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Youth report improved wellbeing as result of tailored mental health services
LONDON, ON - In a new study from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University, researchers partnered with youth receiving care at the First Episode Mood and Anxiety Program (FEMAP) at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) to better understand personal perspectives on care and treatment...
Synthetic surfactant could ease breathing for patients with lung disease and injury
LONDON, ON – Human lungs are coated with a substance called surfactant which allows us to breathe easily. When lung surfactant is missing or depleted, which can happen with premature birth or lung injury, breathing becomes difficult. In a collaborative study between Lawson Health Research Institute...
Drinking more water does not slow decline of kidney function for patients with kidney disease, clinical trial shows
London, Ontario - A new study, published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) by researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University, found that coaching patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) to drink more water does not slow down the decline of their kidney...
Participants explore equity, diversity and inclusivity in science as part of London Health Research Day
Equity, diversity and inclusivity are crucial to the future of Canadian science. This is a topic of national importance that has garnered attention and action from the federal government, funding agencies and scientists across the country. To help address this important topic, Western University’s...
Lawson and Western to host free symposium on health through food and microbes
London, ON – The past decade has featured rapid acceleration in the study of microbes and how they influence human and planetary health. This includes the study of probiotics and their diverse benefits. On Friday, May 4, Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) and Western University will host a...
Researchers find gut microbiome plays an important role in atherosclerosis
London, Ontario - Researchers at Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute have shown a novel relationship between the intestinal microbiome and atherosclerosis, one of the major causes of heart attack and stroke. This was measured as the burden of plaque in the carotid arteries. In...
How the brain is folded provides researchers with an accurate marker to predict psychosis in high-risk patients
London, Ontario - By using images of the brain to look at how its outer surface is folded on itself, researchers can predict which high-risk patients will develop psychosis with more than 80 per cent accuracy. Before now, there has been no way to examine young people before they become ill to...
Dr. Udunna Anazodo
Ph.D., Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University, London B.Sc., Medical Radiation Sciences, University of Toronto B.Sc., (Hons) Psychology Minor Biology, York University, Toronto
Dr. Laura Graham
As a physiotherapist, Laura has primarily worked in adult brain injury since 2011. Her teaching focus is physiotherapy foundational clinical skills and applied neurological injury/illness rehabilitation; and her research focus is interventions for adults with persistent symptoms post concussion/mild...
Early psychosis programs significantly reduce patient mortality, study finds
LONDON, ON – In a new study, researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson), Western University and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) have found that specialized programs for early psychosis can substantially reduce patient mortality. Published online today in The...
Lawson researchers receive $4.4 million to study personalized medicine at LHSC
LONDON, ON – Personalized medicine is the analysis of a patient’s DNA to predict how they will respond to medications. Led by Dr. Richard Kim, scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) and clinical pharmacologist at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), researchers at Lawson have...