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2001-present

2011

2010

  • Canadian study  first to identify how challenges related to medication costs affect asthma control in children.
  • Changing diets of babies with high genetic risk for type 1 diabetes protected them from developing the autoimmunity that destroys insulin-producing cells.
  • SickKids inducted into the Palladium Balanced Scorecard Hall of Fame - prestigious mark of good management  shared by only a few North American hospitals.
  • Garron Family Cancer Centre established with gift of $30 million - the single largest private gift to paediatric cancer in North America.
  • Researchers find novel laser technique that could significantly reduce scarring after surgery.
  • Scientists discover  males who carry specific alterations of DNA on their sole X-chromosome are at high risk of developing Austism Spectrum Disorder.
  • Landmark international study led by SickKids scientists found that the most common malignant type of childhood brain tumour is actually four different diseases.
  • SickKids-led study reveals new method of identifying drugs to treat children suffering from fatal cancers.
  • North American study led by SickKids researchers reveals previously unrecognized ethnic diversity among CF patients across Canada and the United States.
  • SickKids and U of T researchers measure the impact of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection of the airway in children for the first time.
  • SickKids CEO Mary Jo Haddad named Officer of the Order of Canada.
  • Canadian and international scientists uncover key changes in DNA in individuals with autism in the largest study of its kind.
  • Congenital heart surgery trial identifies procedure that improves babies’ survival in first year.
  • Federal government invests $10 million for SickKids researchers to further develop the KidsArm robotic surgical system, the first paediatric technology of its kind in the world.
  • International research group coordinated by SickKids shows a standard blood pressure cuff and remote ischemic preconditioning can reduce  size of adult heart attacks by up to 50 per cent.
  • SickKids scientists discover a genetic clue for Type 1 diabetes, providing important insight into how genes may influence a patient’s ability to regulate blood glucose.
  • SickKids partners with Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar to advise on the creation of a brand new, state-of-the-art children’s hospital in the Middle East.
  • SickKids scientists discover a powerful new tool to help predict the prognosis for patients with bone cancer and help doctors more accurately determine how to treat individual patients.

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2001

  • Researchers at SickKids have found that pregnant women who use the drug Ecstasy have a clustering of risk factors that may compromise pregnancy with the unborn fetus.
  • Scientists at SickKids and the University of Toronto have identified a previously unknown genetic bias for Williams syndrome, a genetic condition which causes medical and developmental problems.
  • Researchers at SickKids have concluded that exposure during pregnancy to venlafaxine, a relatively new and increasingly popular antidepressant drug, does not increase the chances of major birth defects.
  • Researchers at SickKids, Harvard Medical School and the Clinical Research Institute of Montreal have created the first mouse model relevant to the study of congenital heart disease in humans.
  • Researchers at SickKids and the University of Toronto have linked exposure to organic solvents during pregnancy to an increased risk of visual defects in exposed offspring. Organic solvents are chemicals found in paints, adhesives, lacquers and cleaning agents, and are used in industries such as dry cleaning, printing, and plastics manufacturing.
  • Scientists at SickKids have identified an important mechanism that determines how white blood cells develop which provides important information on how the immune system develops, both in normal and disease states.
  • A team of Canadian researchers led by scientists at SickKids has completed the first large-scale, multi-centre study to determine the incidence and characteristics of sinovenous thrombosis, a type of stroke that occurs in children due to blood clots blocking the brain’s venous flow.
  • Scientists at SickKids have linked known cancer-causing genes to normal developmental processes as well as wound healing using a fruit fly model. Understanding the morphogenesis process is key to discovering what happens when development goes wrong, as in the case of congenital birth defect or diseases such as cancer.
  • Scientists at SickKids and the University of Toronto have discovered the function of the protein for a form of Fanconi Anemia which is an inherited disease characterized bone marrow failure, congenital malformations, and a high susceptibility to leukemia.
  • A team of researchers at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Tennessee has identified the genetic cause of Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AMKL), a rare form of leukemia that strikes infants, as well as the corresponding diagnostic test.
  • Scientists at SickKids have uncovered a protein defect that underlies a milder form of cystic fibrosis. This discovery builds on years of cystic fibrosis research at SickKids.
  • Unique Centre for Image-Guided Therapy opens at SickKids, which offers a combined approach to diagnosis and treatment using minimally invasive procedures and state-of-the-art interventional radiology equipment.
  • A team of researchers led by SickKids senior scientist has determined that multiple sclerosis and type I (Juvenile) diabetes mellitus are far more closely linked than previously thought, including the role cow milk protein plays as a risk factor in the development of both diseases for people who are genetically susceptible.
  • Researchers at SickKids have discovered that infant heart transplants can be performed safely and successfully despite major blood type incompatibility between the donor and recipient.
  • Researchers in the Motherisk Program at SickKids have found that the benefits outweigh any potential risks for pregnant or breastfeeding women taking antidepressant or benzofiazepine medications for depression.
  • An international team of scientists which included a scientist from SickKids identified a gene that leads to inherited prostate cancer.