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SickKids researchers among Early Researcher Award recipients
Thursday, August 19, 2010

Accelerating the search for new cancer therapies: SickKids scientists find new twist on drug screening to treat common childhood cancer
Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Slippery DNA holds clues to fighting diseases that progress with age: SickKids study
Sunday, August 15, 2010

Web cam gives bird’s eye view of Tower construction
Wednesday, August 11, 2010

SickKids shines in CIHR competition
Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Cystic fibrosis now seen as a disease affecting many ethnicities
Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Brain work
Sunday, August 1, 2010

The Big Dig
Friday, July 30, 2010

Doctors can influence when parents wean children from bottle study finds
Monday, July 12, 2010

Impact of HPV infection of the airway measured for the first time
Wednesday, July 7, 2010

SickKids President & CEO Appointed to the Order of Canada
Wednesday, June 30, 2010

New Chief Financial Officer joining SickKids
Friday, June 11, 2010

New genetic findings expected to accelerate autism testing and development of treatments
Wednesday, June 9, 2010

SickKids H1N1 study suggests ways to manage pain caused by vaccinations
Friday, June 4, 2010

Caregivers can reduce pain in premature babies simply by choosing less-painful urine test
Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Science at the Summit
Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Remembering Dr. Robert Salter
Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Scherer to lead genomic medicine program
Monday, May 10, 2010

Rutka named President of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Monday, May 10, 2010

Sarkar Appointed Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, U.K.
Monday, May 10, 2010

SickKids invited kids of all ages to a “Science Rendezvous”
Monday, May 10, 2010

New Kid on the Block
Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Autism research at SickKids receives a boost of more than $9 million
Thursday, April 29, 2010

Abdominal obesity in some teens may be linked to mom’s smoking while pregnant
Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Zlotkin receives prestigious award
Tuesday, April 27, 2010

SickKids celebrates Earth Day
Thursday, April 22, 2010

Henkelman to receive 2010 Killam Prize in health sciences
Tuesday, April 13, 2010

SickKids study points to growing gap between paediatric and adult clinical trials
Friday, April 9, 2010

SickKids scientists use a common pet-store fish to reel in a deeper understanding of birth defects and genetic disorders
Wednesday, April 7, 2010

deVeber to receive 2010 Sidney Carter Award
Monday, April 5, 2010

Kaplan, Robinson Canada Research Chairs renewed
Monday, April 5, 2010

Researchers make a connection between CNS nerve cells and why they don’t regenerate
Monday, March 29, 2010

SickKids exhibit gives voice to youth from Toronto’s at-risk neighbourhoods
Monday, March 29, 2010

SickKids discovery changes the recommended standard of care for children with rare brain tumour
Monday, March 22, 2010

3D model of cellular “pump” may hold clues to developing new treatments for diseases
Monday, March 8, 2010

Worms may hold key to better cancer treatment, SickKids study finds
Thursday, March 4, 2010

SickKids researcher awarded $3.5 M from the Ministry of Research and Innovation to study chronic pain
Thursday, March 4, 2010

SickKids receives $10 million in funding to support medical research and the development of KidsArm
Monday, March 1, 2010

International study finds novel SickKids-developed technique reduces the size of heart attacks by up to 50 per cent
Thursday, February 25, 2010

SickKids scientists discover a genetic clue for Type 1 diabetes
Thursday, February 18, 2010

One in three Ontarians at risk of being diagnosed with asthma
Tuesday, February 16, 2010

SickKids signs historic partnership to develop state-of-the-art children’s hospital in Qatar
Sunday, February 7, 2010

Norman Rosenblum to receive Maureen Andrew Mentor Award
Tuesday, February 2, 2010

SickKids scientist takes on television of Olympic proportions
Thursday, January 28, 2010

Dr. Steven Schwartz appointed the inaugural holder of The Norine Rose Chair in Cardiovascular Sciences
Thursday, January 28, 2010

SickKids researchers find powerful predictor of bone cancer prognosis
Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Motherisk study reveals “non-alcoholic” or “low-alcohol drinks” may contain more alcohol than labels claim
Wednesday, January 6, 2010