News
IMRIC is on the move, raising awareness and working towards biomedical breakthroughs across Canada and Israel. Keep up with all of the latest IMRIC news and events here.
Sound Rather Than Sight Can Activate ‘Seeing’ For The Blind, Say IMRIC Researchers
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have tapped onto the visual cortex of the congenitally blind by using sensory substitution devices (SSDs), enabling the blind in effect to “see” and even describe objects.
Jerusalem Post Article: "Fighting Cancer In The Lab And At The Bedside"
Monday, January 16th, 2012
Physicians who not only treat patients but also conduct medical research (and usually also teach in medical schools) are too rare a breed today – in Israel and in North America as well. But there still are some of these busy, energetic and dedicated people, such as Prof. Karen Gelmon, a senior medical oncologist at the department of medicine at Vancouver’s University of British Columbia and clinical head of the investigational drug unit in her field at the British Columbia Cancer Agency (BCCA).
Innovative Hebrew University Research Approach Successfully Maps Susceptibility To Type 2 Diabetes
Friday, December 30th, 2011
Jerusalem, Dec. 28, 2011 – Research carried out at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has provided the first proof of molecular risk factors leading to type 2 diabetes, providing an “early warning” sign that could lead to new approaches to treating this and other human disease conditions.
