Institute News from 2014 - 2019

  • September 24, 2019

    A 海角社区 neurologist is hailing a research breakthrough he says represents a step towards treating Alzheimer's disease.

  • September 24, 2019

    A recently completed study by a team of 海角社区 researchers has brought them one step closer to what they say could be an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease.

  • September 24, 2019

    Two years after discovering a way to neutralize a rogue protein linked to Alzheimer's disease, 海角社区 Distinguished University Professor and neurologist Jack Jhamandas has found a new piece of the Alzheimer's puzzle, bringing him closer to a treatment for the disease.

  • September 24, 2019

    Researchers discover that two short strings of amino acids could pave the way to new treatments for Alzheimer's disease.

  • September 10, 2019

    Dr. Landi is part of a national team that received funding from the federal agency CIHR for - Interdisciplinary Canadian Collaborative ME (ICanCME) Research Network.

  • July 27, 2019

    Alberta is one of the leading pack members in the race to find a vaccine for Hepatitis C

  • June 28, 2019

    Dr. Matthias G枚tte and his team have identified how the antiviral drug remdesivir prevents Ebola replication. This advancement could help move the drug through clinical trials and into use against the virus.

  • January 19, 2018

    Synthetic technology breakthrough points to safer vaccines and targeted cancer treatments.

  • January 8, 2018

    RSV is the leading cause of hospitalizations in babies less than a year old.

  • October 26, 2017

    UAlberta virologists forecast severity of upcoming respiratory syncytial virus, responsible for more than 30 per cent of hospitalized respiratory cases annually.

  • March 18, 2017

    David Evans and Ryan Noyce hope the vaccine has fewer side effects than the one that currently exists

  • July 27, 2016

    Alberta should look at spending $134 million on a hepatitis C screening and treatment program for the province's baby boomers, most of whom are unaware they carry a heightened risk of infection, two leading medical scientists say.

  • April 7, 2014

    UAlberta professor, spinoff company lead global effort to bring fast, accurate malaria testing kit to the places it's needed most.