On March 5, 2025, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) received a significant breakthrough in pediatric research with an $11.7 million award from Genome Canada. As part of the Canadian Precision Health Initiative, a total of $81 million in...
$11.7 Million Investment Fuels Innovation in Precision Child Health at SickKids
On March 5, 2025, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) received a significant breakthrough in pediatric research with an $11.7 million award from Genome Canada. As part of the Canadian Precision Health Initiative, a total of $81 million in...
New study using stem cells highlights myosin inhibitors as targeted treatment for pediatric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy is a leading cause of heart failure in children, and there are currently no effective treatments. Could emerging therapies that successfully target the root cause of the condition in adults also work well in children? That was the question Dr....
PRIMaCY Risk Calculator Goes Live in EPIC as Part of a First-Time Integration in Canada
For children diagnosed with complex heart conditions like hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), the diagnosis can be frightening for families and challenging for healthcare providers since the trajectory of the condition is often uncertain. As a leading cause of sudden...
Unlocking another piece of the puzzle: novel approach maps signaling pathways underlying heart failure
Researchers at the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research have developed an innovative approach to better understanding the complex signaling mechanisms underlying heart failure. A recent publication in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) offers...
Our 2019 Innovation Fund awards: 3D models of heart failure… stiffened hearts in diabetes…. saving infant lives
Three bold projects target special challenges in HF
World-first technology to clear the heart of dangerous protein deposits
‘Desperate need for therapies for AL amyloid cardiomyopathy’
Astounding finding points to new therapeutic target for ARVC
How a routine blood test could flag type of cardiomyopathy
Preventing tragedy in cardiomyopathy
A precision tool to stop sudden cardiac death in children
Mapping molecular signals that go awry in heart failure
New Ted Rogers study targets dilated cardiomyopathy
Precision medicine: the path to a cure
Where decoding the genes of children with HF will lead
