U of T Engineering and the AGE-WELL Network of Centres of Excellence has partnered with the Huazhong University of Science... Read More
Improving hand hygiene (HH) is one of the most effective solution to reduce COVID-19 from spreading in hospitals and nursing... Read More
U of T Engineering graduate students Kramay Patel (IBBME MD/PhD candidate) and Chaim Katz (IBBME PhD candidate) are temporarily trading in their electrodes and amplifiers for sewing machines and cotton threads. They’ve launched Stitch4Corona,... Read More
Much of the incredibly complicated human brain remains a mystery to scientists. Despite this complexity, there is new promise for... Read More
Anya Friesen was drawn to U of T’s Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) because of her desire to use... Read More
Each day in Canada, an average of 42 people learn that they have epilepsy. The majority of new patients are young... Read More
Amanda Fleury, a recent PhD graduate from the University of Toronto’s Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME), has been... Read More
Deep below street level, a state-of-the-art simulator gives researchers new insight into keeping drivers on the roads above safe. DriverLab... Read More
Professor Azadeh Kushki and her team have designed a prototype software application for the optical head-mounted display Google Glass as a social-skills coach... Read More
A clinical trial funded by AGE-WELL is underway to test a novel treatment for overactive bladder (OAB), a condition that affects 18... Read More
A new simulator developed by U of T medical resident and IBBME PhD candidate Dale Podolsky may help doctors to better perform uniquely... Read More
What if we could identify the gene responsible for a baby’s heart defect, grow a piece of her heart on a... Read More