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New radiation techniques could improve quality of life for lung cancer patients
LONDON, ON - While palliative radiation therapy is used to ease pain in patients with advanced lung cancer, it often has adverse effects on the esophagus which leads to symptoms like heartburn and difficulty swallowing. Through the PROACTIVE clinical trial, Lawson Health Research Institute scientist...
Family environment influences emotional well-being of children with epilepsy
LONDON, ON – Children with epilepsy have a higher risk of developing emotional and behavioural disorders, including depression, anxiety and poor self-esteem, yet it has been difficult for researchers to pinpoint why this occurs. In a new study, researchers at Children’s Health Research Institute...
Handover of anesthesia care associated with adverse patient outcomes: study
LONDON, ON – In the operating room, just before surgery begins the last face a patient sees and last voice they hear is that of the anesthesiologist. While surgeons rarely hand over care during a procedure to another surgeon, anesthesiologists do occasionally transfer care to a colleague after a...
Third clinical trial launched to study whether type 2 diabetes can go into remission
LONDON, ON – Since launching two years ago, an innovative study that aims to induce remission of type 2 diabetes has captured the attention of hundreds of Londoners. For those with type 2 diabetes like Greg Ackland and Jocelyne Chauvin, the idea of stopping all medications has translated from a...
Lawson Health Research Institute receives funding from Neurofibromatosis Ontario to support epigenetics research
LONDON, ON – Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a genetic disorder that causes tumours to grow along nerves and can affect the development of non-nervous tissues such as bones and skin. The worldwide incidence of NF1 (the most common of the three types of NF) is one in 2,500 to one in 3,000 individuals. Many...
Lawson ranks in top ten of Canada’s research hospitals
LONDON, ON – Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) is ranked eighth in the country according to the 2017 edition of “Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals List” by Research Infosource. This strong position has been maintained by Lawson for the past four years. The research institute of London...
‘Ridiculously healthy’ elderly have the same gut microbiome as healthy 30 year-olds
London, Ontario - In one of the largest microbiota studies conducted in humans, researchers at Western University, Lawson Health Research Institute and Tianyi Health Science Institute in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China have shown a potential link between healthy aging and a healthy gut. With the...
Lawson researchers develop transition program to help young adults with type 1 diabetes move from paediatric to adult care
London, Ontario - When young adults with type 1 diabetes move from paediatric to adult care they often drop out of medical care and their diabetic control deteriorates. This can lead to increased diabetes-related hospital admissions and acceleration of diabetic complications. Lawson Health Research...
Innovative study brings next-generation genome sequencing to London cancer patients
London, Ontario - Understanding a cancer’s genetics is key to selecting targeted therapies that are likely to be of the most benefit to a patient. The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) has announced a new study, called Ontario-wide Cancer TArgeted Nucleic Acid Evaluation (OCTANE). OCTANE...
Rare case of stroke recovery after 23 years, noted by researchers at Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute
London, Ontario - A Windsor man who regained use of his hand 23 years after having had a stroke is being described as a “remarkable” case by researchers who have tracked his recovery. The rare case challenges the conventional belief that stroke recovery occurs early or not at all. Dr. J. David...
TELUS Ride for Dad supports research that aims to improve prostate cancer treatment
London, Ontario – Circulating tumour cells (CTCs) are cancer cells that leave a tumour, enter the blood stream and invade other parts of the body. In a new study funded by the TELUS Ride for Dad London and Grey Bruce, Lawson Health Research Institute’s Dr. Alison Allan will test whether the analysis...
Simple CT scanning procedure shows measuring blood flow can predict effectiveness of ovarian cancer treatment
London, Ontario - Technology developed at Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute can provide a new window into whether or not patients are responding to treatment for advanced ovarian cancer. A multi-centre clinical trial has demonstrated that CT Perfusion, which measures blood flow...
Probiotics could improve survival rates in honey bees exposed to pesticide, study finds
London, Ontario – In a new study from Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) and Western University, researchers have shown that probiotics can potentially protect honey bees from the toxic effects of pesticides. Honey bees are critical to agriculture as they pollinate approximately 35 per cent...
Lawson and Western researchers suggest walking and talking can be an early predictor of dementia
London, Ontario – In a new study, researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University are demonstrating that gait, or motion testing, while simultaneously performing a cognitively demanding task can be an effective predictor of progression to dementia and eventually help with...
Brain training may help reduce symptoms of psychiatric illness
London, Ontario – In a new study at Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) and the University of Geneva, researchers showed that a technique called brain training can be used to restore patterns of brain activity and reduce symptoms of hyperarousal in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder...
Nearly half of all seniors who went to the doctor for a cold, bronchitis, sinusitis or laryngitis received an unnecessary antibiotic prescription: study
London, Ontario — Nearly one in two seniors in Ontario who visited a family doctor for a non-bacterial infection received an unnecessary antibiotic prescription, according to a new study from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) Western site in London, Ontario and Lawson Health...
Stroke prevention among older Ontarians may also reduce risk of some dementias
Ontario’s stroke prevention strategy appears to be having an unexpected, beneficial side effect: a reduction also in the incidence of dementia among older seniors. A new paper by researchers at Western University, Lawson Health Research Institute and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences...
Study shows link between maternal marijuana use and low birth weight
London, Ontario - In a new study, researchers in London, Ontario found that women who used marijuana while pregnant were almost three times more likely to have an infant with low birth weight than women who did not use marijuana. The study analyzed data from perinatal and neonatal databases at...
Bringing the ‘magic’ of ultrasound to rural Uganda to reduce pregnancy complications
London, Ontario - In a collaborative study from Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson), Western University (Western), Bridge to Health Medical and Dental, and Kigezi Healthcare Foundation (KIHEFO), a team of researchers found that radio advertising for free ultrasounds in rural Uganda increased...