Every year there are ten million new cases of cancer in the world and the World Health Organisation estimates that number of annual deaths associated with this disease will reach 13 million by the year 2030.

With most lockdowns ending and economic activity resuming, levels of the air pollutant have returned to near normal for this time of year.

Having a faulty gene linked to dementia doubles the risk of developing severe COVID-19, according to a large-scale study.

People who were active before becoming infected with COVID-19 might now be itching to lace up their sneakers again.

How do we keep COVID-19 from ruining our precious vacation time, with international borders closed to travellers, festivals cancelled, parks, camping and cottage visits limited and even small events like garage sales forbidden?

University of Guelph researchers have received $230,000 to develop potential COVID-19 vaccines under the province’s Ontario Together investment to advance research to combat the pandemic.

Privacy and cybersecurity experts from across Canada have called on all levels of government to ensure strict security and privacy measures before deploying contact tracing apps to monitor the spread of COVID-19.

Early detection of tumors is extremely important in treating cancer. 

Spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, Princeton researchers have developed a diagnostic tool to analyze chest X-rays for patterns in diseased lungs.

Sometimes cancer stays put, but often it metastasizes, spreading to new locations in the body.