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Surgery

World’s first remote, robotic-assisted neurovascular procedure

HN Summary • World-First Remote Robotic Neurovascular Procedure St. Michael’s Hospital performed the first-ever robotic-assisted neurovascular diagnostic procedure remotely, with the patient at St. Michael’s and Dr. Vitor Pereira operating from St. Joseph’s Health Centre, six kilometres away. This groundbreaking procedure demonstrates the feasibility of performing...
Neurology

Better grading for brain tumours

HN Summary •Improved Grading: Evaluating TERT gene expression can enhance the accuracy of meningioma grading, identifying tumours that may behave more aggressively than traditional microscopy suggests. •Prognostic Value: TERT expression—whether the gene is mutated or not—is linked to poorer progression-free survival, with grade-two TERT-positive tumours resembling...
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Neurology

A leader in ‘gold standard’ brain clot removal

Last November, Brantford resident Lynn Matthews experienced a large, life-threatening blood clot in her...
Research

Bilingualism may maintain protection against Alzheimer’s

Neuroimaging reveals larger, healthier hippocampi in patients who speak two languages Bilingualism has long been...
Neurology

Study offers new insights on how to limit brain tumour spread

Approximately 90 per cent of cases of glioblastoma, a highly malignant and aggressive brain...
Neurology

Canada’s first endovascular hemispherectomy

Maryam experienced unrelenting seizures from her very first moments of life.  Born in December of...
Neurology

Study identifies new genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disorders

A seminal study from researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai...
Cardiology

Stroke protection and brain health

Every day, millions of people worry about losing their memory, having a stroke, or...
Diseases

World first: Canadian innovation enhances drug access to brain areas affected by ALS

Sunnybrook scientists in the Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program made history this week as they...
Neurology

A new app can greatly improve ventriculostomy safety and accuracy

Access to potentially life-saving neurosurgical care remains very uneven worldwide, with potentially life-threatening consequences....
Neurology

First-of-its-kind trial tests MDMA for treatment of chronic nerve pain

St. Michael’s Hospital researcher is launching a first-of-its-kind global trial to test the impact...
Neurology

Trial will test if MDMA brings relief for chronic nerve pain

St. Michael’s Hospital researcher is launching a first-of-its-kind global trial to test the impact...
Neurology

Scientists develop new tool to detect consciousness in the intensive care unit

Researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University are using a new brain...
Neurology

Overdose-induced brain injury

The toxic drug crisis is a long-standing public health emergency, but many are unaware...
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Research

Research study makes heart screening faster, more accessible using AI

A new study from researchers at UHN unveils an AI model to analyze data...
Education and Professional Development

Training that saves lives: Using simulation to strengthen teams and patient care

Over the past three years, simulation activity at Providence has increased by 30 per...
Education and Professional Development

A national leader in specialized training for nurse practitioners

HN Summary • Hamilton Health Sciences launched Canada’s first nurse practitioner fellowship in hematology, marking...
Research

Patient-led research aims to help others cope with dialysis

Life-saving kidney failure treatment needs to come with mental health care too, study shows. It...

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