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Purpose, curiosity and new beginnings: Class of 2 T6 graduates reflect on medical school
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (1713+ words) As they prepare to begin residency training across a wide range of specialties, graduating students from the Temerty Faculty of Medicine MD Class of 2 T6 reflect on what drew them to medicine, the moments that defined their training, and what they…...
Gut Cells Regulate Immune Responses, New Study Shows | Temerty Medicine, University of Toronto | Temerty Faculty of Medicine
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (481+ words) University of Toronto researchers have shown, for the first time, that organ-specific cues prompt some immune cells to become uniquely adapted to the tissues in which they reside. These findings, published recently in Science Immunology, provide new insights into how…...
Scientists Find Receptor Clustering Alone Can Trigger Early Wnt Signaling
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (490+ words) In a new study published in Science Signaling, researchers at the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine have shown that cell receptor clustering activates the Wnt signalling pathway, a step towards improving disease interventions. According to Sarah Moldaver, a…...
People with developmental disabilities need reproductive care too " but who will provide it?
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (674+ words) Retirement is not yet here for'Melanie Ornstein, but she's already worried. When the time comes, who will take on her patients with developmental disabilities? "Many clinicians aren't prepared to care for this population, yet they might encounter them in their…...
Good Show!" " Honouring hard work and dedication through philanthropy
1+ week, 1+ day ago (596+ words) A new award created in honour of Chih-Chen Fang (MD "75), a University of Toronto alum and long-time Chief of Anesthesiology at The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG) in Sacramento, California, will carry forward its namesake"s legacy of service by investing…...
Toronto Study Identifies Non-Coding Gene PTCHD1-AS Linked to Core Autism Social Behaviour Traits
2+ week, 1+ day ago (268+ words) While there are around 100 genes and copy number variations linked to ASD, most encode proteins and are linked to a wide range of developmental outcomes. These findings help distinguish the biological mechanisms underlying autism's hallmark'behavioural'traits from those involved in other…...
Honouring Irene Frances Breen: A family's legacy of hope and change
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1045+ words) The creation of the endowed Irene Frances Breen Chair in Hemorrhagic Stroke stands as a deeply meaningful tribute to a woman whose life was defined by love, resilience and dedication to her family. A mother of three and grandmother to…...
From Clinician to Founder: The Unfiltered Truth about Getting Health Tech actually Adopted
3+ week, 2+ day ago (107+ words) University of Toronto From Clinician to Founder: The Unfiltered Truth about Getting Health Tech actually Adopted Join this ECHO Lessons from Leaders webinar, featuring Dr. Joshua Liu (CEO & Co-Founder of Seamless MD), who will share an overview of Seamless MD, its…...
Study finds digital twins of human lungs enable personalized testing of new therapies
3+ week, 3+ day ago (709+ words) Researchers at the University of Toronto and University Health Network have created highly accurate computer models'called digital twins'of human lungs that can predict how a specific lung will behave, opening the door to personalized testing of new therapies. A digital…...
Gene mutation linked to dangerous heart rhythm, study finds
4+ week, 1+ day ago (634+ words) An international team of researchers co-led by University of Toronto professor Michael Gollob has uncovered the mechanism driving a unique form of short QT syndrome, an inherited condition that can cause sudden cardiac death in otherwise healthy young individuals. The…...