Scientists develop new tool to detect consciousness in the intensive care unit
Researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University are using a new brain imaging technique to detect preserved consciousness.
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Scientists develop new tool to detect consciousness in the intensive care unit
LONDON, ON – Researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University are using a new brain imaging technique to detect preserved consciousness in the intensive care unit (ICU) at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) in patients that appear to be in a coma following a severe brain...
LHSC and St. Joseph’s Research Institutes Launch Day
Join us and the London community as we celebrate the launch of our new research institutes at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s). This full-day event that is open to the public will showcase the legacy and future of hospital-based research in...
$1.2 million in federal funding to study women Veterans experiencing homelessness
A first-of-its-kind study led by Lawson Health Research Institute is receiving $1.2 million in funding from the federal government, delivered through the Veteran Homelessness Program, to better understand homelessness amongst women in Canada who are military Veterans. “This is an important and yet...
$1.2 million in federal funding to study women Veterans experiencing homelessness
LONDON, ON – A first-of-its-kind study led by Lawson Health Research Institute is receiving $1.2 million in funding from the federal government, delivered through the Veteran Homelessness Program, to better understand homelessness amongst women in Canada who are military Veterans. “This is an...
World first discoveries allow researchers to accurately diagnose prenatal exposure syndromes and birth disorders
Researchers at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and Lawson Health Research Institute are using advanced technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to diagnose rare diseases and prenatal exposure-related birth abnormalities in two studies published today in American Journal of Human Genetics and...
World first discoveries allow researchers to accurately diagnose prenatal exposure syndromes and birth disorders
Researchers at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and Lawson Health Research Institute are using advanced technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to diagnose rare diseases and prenatal exposure-related birth abnormalities in two new studies.
Dr. Jacobi Elliott
As an Early Career Researcher (ECR), Dr. Elliott has been involved as Nominated Principal Applicant, co-Principal Applicant or co-Applicant on research funding from tri-council and community grants. She has more than 35 published papers related to health systems research and patient/family...
New technique could lead to more organs being available for transplant
LONDON, ON – A team at Lawson Health Research Institute is the first in Canada to perform a transplant using a technique called abdominal normothermic regional perfusion (A-NRP), which could lead to more organs being available for transplant. The technique was used to optimize organs from two donors...
New technique could lead to more organs being available for transplant
A team at Lawson Health Research Institute is the first in Canada to perform a transplant using a technique called abdominal normothermic regional perfusion (A-NRP), which could lead to more organs being available for transplant. The technique was used to optimize organs from two donors in April...
International study indicates living kidney donation is safe in the longer-term
An international study led by researchers from Lawson Health Research Institute at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and published in JAMA finds there is no difference in a number of health indicators in kidney donors when compared to similar individuals seven years after donation.
International study indicates living kidney donation is safe in the longer-term
An international study led by researchers from Lawson Health Research Institute at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and published in JAMA finds there is no difference in a number of health indicators in kidney donors when compared to individuals with similar levels of baseline good health seven...
National award honours innovator Frank Prato’s excellence in medical physics
Dr. Frank Prato is a man of many firsts.
Canadian researchers will test a promising new fecal microbiota treatment on patients to cure advanced melanoma
The Canadian Cancer Society and the Weston Family Foundation invest $2 million in a promising new life-saving treatment for advanced melanoma
Unlocking boundless potential
For patients, clinicians and researchers alike, St. Joseph’s Health Care London’s new PET/CT is quickly living up to high expectations and helping to pave the way in making the impossible possible.
Study to help inform treatment of glioblastoma
New research from Lawson and LHSC receives funding from Brain Cancer Canada
London Health Research Day 2024 highlights innovation and spotlights the future of AI in health care
Over 400 learners, faculty and researchers from across London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) and Western University gathered for London Health Research Day (LHRD) on May 7, 2024.
Two Lawson researchers each receive $400K CIHR grants to improve kidney care
Two researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute have each been awarded $400,000 as part of the Canadian Institute of Health Research’s (CIHR) new Health System Impact Embedded Early Career Researcher Awards. The funding will see the researchers apply their skills to find and implement solutions...
Celebrating Clinical Trials Day
New and better treatments rely on clinical trials
Hospital data shows longer, costlier stays for patients experiencing homelessness
National numbers show too many patients are living without housing before and after hospital care, leading to increased health-care needs