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University of Toronto-led study provides new insight into photosynthesis

(University of Toronto) Pigments found in plants and purple bacteria employed to provide protection from sun damage do more than just that. Researchers from the University of Toronto and University of...

University of Toronto wins third place at the Gates Foundation's Reinvent the Toilet Challenge

(University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering) A University of Toronto team led by Engineering Professor Yu-Ling Cheng, Director of the Centre for Global Engineering, has garnered th...

Parental addictions linked to adult children's depression

(University of Toronto) The offspring of parents who were addicted to drugs or alcohol are more likely to be depressed in adulthood, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers.

Delta flight makes emergency landing in Toronto

Authorities say a Delta Air Lines Inc. plane has made an emergency landing at Toronto's Pearson International Airport.A spokesman for the Greater Toronto Airport Authority, which operates the airport...

Saint Louis University, University of Toronto biologists help decode turtle genome

(University of Toronto) A group of 50 researchers from around the globe, including biology professors Daniel Warren, Ph.D., from Saint Louis University and Leslie Buck, Ph.D., from the University of T...

U of Toronto-led team induces high-temperature superconductivity in a semiconductor with Scotch tape

September 10, 2012-- Issued by the UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Under strict embargo by Nature Communications until Tuesday, September 11, 11 a.m. EST An international team led by University of Toro...

Sanofi Toronto Facility Update Regarding ImmuCyst

Health Canada has completed a thorough health risk assessment of the bladder cancer treatment ImmuCyst produced at Sanofi Pasteur’s manufacturing plant in Toronto.

Men benefit more than women from having authority on the job

(University of Toronto) Having more authority in the workplace comes with many rewards -- including greater forms of job control and higher earnings. However, according to new research out of the Univ...

Surgical correction of kyphosis in patients with camptocormia due to Parkinson's disease: a retrospective evaluation.

Camptocormia or 'bent spine syndrome' is a rare manifestation of Parkinson's disease. The postural deformity can be a great source of disability. Camptocormia is typically not responsive to dopaminerg...

Deep brain stimulation for camptocormia in dystonia and Parkinson's disease.

Camptocormia, or "bent spine syndrome", may occur in various movement disorders such as primary dystonia or idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). Although deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established...

Pallidal deep brain stimulation relieves camptocormia in primary dystonia.

Camptocormia, characterised by a forward flexion of the thoracolumbar spine may occur in various movement disorders, mainly in Parkinson's disease or in primary dystonia. In severe cases, patients wit...

Camptocormia as a clinical manifestation of polymyositis/systemic sclerosis overlap myositis associated with anti-Ku.

Camptocormia, an abnormal truncal flexion posture that occurs while walking or standing, is usually caused by various hypokinetic movement disorders, mainly Parkinson disease. We describe the case of...

Camptocormia phenotype of FSHD: a clinical and MRI study on six patients.

Recently it has been postulated that there is an atypical facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) phenotype with isolated axial myopathy. Involvement of paraspinal and limb muscles was evaluated...