Reading Time: 2 minutes U of A team discovers new mechanism that could lead to better treatments for breast cancer patients
Tag: Cancer
Little evidence vitamin D prevents severe COVID-19
Reading Time: 3 minutes Getting too much vitamin D can also cause health problems, says U of A pediatric kidney specialist
Protein causes mutations that lead to breast cancer cell aggression
Reading Time: 2 minutes U of A researcher uncovers new mechanism for why a particular biomarker is linked with poor outcomes in certain patients
What you need to know about cancer
Reading Time: 4 minutes Cancer isn’t one disease with one cure, but researchers have made significant progress in understanding and treating it
Discovery of HIV infection mechanism could hold key to COVID-19
Reading Time: 3 minutes New understanding leads U of A researchers to try a new class of drugs against SARS-CoV-2 and HIV
More than 100 toxic chemicals found in cannabis smoke
Reading Time: 3 minutes Typical joint contains nearly 2,600 chemicals, including some linked with cancer, genetic mutation and birth defects: U of A study
Video series aims to improve cancer screening in North
Reading Time: 3 minutes U of A researchers work with community members to produce culturally appropriate information
Use science, not speculation, to save seniors and businesses
Reading Time: 4 minutes Locking down society, and business, makes no sense in the battle against COVID-19. It’s time to take a more measured approach
When a caregiver becomes a care receiver
Reading Time: 4 minutes Lesson learned: We need to apply child-friendly practices to adult care because when you are ill or injured, you feel like a child again
Facing death with an attitude that’s full of life
Reading Time: 3 minutes Mike Sloan’s positive, upbeat tone and zest for life in the face of adversity has truly been inspiring