/channels/taxonomy/term/6179/all en /channels/channels/news/canada-launches-serological-testing-initiative-help-manage-covid-19-321802 <p>The Government of Canada <a href="https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/04/23/prime-minister-announces-new-support-covid-19-medical-research-and">is launching a task force</a> to measure the scope of coronavirus infection in Canada and rapidly provide information needed to manage the COVID-19 pandemic and safely get Canadians back to work.</p> <p>The COVID-19 Immunity Task Force will generate this vital information, drawing on experts from universities and hospitals across Canada and working closely with provincial and territorial public health officials.</p> Thu, 23 Apr 2020 19:17:27 +0000 webfull 160297 at /channels /channels/channels/news/dr-carmen-loiselle-newly-appointed-dialogue-mcgills-principal-investigator-321793 <p>Nancy Ross, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s Associate Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation, recently announced the appointment, effective April 1, 2020, of Dr. Carmen Loiselle as Dialogue ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s new Principal Investigator.</p> Wed, 22 Apr 2020 22:05:19 +0000 webfull 160285 at /channels /channels/channels/news/artificial-turf-crumb-rubber-leaches-environmental-toxins-302754 <p>New research spearheaded by scientists at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ reports that exposing chicken embryos, a model of higher vertebrate development, to leachate from crumb rubber used for example in artificial turf infill allowed to assess the toxicity of environmental pollutants contained in such material.</p> Mon, 25 Nov 2019 19:59:33 +0000 webfull 155749 at /channels /channels/event/career-public-service-257581 <p> </p> <p>Come hear from senior government officials about careers in the public service</p> <p> </p> Tue, 05 Jan 2016 18:09:33 +0000 webfull 114910 at /channels /channels/news/diabetes-drug-found-not-cause-pancreatic-cancer-259218 <p><em><span><b>By Tod Hoffman, <a href="http://www.ladydavis.ca/en/home">Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research</a></b></span></em></p> <p><span>The use of incretin-based drugs is not associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal (BMJ).</span></p> <p>The research was conducted by the Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies (CNODES), which used the health records of almost 1 million patients with types 2 diabetes.</p> Mon, 22 Feb 2016 19:09:26 +0000 webfull 116878 at /channels