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Name: Western University

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

CBC News

Could the City of Toronto run without a mayor?

The mayor of Canada's largest city has yet to address allegations over crack cocaine use, but there are plenty of questions about whether Rob Ford could be forced out of office, and what would happen if he does leave.Members of Ford's executive committee ... [Published MSN Canada - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Rob Ford, Toronto, Allegation, CBC News

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 17 hours ago - 2 reports

Research identifies a way to make cancer cells more responsive to chemotherapy

Breast cancer characterized as "triple negative" carries a poor prognosis, with limited treatment options. In some cases, chemotherapy doesn't kill the cancer cells the way it's supposed to. New research from Western University explains why some cancer ... [Published Medical Xpress - May 23 2013]

Entities: Chemotherapy, Cancer, Western University

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

Researcher identifies breast cancer fighting hormone

Home » Syndicated Content » Related Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical and Healthcare NewsTransformative research from Western University has identified new hormones in the body which may suppress breast cancer and stimulate the regression of breast tumor ... [Published BioPortfolio - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Researcher, Hormone, Breast Cancer

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

Alzheimer's drug was too good to be true studies find

Home » Blogs » Alzheimer's drug was too good to be true, studies findIt sounded too good to be true and unfortunately it was. Three research studies out Thursday severely diminish the hope that a cancer drug already on the market could be an Alzheimer’s ... [Published BioPortfolio - May 24 2013]

Entities: Alzheimer's Disease, Drugs, Western University, antineoplastic, BioPortfolio Ltd

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 reports

New research identifies mechanism to make cancer cells respond to chemotherapy

Home » Syndicated Content » Breast cancer characterized as "triple negative" carries a poor prognosis, with limited treatment options. In some cases, chemotherapy doesn't kill the cancer cells the way it's supposed to. New research from Western University ... [Published BioPortfolio - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Chemotherapy, Cancer, Biotechnology, Consortium, Western University

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Bob Riley

Anngray Kendall Noblett

-- , of Beauford, Ga., passed away Dec. 31, 2013.She was born in Minneapolis, Minn., on 29 June, 1935, to Ethel and Ned Kendall. Ann grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, graduating from Roosevelt High School. Ann attended Iowa State University and completed her ... [Published Valdosta Daily Times - May 24 2013]

Entities: Bob Riley, Valdosta State University, Western University

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Western University

SPOTLIGHT: Science whizzes, a royal meeting

Janice Pang, a Grade 9 student at Coquitlam's Pinetree secondary, and Kelvin Zhang, a Grade 7 student at Port Coquitlam's Maple Creek middle, were part of Team BC that headed to the Canada-wide Science Fair in Lethbridge, AB, last week.PHOTO SUBMITTE ... [Published The Tri-City News - May 23 2013]

Entities: Ports, Lethbridge (Canada), Western University

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Researchers Identify Networks of Neurons in the Brain That Are Disrupted in Psychiatric Disease

Studying the networks of connections in the brains of people affected by schizophrenia, bipolar disease or depression has allowed Dr. Peter Williamson, from Western University, to gain a better understanding of the biological basis of these important ... [Published ScienceNewsline - May 23 2013]

Entities: Peter Williamson, Neuroscience, Western University

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Western U med students show off their artsy

This may come as no surprise, but the students at Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry are an ambitious bunch.Brad Rostas, 30, of London, proved that recently when he led a team of students to turn the mundane into what’s becoming ... [Published Metronews - May 23 2013]

Entities: American Film Institute, Western University, YouTube LLC

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Union suspensions spur labour board complaints

Hamilton SpectatorA group of Halton educational assistants suspended by their union for challenging how it is run will take the fight to the Ontario Labour Board.The internal battle involving the Halton District Educational Assistants Association has ... [Published Hamilton Spectator - May 23 2013]

Entities: Suspension, Complaints, courts, Western University

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Music teacher parlays choral passion into new singing groups

Auditions for the Lakelands Children’s Chorus and Lakelands Youth Chorus set to take place June 4(LINDSAY) Colleen Morrison is returning to her musical roots.For years, Mrs. Morrison, who studied at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Western University, ... [Published My Kawartha - May 23 2013]

Entities: Audition, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Western University

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Western University Professor Discovers Breast Cancer Fighting Hormone

A major discovery in the field of breast cancer research, made here in London, could revolutionize the way doctors fight the deadly disease.A biology professor from Western University has identified new hormones in the body which may suppress breast cancer, ... [Published AM980 CFPL - May 23 2013]

Entities: Hormone, Breast Cancer, Western University

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"Aside from the issues in replicability in mice and question as to whether it would have the same effect in humans," said Ochner. "There's no guarantee that clearing beta amyloid plaque would improve cognitive function in humans anyway."

Cancer Drug Won't Cure Alzheimer's Disease [Published EverydayHealth.com - 8 hours ago]

...resistant to chemotherapy," explains Li, a professor of Biochemistry and Canada Research Chair in Cellular Proteomics and Functional Genomics. "So if we can prevent Numb from being methylated in cancer cells, then we will have the means to sensitize the cell to chemotherapy."

Research identifies a way to make cancer cells more responsive to chemotherapy [Published Brightsurf Science News - 12 hours ago]

"There’s a speaker who presides over the council, and even if there wasn’t, someone else could do it in the mayor’s place," Sancton said by phone. "The bureaucracy would carry on doing its work.... Council would continue to meet. There’s no obstacle for the city to carry on.”"

Could the City of Toronto run without a mayor? [Published MSN Canada - 13 hours ago]

"Competitions like IDeA help prepare our youth to become leaders in the development and marketing of accessible goods and services," says Hoskins. "Not only will this benefit Ontarians with disabilities, it will also give our province a competitive edge in global markets, where the demand for these products and services is growing. I commend all the IDeA participants for opening our minds to countless possibilities, and for demonstrating new ways of advancing accessibility in our communities."

Ontario universities tap into student creativity to make life more accessible for all in annual I ... [Published Canada NewsWire - 13 hours ago]

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Alzheimer's drug was too good to be true, studi... [Published NBCNews.com - May 23 2013]
SPOTLIGHT: Science whizzes, a royal meeting [Published The Tri-City News - May 23 2013]
Researchers Identify Networks of Neurons in the... [Published ScienceNewsline - May 23 2013]
Western U med students show off their artsy [Published Metronews - May 23 2013]
Union suspensions spur labour board complaints [Published Hamilton Spectator - May 23 2013]
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Western University Professor Discovers Breast C... [Published AM980 CFPL - May 23 2013]
Visions of the Rust Belt Future (Part 2) [Published Newgeography.com - Economic, demographic, and p ... - May 23 2013]
Western U researcher finds breast-cancer fighti... [Published Metronews - May 22 2013]
Gateway’s third memorandum of understanding sig... [Published Huron Expositor - May 22 2013]

Blogs

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Visions of the Rust Belt Future (Part 2) [Published Newgeography.com - Economic, demographic, and p ... - May 23 2013] There are interesting developments being played out in the Rust Belt. Some cities, like Detroit, seem to be embarking whole hog down the creative class path. Others, like Pittsburgh, have their own thing going on, a thing loosely delineated as the ...
Lawrence Solomon: Immigration backlash [Published Financial Post \| Opinion » FP Comment - May 16 2013] Last week’s news from StatsCan’s National Household Survey showed Islam to be the fastest growing religion in Canada, with the Muslim population, now 3.2% of the population, just about doubling every ten years. Next week’s news may well see calls to ...
Canada: Thug Police call Rabbi a Liar [Published Atlas Shrugs - May 03 2013] National Post is running a story (look at the agenda driven picture they use) claiming the goosestepping police that threatened the Chabad Rabbi over my scheduled talk was not The fascist cop Insp. Ricky Veerappan already admitted they threatened the ...
Police deny pressuring rabbi to cancel speech b... [Published National Post \| News » Posted Toronto - May 03 2013] Jewish activists say a Toronto-area rabbi has been pressured by an area police force to change plans to host a controversial anti-Islamist speaker, prompting accusations the force is squelching free speech. Rabbi Mendel Kaplan, of the Chabad @ Flamingo ...
Western University team boosts LiFePo4 to 98% o... [Published Green Car Congress - May 02 2013] Image depicts the LiFePO 4 particles anchored to the crimped unfolded graphene. Source: Jinli Yang. Click to enlarge.The research team from the Nanomaterials and Energy Group at the Western University led by Dr. Xueliang (Andy) Sun has reported that the ...

Press Releases

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Blue Umbrella Releases Inaugural Asia Risk Mana... [Published PR Newswire - May 13 2013]
Western announces Dr. Robert Kennedy as next De... [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - Apr 25 2013]
Millennium Research Group Sponsors Case Competi... [Published PR Newswire: Business Technology - Mar 21 2013]
Harper Government Invests in Research Excellenc... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - Mar 15 2013]
Harper Government Partners with Western Univers... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - Mar 11 2013]