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New gene therapy being developed at University of Toronto could treat MS
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Jul 29, 20241 min read
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Can You Reprogram an Injured Brain?
How Astrocytes May Be Able to Help With Brain Repair An expert explains how we can reprogram cells, why the gut-brain connection is so...
FaizLab
Sep 5, 20221 min read
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Trust your Gut-Part 2: Feeding your Microbiome for Brain Health
"this research highlights the reciprocal nature between the food that we eat (the apple in the painting) and our brain health (the glial...
FaizLab
Jun 18, 20221 min read
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U of T researcher 'reprograms' brain cells in pursuit of new therapy for stroke patients
"Knowing someone who has had a brain injury is eye-opening," she says. "It can have a massive impact on every part of their life." Could...
FaizLab
Jun 18, 20221 min read
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Kick-Start Innovation Program Selects Inaugural Incubator Companies
Ontarians living with debilitating degenerative brain disease or injury may one day have access to powerful cell- and gene-based...
FaizLab
Jun 18, 20221 min read
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Canada aims to get a slice of the growing global market for cell and gene therapies
“The lesson I’ve learned is it’s OK to think big.” - Maryam Faiz
FaizLab
Jun 18, 20221 min read
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People of Medicine by Design: Maryam Faiz
In this July's feature of People of Medicine by Design, Maryam introduces the novel approaches to stroke being done in the lab and...
FaizLab
Jul 28, 20211 min read
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Harnessing gut bacteria to treat stroke
One-minute thesis: Introducing beneficial gut bacteria to animal models of stroke can serve to significantly improve patient outcomes and...
FaizLab
Jul 16, 20211 min read
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Birth dating cortical astrocytes to unveil their distribution patterns in development
One-minute thesis: Understanding how astrocytes occupy their appropriate cortical layers is important to further our grasp of...
FaizLab
Mar 17, 20211 min read
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