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New research from the University of Ottawa proposes using vanoxerine as a safe method for potentially eliminating cancer stem cells in colorectal tumours

Dr. Richard Naud’s work has important implications for theories of learning and memory and could potentially lead to future developments in AI.

It is with deep sadness that the Faculty of Medicine and the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine announces the passing of Professor Emeritus Kenneth Marshall, the inaugural Chair of our department.

With joy and pride, on October 13 the Faculty of Medicine presented the 2023 Alumni Awards of Distinction to nine recipients who play a major role in the practice, research and teaching of medicine in Canada and around the world.

The new research from the Faculty of Medicine could pave a way for pharmacological interventions for a devastating brain abnormality.

Dr. Yannick Benoit, the study’s co-first author, says the collaborative research team has established a clear link between different types of cancers and their embryonic origins.

The rigorous study focuses on the mechanisms of Huntington’s disease, a genetic disorder that leads to the breaking down of neurons in areas of the brain.

From cognitive impairment to heart failure, brain and heart conditions pose one of the world’s biggest health-care challenges, exceeding all others in so-called “disease burden” and mortality rate. In Canada, the economic cost of heart disease, stroke and dementia alone is over $55 billion per year, and rising.

For more than 20 years, researchers have known that young-onset Parkinson’s disease is often caused by mutations in the parkin gene, but the exact function of this gene has been hotly debated.

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a mental health condition that affects approximately two per cent of the population.