Tobacco users in Canada are exposed to higher levels of cyanide than smokers in lower-income nations, according to a large-scale population health study from McMaster University. Scientists made the discovery while investigating the molecule thiocyanate – a detoxified metabolite excreted by the body after cyanide inhalation. It was measured as a urinary biomarker of… Learn More
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Professor Gilbert Walker, and University Professors Molly Shoichet and Eugenia Kumacheva, and their postdoctoral fellows: Dr. Nitzan Letko Khait, Dr. Shahrzad Nouri, and Dr. Ilya Yakavets are leading research projects that have improved and innovated treatments for cancer, stroke, and osteoarthritis. As a result, they have received the 2022-23 PRiME-UHN Clinical Catalyst Competition award. This new competition is a… Learn More
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In a bid to reduce the time and cost associated with developing promising new medicines, University of Toronto scientists have successfully tested the use of artificial intelligence to guide the design of long-acting injectable drug formulations. The study, published this week in Nature Communication, was led by Professor Christine Allen in the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and Alán… Learn More
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