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James Collip: his little known role in insulin’s discovery
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James Collip: his little known role in insulin's discovery

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Feb 5, 2016
In 1921 James Collip, a University of Alberta researcher and professor came to work at JR Macleod’s lab in Toronto during a sabbatical leave. Banting and Best, who also worked in Macleod’s lab, had discovered an extract (they called isletin) that effectively treated diabetic animals but were struggling to purify it for human use. Macleod asked Collip, a biochemist, to help. Collip devised a way to purify the extract and in one month had produced enough for human trials. After testing it on
Seeking a Vaccine for HIV/AIDS
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Seeking a Vaccine for HIV/AIDS

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Jan 28, 2016
Western University’s Chil-Yong Kang has developed the first and only preventative HIV vaccine based on a genetically modified killed whole virus, which is currently in Phase II Human Clincical Trials.
Reading Human Thoughts
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Reading Human Thoughts

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Jan 28, 2016
In 2013, Lorina Naci led a study at Western University’s world-renowned Brain & Mind Institute, which, for the first time, used a simple test of attention and neuroimaging to read human thought via brain activity when conveying specific “yes” or “no” answers. Naci and her colleagues Rhodri Cusack, Vivian Z. Jia and Adrian Owen are now utilizing this method to communicate with behaviorally non-responsive patients, who may be misdiagnosed as being in a vegetative state.
No Leg to Stand On
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No Leg to Stand On

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Jan 28, 2016
A landmark 2008 study by researchers at Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute found that common arthroscopic surgery of the knee is ineffective at reducing joint pain or improving joint function among sufferers of osteoarthritis.
Compromising Drug Resistance
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Compromising Drug Resistance

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Jan 28, 2016
In 2007, an international team of researchers led by Western University’s Miguel Valvano discovered a method for compromising the drug-resistant qualities of B. cenocepacia, a bacteria that can lead to fatal lung infections in people with cystic fibrosis.
Tracking Cells
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Tracking Cells

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Jan 28, 2016
A team led by Paula Foster at Western University’s Robarts Research Institute demonstrated for the first time in 2006 that MRI can be used to detect a single cell in a living animal, allowing scientists to track cellular movement and disease.
Time is Brain
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Time is Brain

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Jan 28, 2016
Perfusion CT technology developed by Western University professor and Lawson Health Research Institute scientist, Ting-Yim Lee, in 1999 has been licensed worldwide to GE Healthcare, helping doctors immediately track blood flow to the brain after stroke – saving time and lives. Nearly every stroke patient in the world benefits from this technology.
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Picture of Health

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Jan 28, 2016
Canada’s first human brain MRI was conducted in London, Ontario in 1982, and led to pioneering advances in cardiovascular, orthopaedic and neonatal MRI in the city.
Stopping Progress of Diabetes
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Stopping Progress of Diabetes

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Jan 28, 2016
A team at Western University’s affiliated University Hospital, led by Dr. Calvin Stiller, announced success in a trial using cyclosporine to stop the progress of Type 1 diabetes in 1982.
Stuck on Discovery
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Stuck on Discovery

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Jan 28, 2016
During the 1980s, a team led by Western University researcher Khadry Galil promoted, advanced and expanded a surgical glue from a liquid derivative of cyanoacrylate now used worldwide for everything from emergency medicine and blocking aneurysms, to clamping large blood vessels and periodontology.
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