Discovery of a potential new therapy for inflammatory arthritis

Researchers at the Schroeder Arthritis Institute in Toronto have made a discovery that could lead to new treatments for axial spondyloarthritis.

25-Oct-2021 - In a paper published today in the journal Science Translational Medicine, researchers at the Schroeder Arthritis Institute, part of University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto, have made a discovery that could lead to new treatments for axial spondyloarthritis (SpA), a painful and debilitating ...

Turning 'junk' DNA into gold

New protein targets for drug development against prostate cancer

19-Nov-2019 - Mining the rich uncharted territory of the genome or genetic material of a cancer cell has yielded gold for Princess Margaret scientists: new protein targets for drug development against prostate cancer. Using state-of-the-art, whole-genome sequencing technologies on prostate tumour samples, ...

Gut immune system identified as a new and effective target in treating diabetes

09-Apr-2015 - A commonly-used drug to treat inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn's disease, has been shown to lower blood sugar levels in obese mice, potentially identifying the gut immune system as a new and effective target in treating diabetes in humans. "These results are novel and important because ...