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$640M Economic impact from Drug R&D Using Neutrons

April 4, 2025
Research using neutron beams has led to advances in drug development, one of which is leading to an estimated $640 million in healthcare savings in Canada.
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Neutrons Aid the Development of Cancer-Killing Nanoparticles

October 26, 2017
A University of Manitoba physicist is part of an international research team developing a cancer treatment method that uses magnetic nanoparticles to kill tumours with heat.
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Science To Solve World Hunger: Neutron Research with Plants

May 4, 2017
University of Saskatchewan scientists use neutron beams to observe plant roots in soil to aid breeding of drought-resistant crops.
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Neutron Beams Help Shed Light on Alzheimer’s Disease

December 4, 2018
University of Waterloo scientists are putting together pieces of the molecular puzzle behind Alzheimer’s disease by examining the role of disease-related biomolecules in model brain cell membranes.
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Transferrable Skills: Materials Research Fosters Analytical Skills that Reach Well Beyond the Laboratory

February 12, 2018
By studying soft and biological materials with sophisticated tools like neutron beams, graduate students in biophysics are able to develop advanced analytical skills that can be transferred to a wide range of professional careers in all areas of Canada’s economy.
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Increasing Bio-Compatibility of Medical Devices

October 26, 2016
Neutron beams reveal the molecular mechanisms behind a new technology that could reduce the risk of complications and death from heart bypass surgery and dialysis. The same technology might soon help more women survive ovarian cancer.
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Direct Experimental Evidence of Rafts in a Fluid Lipid Membrane

October 1, 2013
Researchers from McMaster University accessed the CNBC to make ground-breaking observations of order in cell membranes.
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Neutrons Unlock New Angles on Cancer

June 3, 2020
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Clarifying the Role of Vitamin E

September 27, 2016
Using neutron beams at the CNBC, scientists gather direct molecular-level evidence for the role that Vitamin E plays in the human body—a feat that has been unattainable using other experimental techniques.
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Aspirin Disrupts Cholesterol Rafts in Lipid Membranes

January 1, 2016
Fundamental research that uses neutron beams to investigate how our bodies work may lead to better health outcomes in the future by shedding light on our understanding of cholesterol and Aspirin.
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Neutron Beams Provide Insights Into Bio-molecular Diffusion

November 30, 2017
Memorial University physicists are using neutron beams to shed light on the molecular behaviours that are fundamental to the inner workings of living cells.
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Studying Bio-Molecules in Cellular Membranes

July 1, 2012
Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is a leading cause of death in babies up to one month old in the developed world because it makes breathing difficult. Researchers from Brock University use neutron beams to study biomolecules in the hope that it will lead to more effective treatments for RDS and other diseases, and to a molecular-level understanding of what vitamin E does in our bodies.
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