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Ottawa Hospital researchers awarded $1.85M from Stem Cell Network
May 12, 2022
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Four research teams at The Ottawa Hospital have been awarded a total of $1.85 million to harness stem cells and regenerative medicine to develop new therapies for septic shock, bone and joint conditions, and newborn lung damage, while also advancing
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Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital awarded 18 CIHR grants worth more than $11 million
February 5, 2022
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These projects will advance science and improve health in areas such as tuberculosis, blood disease, prostate cancer, heart disease, muscle repair, sleep apnea, brain cancer, medical imaging, virtual care, prehab, intellectual disability, sarcoma, CA
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New scientist profile: Dr. Paul E. Beaulé aims to improve hip surgery
August 18, 2021
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As an orthopedic surgeon specialized in preserving and replacing hips, Dr. Paul Beaulé has seen first-hand how these surgeries can dramatically improve his patients’ quality of life. An overarching motivation for his research is understanding wh
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Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital awarded eight grants worth $5 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
August 10, 2021
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These projects will advance science and improve health in areas such as cancer immunotherapy, orthopedic surgery, long-term care, neuromuscular disease, blood clots, vascular disease, aging, kidney disease and Inuit health.
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Canadian astronaut takes part in made-in-Ottawa study of bone marrow health in space
March 4, 2019
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Canadian Space Agency astronaut Dr. David Saint-Jacques is taking part in a made-in-Ottawa experiment on bone marrow health during his six-month mission on the International Space Station.
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Sending knee replacement patients home early is safe and could be expanded
January 16, 2019
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New research led by Dr. Geoffrey Dervin builds on The Ottawa Hospital's leadership in helping joint replacement patients recover safely at home. Dr. Dervin and his team were among the first to show that sending appropriate patients home the day of th
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New scientist aims to harness stem cells to repair bone and cartilage
July 4, 2018
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Could stem cells be harnessed to help broken bones heal faster? Could they repair damage due to osteoarthritis and sports injuries? Speed healing in people having joint replacement surgery? These are just some of the questions that Dr. Daniel Coutu w
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Aspirin as good as blood thinner for preventing blood clots after hip and knee replacement surgery
April 6, 2018
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Drs. Paul Kim, Wade Gofton, Phil Wells, Marc Rodger, Marc Carrier and Doug Coyle co-authored a study in the New England Journal of Medicine that found aspirin to be just as good as the blood thinner rivaroxaban for preventing blood clots after a hip
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Rehabilitation researchers win national awards for work on stem cells, mobility
June 23, 2017
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Two research groups won national awards at the Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation’s national conference.
Dr. Mark Campbell and his team won paper of the year* for the first study to show that the mesenchymal stem cells (
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Stem cell therapy rejuvenates old, brittle bones in osteoporosis model
March 17, 2016
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Approximately a quarter of all Canadians will suffer a fracture because of weak bones (osteoporosis) in their lifetime, costing the health care system more than $2.3 billion each year1. Despite the huge burden of this disease, treatments for age-
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