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SFU researchers investigate deadly liver cancer
January 26, 2015A group of SFU researchers have collaborated with colleagues internationally to provide insight into the “mutational landscape” of a rare type of fatal liver cancer, which may allow them to identify its cause and improve its diagnosis and treatment. Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) or intrahepatic bile duct cancer, while only observed in five to 10 per cent of those with primary liver cancer, is very dangerous for those affected. This is because it is based in the bile duct, where it is unlikely to be detected. A lack of diagnostic tools make it difficult to form a conclusive diagnosis in the…
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Genetic study investigates how mosquitoes transmit malaria
January 6, 2015By determining the genetic sequence of 16 types of mosquitoes (Anopheles genus), an international research team, including researchers from SFU, has contributed knowledge on how these mosquitoes adapt to humans as the primary host of malaria. The international research team…
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Bed bug traps may mean end to persistent pests
January 6, 2015After enduring 180,000 bed bug bites over eight years of study, an SFU research team has developed the world’s first tangible bed bug bait and trap. Bed bugs naturally produce a set of chemical attractants, or pheromones, that signal a…
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Stores fight for early shoppers this holiday season
November 24, 2014If you’re frustrated about Christmas decorations appearing in the middle of November, an SFU professor has bad news for you — the retailers don’t care. Lindsay Meredith, SFU professor of marketing, argues that retailers would rather risk alienating a few…
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Professors get cyberbullied, too
November 24, 2014Cyberbullying in our school systems is usually understood as one student projecting their antagonisms upon another student, but what many do not realize is that cyberbullying can also be directed towards professors. Lida Blizard, a nursing instructor who recently completed…
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