Cancer: the genetic cause of the uncontrolled synthesis of proteins identified
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An unexpected discovery opens the door to new treatments for several cancers. Researchers at the JGH identify the genetic cause of the uncontrolled synthesis of proteins in cells in National Cancer Institute. Researchers at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital and the University McGill of Montreal have discovered a hitherto unknown [...]
The long peninsula of Kamchatka as seen from space
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This image shows the terrain accident at the remote Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East. Long and 1 250 km, the peninsula stretches from the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Wed Okhotsk to the west.  The fish-shaped peninsula of Kamchatka is due to mountain ranges – Sredinny, Valaginsky, Ganalsky and Koumrotch – running [...]
A brain tumor removed through a virtual simulator
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A neurosurgeon in Halifax conducted the removal of a brain tumor through a virtual simulator, a medical procedure considered a world first. A team of neurosurgeons took brain scans of a patient using an imaging device, magnetic resonance at the Center for Health Sciences Queen Elizabeth II in Halifax.
Dr. David Clarke then developed its action [...]
