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Team players: FMT and microbiome research could have widespread impact

There is still much to learn about the human microbiome and its role in fighting disease, but ongoing studies at Lawson Health Research Institute, including a focus on fecal microbial transplants (FMT), are making strides in harnessing this complex system. FMT is being studied in connection with...

Dr. Saman Maleki recognized with an OICR Early-Career Investigator Award

Dr. Saman Maleki, a Translational Immuno-Oncology Scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute and the London Regional Cancer Program at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), has recently been awarded the Early-Career Investigator Award from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR). He will...

Leveraging virtual reality to manage pain in paediatric patients

London - A new study underway through Lawson Health Research Institute and Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), using virtual reality (VR) to help pediatric patients during painful and distressing procedures. “Technology holds immense potential for improving the experience of...

Leveraging virtual reality to manage pain in paediatric patients

A new study underway through Lawson Health Research Institute and Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), using virtual reality (VR) to help pediatric patients during painful and distressing procedures. {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/default/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg...

Prostate cancer imaging research could bring big benefits

LONDON, ON – With newly announced studies, Lawson Health Research Institute continues to lead the way in advancing prostate cancer imaging. Scientists at Lawson are at the forefront of research that uses imaging agents that bind to a protein on the surface of prostate cancer cells called prostate...

Database funding could improve diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer

A $125,000 grant from the Canadian Cancer Society will help create a database of PET/CT (positron emission tomography/computed tomography) and PET/MR (magnetic resonance) images of prostate cancer. The hope is that this database will be used to help improve diagnosis and treatment of men with...

London researchers adapt MRI technology to image salt within the kidneys

LONDON, ON – In a newly published study, scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute have adapted PET/MRI technology to accurately image salt within the kidneys of patients with kidney disease. “Salt is very difficult to image in an MRI because the signal is much weaker than water,” explains Dr...

London researchers collaborating on national dementia prevention program

Researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute are collaborating with Canada’s largest dementia research initiative, the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA), to study an innovative online program that offers older adults the opportunity to increase their knowledge of dementia...

London researchers collaborating on national dementia prevention program

LONDON, ON - Researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute are collaborating with Canada’s largest dementia research initiative, the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA), to study an innovative online program that offers older adults the opportunity to increase their knowledge...

CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH GRANT 2022

CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH GRANT 2022 The Children’s Health Research Institute (CHRI) is pleased to announce the CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH GRANT Competition for 2022 with funds generously provided by the Children’s Health Foundation (CHF). All CHRI Scientists and Associate Scientists conducting...