By: Jonathon Chio
Please note that this article was written in advance of the election results
With the Ontario 2018 election set to occur on June 7th, a change in leadership may take place, as major political parties …
By: Louise Pei & Beatrice Ballarin
Today, it is almost impossible to stay away from social media. Since the development of smartphones, it has become incredibly easy to connect to the web, anywhere, anytime. Whether it be Twitter, Facebook, or …
By: Yvonne Bach & Parita Shah
About one in 12 Canadians are affected by rare diseases, and two-thirds of these Canadians
are children.1 Rare diseases are defined as “seriously debilitating or life-threatening conditions affecting fewer than five in 10,000 …
By: Yena Lee
While depression is colloquially conceptualized as a mood disturbance, such as “feeling low and down,” affective symptoms are only one part of depression. Cognitive impairment, for instance, is also a criterion item for the diagnosis of a …
By: Akshayan Vimalanathan
Not every experiment you conduct will be a success; this is a universal truth of scientific research. However, negative results–results that do not confirm an expected outcome or original hypothesis–should be embraced as well. These results urge …
By: Cricia Rinchon
The Institute of Medical Science (IMS) is known for its doctoral research stream, but an up-and-coming program is the Translational Research Program (TRP). The TRP targets students aiming to integrate their domain expertise with projects that emphasize …
By: Chantel Kowalchuk
Cancer is terrifying. We are all aware of the physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion that comes with cancer, either through first- or second-hand interaction with this awful illness. Unfortunately, some of that physical and emotional burden is …
By: Stephanie Beldick
Medical specialties are currently structured to provide patients with specialized care within a focused healthcare arena, leading to the compartmentalization of responsibility between different physicians. Targeting this fragmentation, collaboration amongst specialists is becoming increasingly recognized as the …
By: Natalie Osborne
When a person’s consciousness is severely impaired after brain damage, they are said to have a Disorder of Consciousness (DOC). DOCs challenge our ideas about what constitutes the conscious human experience, and one of its most compelling …
By: Cricia Rinchon and Anna Badner
Science is expensive. Considering the significant cost of laboratory equipment, experiment materials, qualified personnel, and publishing fees, research comes at a high price. Further, the traditional academic funding model is a highly competitive and …
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