One year after Sunnybrook was the first in North Americian hospital to begin a clinical trial investigating the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS)...
Research
Study examines how sleep may help brain immune cells stay “young”
The study – which has been published in the journal Sciences Advances – shows that older adults who sleep poorly have premature aging and abnormal...
Behind the Research: symptom burden in patients with neuroendocrine tumours
In a recent study published in The Oncologist, Dr. Julie Hallet and her colleagues found that many patients facing neuroendocrine tumours (NETs)...
Toronto surgeries viewed live in Montreal for the first time
During the three-hour surgery, a team of surgeons wore microphones and headphones in order to answer real-time questions from the audience.
Behind the research: ALS milestone for Sunnybrook researchers
Sunnybrook researchers are the first in the world to demonstrate the safety of using focused ultrasound (FUS) to open the blood-brain barrier in...
What do I need to know about breast cancer clinical trials?
A clinical trial is a research study that involves people. After showing promise in a lab, a clinical trial is the next step, often called the ‘bench...
Behind the research: looking to transform prostate cancer detection
Hon Leong, PhD, wants to transform how prostate cancer is detected and diagnosed at Sunnybrook and beyond. Hon and his urology laboratory have...
Behind the research: how often do patients fill opioid prescriptions in Canada, the US and Sweden? The answer may surprise you
Dr. Hannah Wunsch co-authored a new study that found patients in Canada and the U.S. who underwent one of four common surgical procedures filled...
Behind the research: Journey to MR-Linac first treatment a true team effort
Sunnybrook’s MR-Linac team has been working for years to help bring this new technology to patients as part of the Cancer Ablation Therapy Program.
Patient view: Life after deep brain stimulation for PTSD
On February 7, 2019, Serena Kelly became the first patient in Canada to be treated with deep brain stimulation (DBS) for treatment resistant post...