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Dr. Mansoor Husain named first executive director of Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research

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Researchers at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have confirmed in a screening effectiveness study that early screening with MRIs can reduce breast cancer mortality for female survivors of childhood Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL) who received chest radiation.

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The Krembil Neuroscience Centre's Canadian Concussion Centre (CCC) announces that the analysis of the brain of former NHL player Todd Ewen did not show signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) – a neurodegenerative brain disorder that has been linked to multiple concussions.

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Potentially deadly tumours or abnormal growths found in the heart or heart valves can either originate in the heart or spread to the heart from cancer found elsewhere. While considered rare, cardiac tumours remain prevalent and can be difficult to treat depending on their size and location. They also require precise medical expertise ― not widely available ― to properly treat patients. With this specific knowledge and skill among its internationally-renown staff, the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre along with the University of Toronto, are jointly hosting the first Toronto Cardiac Tumour Conference, which will take place on January 21, 2016.

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In a Canadian first, a multi-disciplinary team at the University Health Network has successfully completed the country’s first transplant of the upper limb.

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A quick screening method has been used for the first time in a standard open laboratory to identify and test promising anti-Ebola drugs. This approach increases the possibility of finding new therapies faster.

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Researchers have discovered how to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease with more than 82 per cent accuracy by evaluating the interplay between four linguistic factors; and developing automated technology to detect these impairments.

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Scientists at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have discovered that blocking the master regulator of bone renewal stops osteosarcoma – the most common primary bone cancer in children and teens, and the malignant disease that was fatal for Canadian icon Terry Fox.

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Researchers from the University of Toronto have found that a specific cell type plays a key role in maintaining healthy arteries after inflammation. It’s a discovery that could provide treatment options for cardiovascular disease — one of the leading causes of death in Canada.

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Toronto General Hospital performs world-first triple transplant combination of double lung, liver and pancreas organs simultaneously

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Research by Dr. Michael Fehlings, Neurosurgeon, Krembil Neuroscience Centre, has shown that the neuroprotectant drug, riluzole, combined with decompression surgery results in better long-term improvements in forelimb function in cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) animal models than in those only treated with surgery.

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Researchers at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (Toronto Rehab) are examining how falls can be prevented in people’s homes, and out in the community while also encouraging safe activity.

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Today marks the one-year anniversary of the biggest private donation in Canadian health-care history that enabled a unique collaboration between three world-renowned institutions creating the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research.

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Researchers at the Toronto Western Hospital (TWH) Liver Clinic have found that a simple drug regimen delivered over 1​2 weeks achieved sustained eradication of several genotypes of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in 99 per cent of the trial's patients.

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Bypass patients who are older, female and/or from lower-income neighbourhoods are more likely to face delays in beginning cardiac rehabilitation (CR), making them less likely to complete CR, which can lead to a higher mortality risk, suggests a new study.

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Stem-cell scientists led by Dr. John Dick have discovered a completely new view of how human blood is made, upending conventional dogma from the 1960s.

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The Canadian Association of Marketing Professionals (CAMP) awarded The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation its Marketer of the Year Award in the Non-Profit Category for the innovative #NoHairSelfie Campaign.

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Researchers in the Epilepsy Genetics Program of the Krembil Neuroscience Centre have discovered a gene mutation that increases the risk of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) in patients with mild forms of the disease.

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(September 26; Toronto) There's an unmistakable sound -- the 'thwack' of a hockey stick striking a road hockey ball on pavement -- that has been readily recognizable since we were children. And on Saturday, September 26, that sound filled the parking lots of Woodbine Racetrack, mixed with the excitement a major event as THE Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer took place.

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Like many Canadians, thousands of hockey players will be waking up early on Saturday, September 26 to play the game we love. Only this time, they will be using their SHER-WOOD to help conquer cancer at the 5th annual Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer.

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Researchers targeting colorectal cancer stem cells – the root cause of disease, resistance to treatment and relapse – have discovered a mechanism to mimic a virus and potentially trigger an immune response to fight the cancer like an infection.

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New research from Toronto Western Hospital’s Spodyloarthritis Program reveals people with a type of spinal arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have a higher risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke than the general population.

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A deceased donor liver has been preserved and kept healthy outside the body in a device that mimics the body’s physiological functions and successfully transplanted into a human, for the first time in Ontario.

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TestYourLimits initiative takes on the Nahanni River in Canada’s North to raise awareness about heart disease and organ donation.

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The Much Music Video Awards (MMVA) boast their celebrity quotient. So does the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). But hockey has its own parade of celebrities, as Road Hockey To Conquer Cancer stages its fifth annual event, and along with 2,000 participants, will host more than 50 celebrities.

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New chair to spearhead development of novel approaches to treat patients with inherited or acquired cardiac disease

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Using a proactive approach to encourage optimal heart health through a blend of leading medical knowledge and best practices in fitness and exercise, the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre today unveiled a new website featuring medical information, step-by-step instruction and individual exercise videos as part of a proven effective fitness program.

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A landmark clinical study in the Lancet provides convincing evidence that a frequently overlooked therapy for genetically-caused emphysema is effective and slows the progression of lung disease.

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Philanthropist and cardiac patient Heather Cartwright and family enable novel research with generous gift.

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Prostate cancer researchers have drawn a molecular portrait that provides the first complete picture of localized, multi-focal disease within the prostate and also unveils a new gene subgroup driving it.