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Researchers investigate a new method of sedation for paediatric patients
Inhaled sedation could potentially improve long-term outcomes for paediatric patients
Maternal diabetes impacts oxygen flow in umbilical cord, study suggests
Largest single-centre study focuses on effects of maternal diabetes on fetal development
Improving palliative cancer treatment with existing diagnostic scans: Study reveals promising results
A recent study from London Health Sciences Centre and Lawson Health Research Institute suggests that using existing diagnostic CT scans in planning simple palliative radiation treatments can significantly cut down the waiting time for urgent treatment, resulting in a better experience for cancer...
Dr. Flory T Muanda
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...
New study suggests blood plasma proteins hold answers to better understanding long COVID
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...
St. Joseph’s in partnership with Lawson will become Canada’s first centre of excellence in molecular imaging and theranostics
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...
New study using nuclear medicine and rare isotopes in the fight against cancer
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...
A new study is examining if probiotics can improve outcomes in knee replacement surgeries
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. Jesus Chavarria
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...
Dr. Anurag Bhalla
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...
Specific type of inflammation may be linked to risk of colorectal cancer
Study first to show colitis-associated cancer may have more to do with the type rather than the severity and duration of the inflammation.
Study aiming to slow cognitive decline in older adults gets $1.5M
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...
Dr. Zhu-Xu Zhang
Dr. Zhang graduated from the Department of Biology, Zhongshan University in China. He received his PhD from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden in 1997. He finished his postdoctoral fellowship training in the Department of Pathology, University of Toronto and became a faculty member at Western...
Dr. Marina Ybarra
Dr. Marina Ybarra is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at Western University and a Pediatric Endocrinologist at the Children's Hospital in London, Ontario. She is also an Associate Scientist at the Children's Health Research...