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Faculty of Medicine Professor Dr. Paul C. Hébert will serve as the President of the CIHR for a five-year term, effective January 2, 2025.

Findings highlight importance of a workforce delivering culturally and linguistically concordant care to avoid inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotics

Individuals with emergency department visits involving hallucinogen use are at high risk of developing schizophrenia, according to a new study from researchers at ICES, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa’s Department of Family Medicine, and Bruyère Health Research Institute.

Collaborative research sheds light on the mysteries of mitochondrial dynamics and its likely role in the metastatic progression of breast cancer

Research from uOttawa, Stats Canada highlights importance of screening for individuals from age 40 who are typically diagnosed with breast cancer at younger ages

Glioblastoma is the most common – and the most malignant – primary brain tumour in adults. It’s aggressive and incurable. Even with treatment including surgical removal and chemotherapy, the median survival for patients is just 18 months.

New research from the University of Ottawa finds the prevalence of serious mental disorders and suicidality is higher among people who identify as transgender or gender diverse compared to cisgender.

Summary: • Buprenorphine found to have low risk of producing withdrawal symptoms • Is highly effective treatment for opioid use disorder

The dedicated green space will serve many purposes, including actively fostering engagement and reconciliation with Indigenous community members.

Armed with sterile tubes, students at the uOttawa Faculty of Medicine recently fanned out across Canada's capital city collecting soil samples. They were on the hunt for “bacteriophages,” viruses one-fortieth the size of a typical bacterium that bear a striking resemblance to landing alien spacecraft from a 1950s science fiction movie.