Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute Archives

New study shows improved care for pregnant patients with type 1 diabetes

New study shows improved care for pregnant patients with type 1 diabetes

Sep 15, 2017 | Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital

Half of babies born to women with type 1 diabetes have complications related to high blood sugar, but a new inter...

Major Study Furthers Understanding of What Causes Lung Cancer

Major Study Furthers Understanding of What Causes Lung Cancer

Jun 30, 2017 | Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute

Portrait of Dr. Rayjean Hung Although smoking is widely known as the main risk factor for developing lung canc...

Impact of LTRI early childhood development research to be felt internationally

Impact of LTRI early childhood development research to be felt internationally

Jun 8, 2017 | Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute

As Canada’s largest neonatal research program, it is not surprising that Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute r...

Research Breakthrough Helped Patient Become a Mother Again

Research Breakthrough Helped Patient Become a Mother Again

Mar 31, 2017 | Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute

Priscilla has a history of complicated pregnancies due to preeclampsia, a rare but deadly complication of pregn...

Maternal Blood Pressure Before Pregnancy May Be Related to Babies’ Sex

Maternal Blood Pressure Before Pregnancy May Be Related to Babies’ Sex

Jan 12, 2017 | Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital

A new paper published in the American Journal of Hypertension suggests that a woman’s blood pressure before pregn...

A new theory for autism that may underpin up to a third of cases given support from a new mouse model

A new theory for autism that may underpin up to a third of cases given support from a new mouse model

Dec 19, 2016 | Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute

Over the past decade, there has been enormous progress in understanding the effect of genes on autism spectrum disord...