Notices
May 9, 2012
Nurse practitioners in nursing homes can make big difference in care and treatment
As Canada's population ages, demand for long-term care homes is increasing. A CIHR-funded study is now shedding more light on the important role played by nurse practitioners for residents living in long-term care settings.
Researchers have found strong evidence demonstrating the value of nurse practitioners working directly with long-term care facility residents, their families, and other health care givers. In particular, it was noted that the quality of care was improved and that residents had more timely access to health assessments. Families also reported that communication with the health care providers and other staff members improved when they had access to a nurse practitioner.
May 3, 2012
Human Frontier Science Program announces 2012 grant recipients
The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) is an international collaborative program of funding for frontier research in the life sciences. Its current members are Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Norway, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the European Union.
In March, HFSP announced the 2012 recipients of these highly prestigious and highly selective grants and awards. These included Research Grant Awardees (Young Investigator and Program Grants); Long-Term Fellowships; and Career Development Awards. These grants and awards benefit Canadians (as recipients of awards) and Canadian institutions (as hosts of foreign award holders).
April 16, 2012
Dr. Salim Yusuf's research named 'hot' in 2011 by ScienceWatch
In its annual report, ScienceWatch, a web resource for science analysis run by Thomson Reuters, has declared Dr. Salim Yusuf's research to be 'hot' because it was cited 13 times by other researchers in the calendar year 2011. Based at McMaster University, Dr. Yusuf's CIHR-funded work focuses on clinical treatments for atrial fibrillation and other coronary disorders. He is the only Canadian listed in the web resource's top 15, which provides insight into scientific and scholarly research trends.
March 26, 2012
Research breakthrough creates key medical isotopes without nuclear reactors
March 15, 2012
Journalist Workshop on Epigenetics: how early experiences can affect your life-long health
March 12, 2012
Traumatic Brain Injury: Listening to the symptoms
March 9, 2012
2011 Recipients of CIHR Journalism Awards
February 20, 2012
CIHR-IHDCYH Scientific Director named ‘Researcher of the Month’ for February 2012 by the Canadians for Health Research (CHR)
Dr. Shoo Lee, Scientific Director for CIHR’s Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health, has been named ‘Researcher of the Month’ by the Canadians for Health Research (CHR) organization.
February 15, 2012
CIHR Presents at the 2012 AAAS Meeting in Vancouver, BC
February 13, 2012
Gates Foundation Invests in Tuberculosis Biomarkers Research in Developing Countries
On February 9, 2012, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced $7.7 million in funding for 10 new grants to identify biomarkers for diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) in low-resource settings. This new grant program, Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis, supports innovative research into TB biomarkers to facilitate the development of a low-cost, simple-to-use tool that can quickly and accurately diagnose TB in developing countries. The biomarkers program is part of the Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges in Global Health (GCGH) initiative, which seeks to overcome persistent bottlenecks in creating new tools that can radically improve health in the developing world. The Gates Foundation is partnering on this program with the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), which will help monitor the grant portfolio and supply clinical TB samples from developing countries, and CIHR, which is co-funding one of the grants.
