News in Research

2014

• $60M for a national network to study innovative cancer treatments

  Posted on Monday, December 15, 2014

  OTTAWA, December 15, 2014  —  Today, the Government of Canada announced that it will invest $25M to create the first Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE) devoted to cancer research. The network will also benefit from an additional $35M from other partners and will be known as Biotherapeutics for Cancer Treatment (BioCanR_X), headed by Dr. John Bell, a senior scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and professor at the University of Ottawa.

• Wild birds sustain traditions too

  Posted on Friday, December 5, 2014

  OTTAWA, December 3, 2014  —  Wild birds learn new techniques by observing others in their social network. This “copycat” behaviour can sustain foraging traditions that last years, according to a study on wild great tits (Parus major), published today in Nature.

• A war between cellular defenses and ancient pathogens may contribute to cancer

  Posted on Tuesday, November 4, 2014

  OTTAWA, November 4, 2014 — In a study published today by Nature Communications, researchers at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine uncovered a novel mechanism that controls genetic change. This mechanism has possible roles in evolution, drug resistance, as well as tumor formation in a significant proportion of breast and ovarian cancers.

• $3.85M Research Grant Combines Naturopathic and Conventional Medicine to Fight against Cancer

  Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2014

  OTTAWA, October 21, 2014 — Ottawa researchers are receiving the largest-ever North American grant aimed at studying the effectiveness of combining naturopathic medicine with conventional medicine. The funding was announced today by the Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre (OICC), an arm of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM), and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. 

• What goes around comes around: Victimization leads to bullying

  Posted on Tuesday, October 14, 2014

  OTTAWA, October 14, 2014 — A recent study published in the American Psychological Association’s journal Developmental Psychology by professors John Haltigan and Tracy Vaillancourt from the University of Ottawa confirms that children who are bullied by their peers are more likely to become bullies than bullies becoming victims.

• Earth, sun and light: The new Advanced Research Complex

  Posted on Tuesday, September 30, 2014

  OTTAWA, September 30, 2014 — The University of Ottawa opens the Advanced Research Complex (ARC) today, taking an important step towards making Ottawa the geoscience epicentre of Canada and the photonics capital of the world.

• Scientists make discovery about canyon erosion on rough river ride

  Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2014

  OTTAWA, September 24, 2014 — A team of researchers who went on a nine day rafting trip to study river flow in bedrock canyons claims that previous notions on flow and incision in bedrock-rivers need to be reconsidered. Their study, which has implications for lowland river floodplains and deltas, appears today in the journal Nature. It was written by lead author Jeremy Venditti from Simon Fraser University, with co-authors from the University of Ottawa and the University of British Columbia.

• Research study analyzes best types of exercise for obese youth

  Posted on Monday, September 22, 2014

  OTTAWA, September 22, 2014 — What exercise program can best fight the “epidemic” of teen obesity? According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics, it’s a combination of aerobic exercise and resistance training.

• Brain Health Awareness Week should be top of mind

  Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2014

  OTTAWA, September 18, 2014 — One in three Canadians will experience a neurological condition or suffer from mental illness in their lifetime. With this in mind, the University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute (uOBMRI) is kicking off its first official Brain Health Awareness Week.

• Patient’s question triggers important study about blood thinners

  Posted on Tuesday, September 16, 2014

  OTTAWA, September 16, 2014 — Physicians around the world now have guidelines to help them determine the best oral blood thinners to prescribe to patients suffering from venous blood clots, thanks to an Ottawa Hospital patient who asked a question his doctor couldn’t answer. These guidelines are included in a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).