-o-vitch) joins the team from the University of alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In years prior, Dr. Rabinovitch completed both his bachelor's and medical degree at McGill University in Montreal, Canad...

Music may improve feeding, reduce pain in premature babies: U of A study

...icial for the infants. Kumar, a clinical epidemiologist who also has training in health economics and several of his colleagues associated with the alberta Research Centre for Child Health Evidence (ARCHE) in the Pediatrics Department decided to conduct a rigorous, systematic review of medical literature...

Bioniche Represented at House of Commons Sub-Committee on Food Safety

... for livestock globally. The vaccine has been developed by a strategic alliance formed in 2000 between the University of British Columbia (UBC), the alberta Research Council (ARC), the University of Saskatchewan's Vaccine & Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), and Bioniche, which holds the rights ...

Music May Temper Pain in Preemies

...nts,,,, WEDNESDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) -- Playing music seems to reduce pain and encourage feeding in premature infants, University of alberta researchers report. Music is being widely used in neonatal units across North America, but how beneficial it is to the infants remains unclear. ...

Genomics for a Greener World

... ATLANTA, May 21 /PRNewswire/ - With the alberta Government's May 20th announcement of its contribution towards 2 new genomics projects, Genome alberta has completed the funding puzzle and is pleased to... plant biology. A Funding Leader: Genome alberta is excited to have put together 2 such outstanding...

Ethnicity affects timing and access to cardiac care

...d to know both the classic and atypical presentations of AMI (Acute Myocardial Infarction) and emergency department staff need to recognize them." alberta Health Services (AHS) recognizes cultural diversity issues in the province and is addressing it, says co- principal investigator Hude Quan from the U ...

'Pork is Safe to Eat, Handle,' Says Pork Industry

...Newswire/ -- "Pork is safe to eat and handle," the U.S. pork industry continues to reassure people in the wake of a report from Canada that pigs in an alberta pork operation contracted an H1N1 virus. A worker who recently visited Mexico - and became ill with the flu - is suspected of transmitting the virus t...

Drugs to combat anemia in cancer patients increase risk of death

...rapy-induced anemia unless future studies document safety and clinical benefits in this population," write Dr. Marcello Tonelli from the University of alberta and coauthors. Anemia in cancer patients can develop because of the cancer itself or because of treatments such as chemotherapy. Treatment with age...

Canadian Medical Device Set to Speed Treatment and Cut Health Care Costs for Common Cause of Vertigo

...ok only one use to correct the problem. I am very grateful to you." Featured this week on Global TV Edmonton and in the latest issue of the alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) News , the DizzyFIX is a patented device, developed in Canada by experts at Clearwater Clinical . Th...

Brain Scans Might Help Spot PTSD

...uch as the combat situations in war veterans," co-author Dr. Florin Dolcos, an assistant professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at the University of alberta in Canada, said in the news release. The study was to be presented Friday at a World Psychiatric Association meeting in Florence, Italy. "As tec...

Econiche(TM) Vaccine Shows 92% Reduction in Colonization of E. coli O157 in Vaccinated Cattle

... for livestock globally. The vaccine has been developed by a strategic alliance formed in 2000 between the University of British Columbia (UBC), the alberta Research Council (ARC), the University of Saskatchewan's Vaccine & Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), and Bioniche, which holds the rights ...

Helium helps lung patients breathe easier

...vative research protocol is already being used in a clinical application by alberta Health Services Chronic Disease Management Program. "We are always inter...s of our health interventions," says Dr. Sandra Delon, PhD, the director of alberta Health Services' Chronic Disease Management Program. "We've already seen so...

Universal vaccination associated with decreased Canadian cases of most deadly strain of meningitis

... The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal . The Men C vaccine was introduced as part of universal immunization programs for children in Quebec and alberta in 2002 and in British Columbia and Prince Edward Island in 2003. By 2005, all Canadian provinces included Men C vaccine as part of routine childho...

CMV Infection in Solid Organ Transplantation: Clinical Clues and Prevention Strategies

...des Atul Humar, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Director of Transplant Infectious Diseases and Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and Sunwen Chou, MD, Professor of Medicine at the Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon. Heal...

NUCRYST Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 2008 Financial Results

...aled $0.9 million compared to $1.5 million in fourth quarter of 2007. NUCRYST completed the transfer of development programs to its Fort Saskatchewan, alberta operations as part of its closure of its Wakefield, Massachusetts facility. NUCRYST also eliminated spending on several development programs until com...

IMPACT Study Demonstrates That Longer Prophylactic Therapy With Valcyte(R) (Valganciclovir Hydrochloride Tablets) Increases Protection Against CMV - the Most Serious Viral Infection Affecting Transplant Patients

...s," said Primary Investigator Dr. Atul Humar, Director, Transplant Infectious Diseases and Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of alberta , Canada. "CMV is the most common viral infection in transplant patients. It can 'lie in wait' leaving high risk patients more vulnerable to infection...

Hunter-Killed Elk Test Negative for CWD and Other Diseases

...rk (CWD containment area only), South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia (Hampshire County only), Wisconsin and Wyoming; as well as the Canadian provinces of alberta and Saskatchewan. Unfortunately, in spite of extensive efforts of education about the parts ban, there still are worrisome violations reported from a...

Simple Exercise Keeps Brain at Top of Its Game

...esiology at the University of Calgary, said in a news release issued by the alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research. "This study proves for the first ... -- Kevin McKeever SOURCE: alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, news release, Jan. 8, 2009 ...

Researchers identify new protein that triggers breast cancer

... of cells," says senior author Audrey Claing, a professor of pharmacology at the Universit de Montral. "The Universit de Montral and the University of alberta team is the first to characterize the role of ARF1 in breast cancer." Dr. Claing and her colleagues used invasive breast cancer cell lines to stud...

Diabetes Linked to Cognitive Problems

...among those with the blood sugar condition. In the analysis, published in the January issue of Neuropsychology , scientists from the University of alberta culled data from a large study that has been tracking signs of aging every three years. In the diabetes study, the researchers looked at 41 adults wit...

Adult-onset diabetes slows mental functioning in several ways, with deficits appearing early

...ars in the January issue of Neuropsychology , which is published by the American Psychological Association. Researchers at Canada's University of alberta analyzed a cross-section of adults with and without adult-onset Type 2 diabetes, all followed in the Victoria Longitudinal Study. At three-year interv...

A Wellness Tech Brand for Canada

...nging Japanese robotic massage, Swiss air filtration and Taiwanese infrared sauna therapy together under one roof. Calgary, alberta (PRWEB) December 19, 2008 -- Supported by nearly two years of research across three continents, Bodo has opened its first retail store in Calgary's ...

Lean muscle mass helps even obese patients battle cancer

... Lean muscle-mass may give even obese people an advantage in battling cancer, a University of alberta study shows. The study, published in Lancet Oncology , provides evidence that varying body compositions of cancer patients likely plays a role in ...

Aging brains allow negative memories to fade

...hrough rose-coloured glasses. A University of alberta medical researcher, in collaboration with colleagu... an upsetting event," said Dolcos, a member of the alberta Cognitive Neuroscience Group, a University of alberta research team that explores how the brain works in...

Use weights, not aerobics, to ease back pain

...ight training to ease their lower back pain are better off than those who choose other forms of exercise such as jogging, according to a University of alberta study. The study, done in conjunction with the University of Regina, showed a 60 per cent improvement in pain and function levels for people with c...

New Research Will Benefit Four Million Americans Suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

...d a legitimate and challenging field of scientific inquiry." The grant recipients are: -- Gordon Broderick, PhD, of the University of alberta in Canada, who will study the immune and endocrine response in adolescent patients who became ill with CFS after contracting infectious mononucleosis...

Bogus Stem Cell Therapies Sold on Internet

...ngenital conditions such as autism and cerebral palsy, as well as allergies, heart conditions and even cosmetic procedures. However, the University of alberta team were unable to find any studies that had even investigated stem cell therapy for Parkinson's disease or for Alzheimer's, for example. Nowhere,...