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Young athletes who require ACL reconstruction may benefit from additional procedure
LONDON, ON – An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear, an injury of the knee, can be devastating to a young athlete. While the ACL can be reconstructed through surgery, there is a high risk of re-injury in patients under the age of 25. In the largest clinical trial of its kind, researchers at Lawson...
Researchers verify new method of HIV transmission among injection drug users and effective prevention technique
LONDON, ON – New studies from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University have found for the first time that HIV can be transmitted through the sharing of equipment used to prepare drugs before injection and that a simple intervention – heating the equipment with a cigarette lighter for...
More than half of mothers of children with epilepsy at risk for depression
LONDON, ON – Mothers of children with epilepsy are at risk of having poor mental health and wellbeing, according to a new study by researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University. The research team is the first to study families of children with epilepsy long-term. The...
Early intervention programs for mood and anxiety disorders improve patient outcomes and provide access to care in the most appropriate settings
LONDON, ON – In a series of studies from Lawson Health Research Institute, Western University and ICES, researchers examined the impact of Canada’s only early intervention program for youth with mood and anxiety disorders. Results suggest that treatment at the First Episode Mood and Anxiety Program...
Genetic mutation associated with improved outcomes for heavy smokers with head and neck cancer
LONDON, ON – A recent study has found that patients considered to be heavy smokers who carry a particular genetic mutation, experience significantly greater outcomes when compared to patients carrying the wild-type, or non-mutated gene. Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the fifth most...