Blood test could predict who will benefit from immunotherapy, researchers find
August 7, 2020
A test that detects changing levels of tumour fragments in the blood may be an easy, non-invasive and quick way to predict who will benefit from immunotherapy, University of Toronto researchers say.
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Researchers at U of T Mississauga tap immersive technologies to improve palliative care
August 7, 2020
Researchers at the University of Toronto are looking to the virtual world to improve the quality of life for those in palliative care.
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U of T researchers identify molecular switch allowing parasites to survive inside hosts without oxygen
August 6, 2020
Around one billion people are infected with parasitic helminths, round worms that live in soil and colonize the human gut through dirty water.
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U of T Libraries recognizes six undergraduate students for outstanding research
August 6, 2020
Emma Sullivan, a third-year undergraduate student at the University of Toronto, had never heard of Pelizaeus Merzbacher Disease (PMD) before starting as a research student in the lab of Ronald Cohn at the Hospital
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'Our thoughts are with you': U of T mourns Beirut victims
August 6, 2020
The University of Toronto community is mourning the victims of the tragic explosion in Beirut.
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How transit authorities can better respond to subway disruptions: U of T researchers
August 6, 2020
It’s a phrase Toronto subway riders hear all too often: “Shuttle buses are on the way.”
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What international students need to know for fall: Advice from U of T’s Joseph Wong
August 5, 2020
The University of Toronto is providing advice to international students who are making travel arrangements in advance of the fall semester and telling them what to expect when they arrive in Canada.
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Poetry, Prose and Passion: Cornerstones of the new Linda Munk Graduate Futures Scholarship
August 5, 2020
Professor Emeritus Linda Munk, whose original thinking, fierce individuality and demand for commitment inspired a love for writing and poetry in thousands of students, will once again support the next generation of literary schola
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Working together to fight anti-Black racism: U of T’s Anti-Racism and Cultural Diversity Office
August 5, 2020
For Jodie Glean, as well as many others at the University of Toronto, the killing of George Floyd in May by a Minneapolis police officer hit close to home.
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U of T researchers find diabetes medication may slow memory decline in Alzheimer’s patients
August 4, 2020
A new study from researchers at the University of Toronto and the Sunnybrook Research Institute has shown that a common diabetes medication may have the potential to slow memory loss in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
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