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Ontario study identifies potentially harmful drug combinations prescribed to older adults
A new Ontario-wide study reveals that common medications, from statins to iron supplements, are quietly setting off prescribing…
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Dr. Jennie Johnstone smiling with a bright background coloured orange, blue and red for the Sinai Health branded colours.
Dr. Jennie Johnstone elected Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Sinai Health infectious disease physician and infection prevention leader…
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Scientists receive $9M in renewed funding to study how cancer cells escape treatment
A renewed $9 million grant is accelerating research into one of cancer…
Dr. Michael Wainberg smiling at Isabel Kerrebijn, sitting at a desk beside one another with an open laptop in front of them.
Largest-ever genetic study of fibromyalgia points to a neurological origin of the disorder
A study co-led by Sinai Health researchers breaks new ground in…
Drs. Daniel Schramek on the left and Khalid Al-Zahrani on the right standing in a scientific lab setting.
Scientists untangle “chromosome chaos” and uncover 81 hidden genes driving the hardest-to-treat breast cancer
Researchers have solved a long-standing mystery of how abnormal…
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New sedative prescription at hospital discharge linked to higher risk of falls, health-care utilization and death
Every year, thousands of people leave the hospital with a prescription…
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Dr. Daniel Drucker awarded the 2026 Lefoulon-Delalande Foundation Scientific Prize
Dr. Daniel Drucker, a renowned scientist and senior investigator at the…
Drs. Daniel Drucker (left) and Maria Gonzalez-Rellan smile in a laboratory setting.
GLP-1 medicine improves liver health independent of weight loss
Researchers at Sinai Health have found that semaglutide, the active…
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Researchers awarded nearly $2M to investigate GLP-1 medicines for the prevention of obesity-related cancers
A team at Sinai Health’s Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute (LTRI) led…
Drs. John Sled, Lauryl Nutter, Lise Phaneuf and Daniel Schramek standing alongside one another.
$6.2 million investment to create Canada’s premier translational research facility
A $6.2-million grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation will fund…
Drs. Danny Chan and Andras Nagy sit in the laboratory at Hong Kong University.
Cloaked transplants evade immune rejection in a step towards off-the-shelf cells for therapy
Scientists have achieved a significant milestone in cell therapy research…
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Scientists receive >$3M funding boost to identify genetic drivers of brain cancers – and find ways to stop them
Dr. Daniel Schramek, Deputy Director of Discovery Research at Sinai Health…
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A simple blood test can predict Crohn’s disease before symptoms appear
Sinai Health researchers have shown a blood test can predict Crohn’s…
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2025 Drucker-Reitman Innovation Awards recognize advances in obesity and proteomics research
Drs. Yaanu Jeyakumar and Rasha Al Mismar are the recipients of the Drucker…
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Closed-loop insulin system improves blood sugar control during pregnancy in those with type 1 diabetes
An international clinical trial led by researchers from the University of…
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Sinai Health launches first-ever Research Strategic Plan to integrate discovery with care
This bold and visionary roadmap redefines the role of research within the…
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Sinai Health appoints inaugural cohort of Translational Research Scientists to accelerate health innovation
Sinai Health and the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute (LTRI) are…
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Six LTRI researchers named new and renewed Canada Research Chairs
As part of the Government of Canada’s sustained investment in research…
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Frankenstein protein research nets Dr. Ugo Dionne a prestigious national award
Sinai Health postdoctoral research fellow Dr. Ugo Dionne has been awarded…
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Sinai Health welcomes two emerging leaders in discovery and translational research
Sinai Health is proud to welcome two rising scientific leaders, Dr. Alissa…
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LTRI alumna Dr. Mary Brunkow awarded 2025 Nobel Prize for groundbreaking immune system discovery
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Dr.…
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Sinai Health researchers elected to the Royal Society of Canada
Medical oncologist Dr. Pamela Goodwin and neuroscientist Dr. Mei Zhen have…
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Sinai Health researchers awarded over $3M to develop a non-invasive test for prostate cancer
Dr. Keith Jarvi, a Senior Clinician Scientist, Head of Urology at Mount…
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Sinai Health celebrates a hat trick with Ontario’s Early Researcher Awards
Sinai Health is proud to announce that three of its outstanding scientists…
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Research reveals why some cells are more susceptible to cancer
The ability of mutations to cause cancer depends on how fast they force…