In the midst of another intense wildfire season, a new study sheds light on the risks they pose to life-sustaining dialysis care for thousands of Canadians.

In a first-of-its-kind interdisciplinary project conducted by McGill researchers from the Departments of Medicine and Geography, the team led a national wildfire risk assessment focused on Canadian dialysis facilities. Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), the team integrated dialysis facility locations with historical wildfire records and current fire danger data to identify communities and patients at greatest risk.

Neuro-oncology, neurosurgery and nuclear medicine physicians from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, in collaboration with Cerenome, Inc., launched the first clinical trial in children of radiotherapy called Rhenium-186 Nanoliposome (¹⁸⁶RNL), which is injected directly into the brain tumor through a catheter with hopes of providing minimal exposure to the surrounding healthy tissue. Children with recurrent high grade glioma (HGG) and ependymoma who have exhausted the standard of care options might be eligible to participate.

Researchers at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine have identified a cellular signaling pathway in fat cells that may play an important role in the development of atherosclerosis, offering a potential new target for treating the disease. 

With a $37 million investment from the Starr Foundation, Brown University and Brown University Health will launch a new partnership to accelerate breakthroughs in aging research, clinical trials and patient treatments.