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New research highlights iron’s role in pregnancy complications
Excess iron could lead to preeclampsia, a common yet severe complication during pregnancy.
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Significant funding boost takes palliative care research in Canada to new heights
Canada takes a significant leap forward in conducting innovative…
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New study suggests a shift in diabetes testing after pregnancy to improve women's health
Caring for a baby is a full-time job, often causing new mothers to…
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Large psychotherapy trial has implications for transforming mental health care during pregnancy and after birth
Pregnancy and birth often bring tremendous joy, but many expectant and new…
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Sinai Health team sheds light on COVID-19 variant dynamics in Toronto
The worst days of the pandemic may be behind us, but research into the…
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Sinai Health launches testing of digital tool to transform transition from hospital to home
Sinai Health has launched the implementation testing of its first in-house…
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Sinai Health's innovative clinical trial framework leads to transformative advances in bloodstream infection treatment
In a landmark global study involving 74 hospitals across seven countries,…
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How the Network Biology Collaborative Centre is reshaping medical research
Since 2014, the Network Biology Collaborative Centre (NBCC) has been at…
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New research unveils key role of “selfish DNA” in early human development
A critical transition in early human development is regulated not by our…
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Meet Dr. Diane Haakonsen, Sinai Health’s newest Investigator
Sinai Health’s Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute (LTRI) has welcomed…
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Sinai Health’s Dr. Michael Fralick receives 2024 Gairdner New Investigator Award
Dr. Michael Fralick, a Clinician Scientist at Sinai Health and at the…
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Growing up with a dog is healthier for your gut
Researchers from Sinai Health have uncovered that growing up with a dog is…
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Sinai Health researchers named Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Dr. Pamela Goodwin and Dr. Masoom Haider have been named Fellows of the…