Welcome to the latest issue of Research Spotlight.
As Canada’s largest research hospital, UHN is a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. This newsletter highlights top research advancements across UHN and from over 1000 researchers appointed at our institutes.
Stories in this month’s issue:
● Learning How to Fly Blind: New approach can detect cancer in different patients without the need for tumour biopsies.
● Forecasting Lung Transplant Fibrosis: Researchers identify protein markers that predict complications following lung transplantation.
● Staying On-Target: Prostate cancer can still be treated even after it spreads, thanks to a novel imaging method.
● Snowflakes All the Way Down: A rare look at living human brain tissue reveals a high degree of cellular diversity.
Read these stories and more online here. To read previous issues, see the newsletter archive.