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August 11, 2016
Learning from Olympians: improving treatments for kids with chronic illnesses
Dr. Greg Wells, Associate Scientist, Physiology & Experimental Medicine, gives his perspective on how understanding the bodies of Olympians can shed light on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of chronic illnesses in kids.
August 11, 2016
SickKids recognizes students on International Youth Day 2016
August 12 is International Youth Day, a day marked by the United Nations to raise awareness of the importance of youth civic engagement. This year’s theme for International Youth Day is focused on the leading role of young people in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
August 10, 2016
Seeing is believing: New molecular structure sheds light on DNA repair
Thanks to a collaboration between Mount Sinai Hospital’s Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute (LTRI), part of Sinai Health System, and SickKids, Toronto scientists have caught a glimpse of the molecules involved in DNA repair.
August 5, 2016
‘Toronto protocol’ dramatically improves survival rates in children at risk of cancer
Research led by SickKids shows that children and adults with this inherited cancer susceptibility can benefit significantly from a cancer surveillance protocol that helps detect tumours early, enables quicker treatment and improves overall survival.
July 26, 2016
New study sheds light on long-term survival of children with trisomy 13 and 18
New research led by SickKids and ICES has found that while early mortality was the most common outcome for children with trisomy 13 and 18, the children who survive live much longer than previously described.
July 21, 2016
SickKids scientists show how memories are linked in the brain
A new study led by SickKids looks at the connection between memories and illustrates how certain memories become linked in the brain.
July 20, 2016
From SickKids Emergency Room to a classroom in Ghana – A global nursing perspective
Koon Wah Luk and Jane Stuary-Minaret, nurses in the Emergency Department at SickKids and members of the International Resource Team, discuss their experiences teaching paediatric nursing in Ghana.
July 13, 2016
SickKids patient Vanessa Wiens reflects on going to SickKids prom, an event intended for the teens who have missed their own prom or can’t attend because they can’t leave the hospital.
July 13, 2016
SickKids teens blossom at Enchanted Forest: the seventh prom-inspired party for patients
In enchanted forests, magical things happen, and the seventh (happily ever) After Hours Teen Event at SickKids was no different. On Friday, July 8, SickKids teen patients and their guests took part in their very own enchanted forest-themed fairy tale, set in the transformed Rotunda.
July 6, 2016
Before your next trip, visit the SickKids Family Travel Clinic
You don’t have to go very far to make medical precautions part of your next journey! Meet with the team of specialists in travel-related illness at SickKids Family Travel Clinic.
July 4, 2016
On July 1, Dr. Ronald Cohn stepped into his new role as Paediatrician-in-Chief at SickKids. He reflects on how the field has evolved, and looks ahead at the potential of individualized medicine in addressing currently untreatable paediatric conditions.
June 30, 2016
How the fingertip is teaching scientists about tissue repair
A new SickKids-led study suggests that nerve-derived cells may play a key role in regulating tissue repair and regeneration in the distal tip and throughout the body.