/channels/taxonomy/term/7656/all en /channels/channels/news/researchers-identify-origin-deadly-brain-cancer-327060 <h5 style="text-align:center"><em>Finding could lead to potential therapies</em></h5> Mon, 14 Dec 2020 21:13:11 +0000 webfull 166195 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-atlas-genetic-influences-osteoporosis-292859 <p>A ground-breaking new study led by researchers from the Lady Davis Institute (LDI) at the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) has succeeded in compiling an atlas of genetic factors associated with estimated bone mineral density (BMD), one of the most clinically relevant factors in diagnosing osteoporosis. The paper, published in Nature Genetics, identifies 518 genome-wide loci, of which 301 are newly discovered, that explain 20% of the genetic variance associated with osteoporosis.</p> Thu, 03 Jan 2019 15:36:57 +0000 webfull 144547 at /channels /channels/channels/news/clinical-trial-novel-approach-treating-osteoporosis-represents-significant-breakthrough-according-283574 <p>A regimen of a novel bone anabolic medication (which builds bone mass) followed by an antiresorptive agent (which maintains bone mass) has been shown to significantly reduce the risk of fracture among post-menopausal women with severe osteoporosis, according to results of a clinical trial published in <em>The New England Journal of Medicine</em>.</p> Thu, 21 Dec 2017 20:06:49 +0000 webfull 133747 at /channels /channels/news/adverse-effects-and-incretin-based-drugs-diabetes-261900 <p><a href="/newsroom"><strong><em>ƻ����Ժ Newsroom</em></strong></a></p> <p><em>Extensive population-based studies on a popular group of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes revealed no association with acute pancreatitis, but increased risk of bile duct and gallbladder disease</em></p> Mon, 01 Aug 2016 15:40:27 +0000 webfull 120113 at /channels /channels/news/men-have-lot-learn-about-their-own-fertility-264299 <p>The first large-scale study of its kind has revealed that Canadian men generally lack knowledge about the risk factors contributing to male infertility. Research led by Dr. Phyllis Zelkowitz, head of psychosocial research at the Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, found that men could only identify about 50% of the potential risks and medical conditions that are detrimental to their sperm count and, thus, their prospects to father children.</p> Tue, 22 Nov 2016 17:09:03 +0000 webfull 123171 at /channels /channels/news/long-term-limitations-imposed-patients-pulmonary-embolism-267182 <p>A multi-centre clinical study, led by Dr. Susan Kahn at the Jewish General Hospital (JGH), determined that nearly half of the patients who suffer a pulmonary embolism (PE) – a blood clot in the lung – experience long term limitations to their capacity for physical activity and that this had a negative impact on their quality of life. This research, published in <em>Chest</em>, is the first to demonstrate that PE may have a lasting effect on patients.</p> Mon, 20 Mar 2017 18:10:26 +0000 webfull 126504 at /channels