The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has awarded a $100,000 grant to a project that aims to examine and improve the delivery of care for older adults. Dr. Jacobi Elliott, Associate Scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute and Coordinator (Geriatrics) at St. Joseph’s Health Care...
Dr. Flory Tsobo Muanda is an adjunct scientist in the Kidney, Dialysis, and Transplantation (KDT) Program. He is a pharmacoepidemiologist and assistant professor at the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University. Dr. Muanda's research program...
Recently published in The Journal of Translational Medicine, a team at Lawson Health Research Institute has discovered unique patterns of blood plasma proteins in patients with suspected long COVID that could act as a potential drug target to improve patient outcomes.
LONDON - Recently published in The Journal of Translational Medicine, a team at Lawson Health Research Institute has discovered unique patterns of blood plasma proteins in patients with suspected long COVID that could act as a potential drug target to improve patient outcomes. Currently...
In a Canadian first, Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) and St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s), in partnership with GE HealthCare, will become a centre of excellence in personalized treatment of cancer and other diseases by advancing the powerful blend of precision diagnostic...
London, Ontario – In a Canadian first, St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) and Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson), in partnership with GE HealthCare, will become a centre of excellence in personalized treatment of cancer and other diseases by advancing the powerful blend of...
Widespread pesticide-use and diminished floral diversity in the environment have contributed to the worsening susceptibility of honeybees to infectious disease, threatening their support of adequate pollination of food crops. With the aim of tackling honeybee decline, a collaborative team including...
London - In a national multicentre study, scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University are working to create rare isotopes that will be used as an important tool to help treat cancer. Currently, radiation therapy is a staple in cancer treatment, with approximately 50 per...
In a national multicentre study, scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University are working to create rare isotopes that will be used as an important tool to help treat cancer.
Thanks to decades of work by dedicated researchers like London, Ont.-based Dr. Paul Adams, haemochromatosis has become much easier to diagnose, though many people are still unaware of the genetic condition. And while treatment options are effective, they are limited, according to a new review published in The Lancet.
Researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute are examining whether the use of a daily probiotic can improve outcomes in patients who undergo a total knee replacement surgery.
LONDON, ON - Researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute are examining whether the use of a daily probiotic can improve outcomes in patients who undergo a total knee replacement surgery. There are more than 70,000 knee replacement surgeries in Canada each year, and up to 10 per cent of patients...
Dr. Chavarria is the director of the Research on Addiction and Disparities (RoAD) Lab and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Western University. He received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Florida State University, completed his pre-doctoral internship/residency at the...
Anurag Bhalla is an Assisstant Professor of Medicine in Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology at Western University and Staff Respirologist at St. Joseph's Healthcare and London Health Sciences Centre. He completed his medical school and internal medicine residency at Western University...
In a new preclinical study published in the journal Gastroenterology, researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University have found that a specific type of inflammation may be associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer.
Led by Dr. Manuel Montero-Odasso and his team at Lawson Health Research Institute, the first large-scale Canadian clinical trial using personalized lifestyle intervention delivered at home to help older adults with mild cognitive impairment is getting underway with support from a Weston Foundation...
LONDON, ON - Led by Dr. Manuel Montero-Odasso and his team at Lawson Health Research Institute, the first large-scale Canadian clinical trial using personalized lifestyle intervention delivered at home to help older adults with mild cognitive impairment is getting underway with support from a Weston...