91�� News - Cancer

D2R awards $10 million to accelerate RNA-based therapies for rare diseases and cancer

webfull — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:03:15 +0000

Montreal, March 26, 2025 – 91��’s DNA to RNA Initiative (D2R) has awarded over $10 million in funding to support three groundbreaking research projects that will advance RNA-based therapies for cancer and rare genetic diseases. The awards were initially announced at the D2R Research Symposium on March 13, 2025.

Published: 26 March 2025

September 2023 - New books available at the NPRC

webfull — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 17:57:18 +0000

Come visit us and borrow the books below today from room 354 at The Neuro:

Être du monde by Maryse Rouy
Voir la mer by Ruth Fitzmaurice
Epilepsies de l'enfant, de l'adolescent et de l'adulte : de la physiopathologie à la prise en charge by Sophie Dupont
Les Épilepsies N. éd. by Nathalie Tordjman
Épilepsie et psychiatrie by Pierre Thomas & Arnaud Biraben
L'Après-cancer : tout un programme ! by Philippe Gourdin & Gersande Bargine

Published: 28 September 2023

Tiny proteins found across the animal kingdom play a key role in cancer spread

webfull — Mon, 15 May 2023 14:39:23 +0000

Phosphatases of regenerating liver (PRLs) are a family of enigmatic proteins involved in cell growth and metabolism present in various species. From humans to fruit flies, they play a unique role in the growth of cancerous tumours and the spread of cancer throughout the body. New research emerging from 91�� is contributing to what is known about PRLs, which could potentially become an important tool in the development of cancer-fighting treatments.

Published: 15 May 2023

Fresh produce contaminated with toxic BPA-like chemicals found in food labels, study finds

webfull — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:56:12 +0000

Steps were taken in Canada to reduce the use of Bisphenol A (BPA), a toxic chemical linked to prostate and breast cancer, commonly found in plastics, the lining of food cans, water bottles, and paper receipts. But in many cases, it has been replaced with similar hormone disrupting chemicals, like Bisphenol S (BPS). A new study from 91�� shows that every day Canadians are exposed to BPS in the fresh foods they eat, as chemicals migrate from labels on the packaging materials into the food.

Published: 16 March 2023

Genes reveal kidney cancer’s risk of recurrence

webfull — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 14:09:44 +0000

Studying the mutations in kidney cancer after surgery could help to better predict the risk of the disease coming back, according to the latest results of a decade-long international study.

The research, undertaken by a team of 44 researchers at 23 institutions across Europe and Canada, including 91��, is the largest to link the genetic changes that occur in kidney cancer to patient outcomes.

Published: 23 February 2023

New online resource: OncoQuébec

webfull — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 20:01:55 +0000

OncoQuébec is a platform that helps Quebecers find all the information in their research for clinical trials in oncology.

Published: 16 January 2023

New resource video: Introduction to Brain Fog by Cedars CanSupport

webfull — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 15:19:22 +0000

This is a recorded webinar on brain fog presented by Cedars CanSupport. Click here to watch the video.

Published: 16 December 2022

Exposure to wildfires increases risk of cancer

webfull — Tue, 10 May 2022 11:51:17 +0000

A new study from 91�� finds higher incidence of lung cancer and brain tumors in people exposed to wildfires. The study, which tracks over two million Canadians over a period of 20 years, is the first to examine how proximity to forest fires may influence cancer risk.

Published: 10 May 2022

$3.1 M for Eight 91�� Research Projects

webfull — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 18:22:21 +0000

Eight projects funded through the Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) and the Government of Quebec acquire new tools and infrastructure to generate new knowledge, from improving breast cancer treatments to understanding the lives of parasitoid insects.

Published: 22 February 2022

$1.3 million to understand and alleviate impacts of the pandemic on children, youth, and families

webfull — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 18:28:50 +0000

Seven CIHR funded projects at 91�� and the Research Institute of the 91�� Health Centre to investigate impacts of vaccine hesitancy, health-care shortages, work-life imbalance for children, youth, and families in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published: 10 December 2021

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