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International Women's Day 2020
International Women’s Day, taking place on March 8, 2020, is a day to celebrate the various achievements of women around the world and is a call to action for gender parity. This year’s theme is “Each for Equal” to emphasize that each individual has a significant part in working towards a gender...
Researchers awarded $4.8 million to validate locally developed test, EpiSign, for first-line diagnostic testing of rare hereditary disorders
A clinical trial named “EpiSign-CAN,” led by researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) has been awarded $4.8 million to measure the clinical impact of a new molecular genomics test for diagnosing genetic neurodevelopmental conditions. Developed at Lawson, the diagnostic test, called...
Could cannabis consumption during pregnancy lead to type 2 diabetes in adulthood?
The legalization of cannabis in Canada in October 2018 created an important concern for the health of mothers and babies during pregnancy and beyond. Studies from 2002 – 2014 indicate that one in five pregnant women between the ages of 18 and 25 use cannabis, as the perception is common that it will...
Hospital-based research delivers high quality and efficient patient care
On January 10, 2020, the Honourable Jeff Yurek, Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks and MPP for Elgin-Middlesex-London, joined London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), Lawson Health Research Institute and the Ontario Hospital Association for a research tour at LHSC’s University Hospital...
Study validates methods for tracking prevalence and service use of people who experience homelessness
A new population-based retrospective validation study, using ICES data collected between 2007 and 2014 in Ontario, has found that health records can be used to track service use as well as the needs of individuals experiencing homelessness. Researchers found that the algorithms tested were able to...
Health research in London receives millions in funding from federal government
Lawson Health Research Institute was awarded over $1.2 million in the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s Fall 2019 Project Grant competition, for three projects including one Priority Announcement. “This is a great accomplishment for the successful researchers at Lawson and those working...
Detecting the Undetectable
A simple fall can lead to long-term hand problems such as arthritis due to fracturing the scaphoid bone in the wrist. Scaphoid fractures are known to have the highest rate of healing failures. While this bone’s fragile blood supply is commonly thought to be the main reason for why it is difficult to...
Dr. Manuel Montero-Odasso named as one of most influential Hispanic Canadians
Dr. Manuel Montero-Odasso, Clinician Scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute and Director of the Gait and Brain Lab, has been named as one of the 10 most influential Hispanic Canadians for 2019. Presented by TD Bank, those on the list were honoured at an awards ceremony in Toronto, Ontario in...
Controlled-release opioid may be leading to heart infections in persons who inject drugs
A new study from ICES, Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University suggests that injection drug users prescribed controlled-release hydromorphone are three times more likely to develop endocarditis, a serious bacterial heart infection, when compared to those prescribed other opioids. The...
Perceptions of confidentiality for Canadian Veterans discussing moral injuries
A new study from Lawson Health Research Institute will be the first to explore Canadian Veterans’ beliefs about confidentiality in mental health care and whether those beliefs act as a barrier to seeking treatment for a type of trauma known as moral injury. Moral injury describes psychological...
Café Scientifique: The invisible world inside us
The human microbiome is a wonder of nature, with trillions of microbes calling our body home. They live in our gut and many other places throughout our body. They are involved in virtually every aspect of how we function and we are learning that they are essential to staying healthy. An unhealthy...
3D imaging technology could improve outcomes for patients with breast cancer
A study at Lawson is looking to determine if digital breast tomosynthesis, a type of 3D imaging, is better at detecting breast tissue abnormalities than the 2D mammography regularly used today. During a conventional digital 2D mammogram, two x-ray images are taken of the breast, one from top-to...
Rates of depression and substance use higher for pregnant teens
Researchers from Lawson Health Research Institute and Brescia University College found that teenage pregnant women are more likely to live in poverty, have poorer mental health and have higher rates of substance use. There are limited Canadian studies on teenage pregnancies, in particular looking at...
Season's Greetings from Lawson Health Research Institute
On behalf of everyone at Lawson Health Research Institute, we wish you a wonderful holiday season and a New Year of health and happiness. See what our talented researchers have helped create in 2019. David Hill, Scientific Director Stacey Larizza, Chief Operating Officer, Research
London researchers first in world to use new device for feeding tube insertion
A team of clinician researchers from Lawson Health Research Institute have partnered with medical device company CoapTech LLC to study a new method of feeding tube insertion. The study is assessing the safety and efficacy of a new device called the PUMA-G System with 25 patients at London Health...
Partnership with Siemens Healthineers will create a centre of excellence in advanced diagnostic imaging and therapeutics
Continuing to build on the established excellence in medical imaging, London’s academic teaching hospitals, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), and St. Joseph’s Health Care London, and Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry announced a partnership with Siemens Healthineers in...
Embracing health research this holiday season
Community members, patients and families, and those working in the health field attended a special open house on November 28 by research groups at Lawson Health Research Institute. Together, they celebrated the holiday spirit and the gift of hope that is made possible through hospital-based research...