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Exercise app could bridge access gap for cancer survivors in rural and remote communities

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How playoff beards grew from Swedish roots to hockey tradition

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The ACCESS Open Minds project began in 2016 with efforts to make mental health services more accessible to young people. (Photo: Getty Images)
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U of A research opens doors of access to youth mental health services

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  • By Gillian Rutherford

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Michael Houghton Awarded 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ virologist awarded Nobel Prize

Michael Houghton wins Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of the hepatitis C (HCV) virus.

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Science and Technology, Research

U of A Nobel winner’s impact extends from personal to global

Michael Houghton’s colleagues and trainees describe the determination that led him to discover the hepatitis C virus and continue his quest for vaccines that will save millions of lives.
08 October 2020 By Gillian Rutherford
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Research, Science and Technology

COVID-19 has ‘created a new paradigm for developing vaccines,’ says U of A Nobel winner

A vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 is essential—and thanks to scientific advances and global will, it will likely come faster than any previous vaccine, according to virologist Michael Houghton.
08 October 2020 By Michael Brown
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Research, Health And Wellness

U of A virologist Michael Houghton explains the only thing that could best receiving a Nobel Prize.
07 October 2020