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TEL AVIV | Israel Brain Technologies (IBT) is seeking applicants for its $1-million Global B.R.A.I.N. Prize competition. The prize is an international R&D award to be granted to an individual, group or organization for a recent breakthrough in the field of brain technology.

TORONTO | High doses of vitamin D have been shown to temporarily ease symptoms of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease, according to a study out of York University.

LONDON, ONT. | London Health Sciences Centre has been selected by Intuitive Surgical as the exclusive training centre for robotic surgery in Canada. Intuitive is the manufacturer of what it terms the world's most sophisticated and widely used surgical robot, the da Vinci Surgical System.

MONTREAL | Researchers at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), led by endocrinologist Dr. Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret, have conducted a trial comparing a dual-hormone artificial pancreas with conventional diabetes treatment using an insulin pump.