University of Toronto researchers develop potent vaccine for Alzheimer's
.Researchers in the University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine have discovered that a vaccine may help prevent and treat the disabling memory loss and cognitive impairment (dementia) of Alzheimer's disease.. .Alzheimer's occurs when toxic biochemical compounds known as amyloid peptides accumulate in the brain, forming amyloid plaque deposits and injuring nerve cells, eventually causing dementi...Breast cancer risk overestimated by women, says University of Toronto study
Many women who undergo prophylactic mastectomy of both breasts have an exaggerated perception of their breast cancer risk before surgery, says a study by University of Toronto researchers. ......"We asked the women in our study group what they thought their risk of developing breast cancer was on a scale of zero to 100 per cent," says Professor Kelly Metcalfe of nursing at U of T and lead author...Breast cancer deaths not reduced by mammography, says University of Toronto study
Women in their 40s who received annual mammography screening do not have a better chance of surviving breast cancer than those who received usual care from their personal physician, report University of Toronto researchers in the Canadian National Breast Screening Study-1. ......"After an average 13-year follow-up, our research shows no mortality benefit from mammography screening in this age gro...Provincial spending on drugs increases, says University of Toronto study
Spending on psychiatric drugs in Ontario has risen dramatically in recent years due to increased use of newer, more expensive medications, says a study published in the September issue of Psychiatric Services....... The researchers analyzed claims to the Ontario Drug Benefits Program between 1992 and 1998 and found that expenditures on antidepressants, antipsychotics and anxiolytics (anti-anxiet....University of Toronto researchers have found that children who are hospitalized with ear infections are much less likely to need further surgery if they undergo a two-part procedure - an adenoidectomy (the removal of adenoid glands) in conjunction with the insertion of tiny tubes in the ear drums - instead of just tube surgery. .Ear infections are the most common reason for visits by children t...