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While Alzheimer’s disease most often appears in late life, as many as one in 10 people who develop it begin to experience the disease before age 65.…
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A new University of Toronto lab plans to marry lessons from climate change research and community-based resilience work with a racial justice…
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“Organoids.” It’s a word that has a science-fiction sound to it, but, in fact, organoids are at the core of what scientist Jeff Wrana calls…
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Nurses have been called “heroes” throughout much of the pandemic, but a study by University of Toronto researchers finds the label normalizes the…
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With a passion for social justice and track record of building bridges, Nicole Kaniki is joining the University of Toronto as its first director of…
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Download a transcript of the infographic In preparing for the safe return of students, staff, faculty and librarians this fall, the University of…
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Foreign exchange students play a critical role in Canada’s scientific research community – and every effort should be made to help them safely…
Christopher Rutty (photo by Alie Rutty) After decades studying the 100-yea r-old discovery of insulin and its later development, Christopher…
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An estimated 15 to 20 per cent of expectant and new mothers experience mental health issues such as anxiety or postpartum depression – and the…
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Imagine being able to listen to Kimberly Nixon describe, in her own words, being turned away as a volunteer at a Vancouver rape crisis centre because…
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Sport and public policy expert Bruce Kidd – a champion of fairness and equity ever since his days as an Olympic runner – has been named the University…
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A team of evolutionary biologists from the University of Toronto has shown that Anolis lizards, or anoles, are able to breathe underwater with the aid…