Research shows mothers holding at-risk babies can help with pain management
Dr. Marsha Campbell-Yeo and her team of researchers at Dalhousie's School of Nursing are exploring how maternal-driven interventions can help improve outcomes for at-risk preterm and fullterm infants.... Read more
Nursing research explores challenges for pregnant same-sex couples
Research indicates pregnant same-sex couples are facing systemic challenges with maternal healthcare because of policies, procedures and practices that assume parents are heterosexual couples. Read more
Breast cancer advances: Dal researchers create a new model for testing potential treatments against aggressive breast cancers
Scientists at Dalhousie Medical School have developed a new and effective way to test potential new treatments for aggressive HER2-positive breast cancers. Dr. Paola Marignani and her team have creat... Read more
Dalhousie celebrates 50 years of dental hygiene grads
Oral hygiene plays a large role in our overall health. On April 26th and 27th, Dalhousie University’s School of Dental Hygiene will be celebrating its 50th graduating class. For the past 50 years th... Read more
Dalhousie/IWK infectious disease specialist appointed CIHR-GSK Chair in Pediatric Vaccinology
Dr. Joanne Langley, professor of pediatrics and community health and epidemiology at Dalhousie Medical School and an infectious diseases specialist at the IWK Health Centre, has been appointed Dalhous... Read more
Getting a grip on hand function: Dal researchers discover the spinal cord circuit that controls our ability to grasp
Embargoed until 12 noon EST, April 10, 2013 Dalhousie neurosurgeon and scientist Dr. Rob Brownstone and postdoctoral fellow Dr. Tuan Bui have identified the spinal cord circuit that controls ... Read more
New approach to oral health research in Canada
A Dalhousie-directed Canadian network of oral health researchers is a new research collaboration and the first of its kind in Canada. The network recently announced its first round of funding, which w... Read more
Dalhousie part of national aging study that will follow thousands of Nova Scotians
Dalhousie University is participating in a Canada-wide study that will offer new insights into how to age well. Read more
Dalhousie Medical School researchers publish two of the top five cancer research papers in Canada
Two Dalhousie Medical School researchers, Drs. Drew Leidal and Kyle Phipps, were recently awarded the Canadian Institute of Health Research’s Institute for Cancer Research (ICR) Publication Priz... Read more
Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick receives research donation from Medavie Blue Cross
Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick received a $75,000 donation from Medavie Blue Cross toward the Research Chair in Occupational Medicine, part of the Bold Ambitions: The Campaign for Dalhousie. Read more
