Health Research and Innovation Blog

Read about the latest news in Canadian health research and innovation from Research Canada’s Members and Sponsors.

Federal funding for research prompts call for more partners in health care

Nova Scotia Health

By Dr. Gail Tomblin Murphy April’s federal budget announcement of $1.8 billion over five years to support Canadian research prompted a lot of us in the health research and innovation...

More than just medicines: Canada’s innovative pharmaceutical industry is contributing to the country’s overall health

Innovative Medicines Canada

The pride Canadians feel toward the country’s health-care system has declined in recent decades. Beyond the well-documented doctor shortages and overcrowded hospitals, patients are experiencing lengthy delays in getting access...

University of Alberta spin-off company Nanostics provides new prostate cancer test to men across Canada

Nanostics

Nanostics, a private Canadian company developing diagnostic tests with its ClarityDX® platform technology, has expanded access to its ClarityDX Prostate test to men in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and...

A New Technological Solution for Children with Sound Sensitivity

Kids Brain Health Network

British Columbia-based researchers are developing a device that will help kids with decreased sound tolerance to participate fully — and comfortably — in school and other childhood activities. Many people...

Research and patient engagement key to advancing care for Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes

The ILC Charitable Foundation

The ILC Charitable Foundation (The ILC) organizes and funds programs to support its strategy to raise awareness about Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes/Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders and comorbid conditions (EDS/HSD+), which affects one in...

Diabetes researchers in Canada need our support

Diabetes Canada

By Russell Williams, Senior Vice President of Mission, Diabetes Canada Since the discovery of insulin over 100 years ago, diabetes research has transformed people’s lives. New innovations and discoveries have...

The case for physical activity as a treatment option for Canadians living with diabetes

Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP)

The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) is the national not-for-profit organization that certifies professional Clinical Exercise Physiologists (CSEP-CEPs) in Canada. CSEP-CEPs hold a minimum 4-year degree in exercise science,...

Interview Availability: Patient Perspectives on National Pharmacare Issues

Best Medicines Coalition

OTTAWA, February 28, 2024 – Patient advocates affiliated with the Best Medicines Coalition (BMC) are available to offer comment regarding national pharmacare issues. The BMC is an alliance of 30 patient organizations...

State of Celiac Disease in Canada – Underdiagnosed, Unaffordable and Unsafe Food: Survey

Celiac Canada

20 years after first survey, little has changed for hundreds of thousands of Canadians living with celiac disease TORONTO, February 28, 2024 – Twenty years after the first comprehensive survey of Canadians...

ALS Canada and Brain Canada invest in future leader of ALS research with 2023 Career Transition Award

ALS Society of Canada

Quebec researcher receives $250,000 over three years to investigate gene-based research to treat ALS TORONTO, February 27, 2024 – The ALS Society of Canada (ALS Canada) and Brain Canada are dedicated to a shared mission to...

ALS Society of Canada recognizes innovation and need for expedited funding in new Acceleration Grant Program

ALS Society of Canada

Funding for first two projects to total $200,000 TORONTO, January 30, 2024 – Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that can progress with startling swiftness. The ALS Society of Canada (ALS Canada) recognizes...

Celiac Canada announces world-first celiac research award and calls for 2024 applications

Celiac Canada

James A. Campbell winners to lead study on oats for the newly diagnosed. MISSISSAUGA, January 16, 2024 – The winner of Celiac Canada’s 2023 J.A. Campbell Main Grant of $25K has been...

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