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Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) have developed a vaccine candidate for hepatitis C, leading to hope in the fight against a disease for which no vaccines are yet available.

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Researchers sought to clarify how and what types of cells can be mobilized to aid the heart in repairing itself after a heart attack. What they found surprised them.

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An international research team has discovered a signaling pathway in the brain involved in drug addiction, together with a method for blocking its action, that may point to a single treatment strategy for most addictions.

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A Canadian team of researchers has discovered a natural defence mechanism that the body deploys to combat nerve cell degeneration observed in persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD).

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Today marks the official launch of a massive Canada-U.S. research collaboration aimed at dramatically improving survival rates after cardiac arrest and severe trauma when they occur in the community.

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1) Improving healthcare for newborns; 2) Reducing workplace injury; 3) Shaping community action plans for early childhood development; 4) Helping Canada's minority communities cope with the Tsunami disaster: these and other Canadian stories found in two casebooks launched today by CIHR.

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A team led by a Canadian researcher has discovered a process by which a small protein acts directly within muscles to increase the body's metabolism to burn fat while simultaneously suppressing appetite. These findings suggest that the protein, known as the ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF), could play a key role as a weight loss agent.

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The Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ) and its partners are investing $1,230,000 (plus a service contribution valued at $260,000) to set up a Quebec consortium for research on C. difficile in order to gain a more in-depth understanding of the factors related to recent outbreaks in Quebec and find solutions to this major problem.

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More than $750K will go to a new study addressing barriers to injection drug users (IDUs) accessing essential HIV or hepatitis C medical care, the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS formally announced today. The five-year study is funded by a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

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"Saturday, May 6 is International No Diet Day but every day should be about lifestyle changes designed to improve your health instead of simply dieting," says one of Canada's leaders in nutrition research, Dr. Diane Finegood.