Background: The benefits of increasing extent of resection (EOR) for both overall survival and progression-free survival(PFS) in glioblastoma has been well documented. However, models predicting surgical outcomes have ...

Background: Both biceps tenotomy and tenodesis have been shown to produce comparable, effective results in treatment of lesions of the long head of biceps tendon (LHBT). The aim of this study was to provide an interim ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem with increasing incidence and prevalence in North America and worldwide. CKD disproportionately affects the elderly, and leads to higher risks of kidney failure, ...

Anxiety disorders are very common and are characterized by feelings of excessive fear that disrupt quality of life (Kampman, Viikki, & Leinonen, 2017). The symptoms of anxiety (e.g. palpitations, racing thoughts, and ...

Cancer is a significant health concern in Canada, where it is expected that approximately 2 in 5 Canadians will develop cancer during their lifetime. Although current anti-cancer therapies may be effective in leading ...

The objective of common front-line radiation and chemotherapeutic strategies used in the treatment of brain tumours is to induce DNA breaks and overwhelm the cellular DNA repair machinery thus promoting genomic damage ...

We have previously shown that the region of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) containing intraluminal thrombus may be at higher risk of rupture. The purpose of this study is to evaluate differential expression of macrophage ...

The provision of intrapartum health care in rural and remote Canadian communities is declining, due to a shortage of family physicians, obstetricians, nurses and midwives, and due to the centralization of such services to ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem with increasing incidence and prevalence in North America and worldwide. CKD disproportionately affects the elderly, and leads higher risks of kidney failure, ...