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Local researchers using artificial intelligence to lead the way in bedside lung imaging

A team at Lawson Health Research Institute are testing a new form of artificial intelligence (AI), paired with portable ultrasound machines, to image and identify lung concerns in real time, right at the beside of critically ill patients.

Local researchers using artificial intelligence to lead the way in bedside lung imaging

LONDON, ON- A team at Lawson Health Research Institute are testing a new form of artificial intelligence (AI), paired with portable ultrasound machines, to image and identify lung concerns in real time, right at the beside of critically ill patients. Approximately 100 critical care patients at...

Communicating in Neuroscience Day

The BrainsCAN Trainee and Research Staff Committee is pleased to announce its Communication in Neuroscience Day, scheduled for Friday, June 10. The event will be a mix of interactive sessions and panel discussions on various aspects of communicating your research, communicating your achievements...

New study aims to improve mental health treatments for stroke patients

LONDON, ON- A team at Lawson Health Research Institute are looking to improve mental health treatments and resources for patients who have experienced a stroke. The team will recruit 100 stroke patients to assess whether the completion of a guided therapy program can improve mental health and...

Improving mental health treatments for stroke patients is the focus of a new study

Strokes affect approximately 400,000 Canadians each year and can be debilitating. They can negatively affect a person’s cognition and mobility, and severely impact mental health and wellbeing. A team at Lawson Health Research Institute are looking to improve mental health treatments and resources for patients who have experienced a stroke.

Fewer high-dose radiation treatments safe and well tolerated by women with uterine cancer - study shows

LONDON,ON - Five high-dose radiation treatments targeting uterine cancer rather than the current standard 25 treatments are safe and well-tolerated by patients, a new study published in JAMA Oncology has found. SPARTACUS (Stereotactic Pelvic Adjuvant Radiation Therapy in Cancers of the Uterus) — a...

Study shows fewer higher-dose radiation treatments safe and well tolerated by women with uterine cancer

MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Lawson Health Research Institute April 14, 2022 LONDON,ON - Five high-dose radiation treatments targeting uterine cancer rather than the current standard 25 treatments are safe and well-tolerated by patients, a new study...

Parkwood Institute Research Day

Parkwood Institute Research will be holding its Annual Parkwood Institute Research Day virtually. Research Day is a forum for highlighting research conducted by healthcare professionals, scientists, students, patients, and families at Parkwood Institute Research and affiliated research units working...

Novel test that could easily diagnose blast injury created by local scientists

LONDON, ON - In a world first, researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute, together with Scientists from Defence Research and Development Canada, have developed a breath test that could be used to diagnose repetitive blast injury – a mild traumatic brain injury resulting from pressure changes...

Local scientists creates novel test that could easily diagnose repetitive blast injury

LONDON, ON- In a world first, researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute, together with scientists from Defence Research and Development Canada, have developed a breath test that could be used to diagnose repetitive blast injury – a mild traumatic brain injury resulting from pressure changes...

2022 Media Releases

Researchers are combining new technologies to examine blood proteins in COVID-19 patients December 21, 2022 New study uncovers negative effects from vaping December 14, 2022 Getting the data on homelessness December 6, 2022 Study aims to empower patients with Type 2 diabetes to take control of their

Lawson Link Magazine

Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) is the research institute of London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s), working in partnership with Western University. Lawson researchers focus their efforts on the development of new knowledge that can be

London Health Research Day

London Health Research Day is an annual research event featuring the outstanding work from labs at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and Faculty of Health Sciences. Throughout the full-day event, participants can engage in a variety of...

Children's Health Research Institute

Children’s Health Research Institute (CHRI) discovers ways to prevent and treat diseases affecting babies, children and youth, helping them lead happy, healthy lives. It is the third largest, hospital-based child health research institute in Canada and is part of Lawson Health Research Institute and...

Children's Health Leadership Collaborative (CHLC)

A partnership involving Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), Children’s Health Research Institute (CHRI), a part of Lawson Health Research Institute, and Thames Valley Children’s Centre (TVCC) if focused on a shared vision of advancing children’s health through a tripartite...

Roth | McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre (HULC)

HULC provides quality specialized orthopedic and plastic medical and surgical care for the community and region with a focus on disorders of the upper extremities. They train future medical professionals, including orthopedic and plastic surgeons, emergency room and other physicians, nurses...

The Gray Centre for Mobility and Activity

Part of St. Joseph’s Health Care London, in partnership with the Lawson Health Research Institute, Western University’s Faculty of Health Sciences and Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The Gray Centre for Mobility and Activity is the first centre of its kind in Canada. A team of researchers...

MacDonald Franklin OSI Research Centre

The MacDonald Franklin Operational Stress Injury (OSI) Research Centre is a national and international leader in research on military and veteran mental health. The Centre’s primary mission is to improve the mental health and well-being of veterans with OSIs through clinical and neuroscience...

Study finds high percentage of patients with a severe COVID-19 infection will end up with kidney injury, often fatal

Acute kidney injury associated with severe COVID-19 leads to high mortality rates For Immediate Release Severe cases of a COVID-19 infection can cause a host of serious complications, one of them being acute kidney injury. In a recent published study, scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute...