Matthew Kruchak

1 week ago | medicalxpress.com | Matthew Kruchak

A University of Manitoba-led study has successfully eliminated breast-cancer-derived brain tumors in mice, using a drug to penetrate the brain and eliminate metastatic brain tumors. After testing 8,500 drugs, the research team discovered that poziotinib—a drug that already exists and is approved for other cancers—reduced breast cancer brain metastasis tumors in mice after two weeks of treatment. The study is published in the journal Cancer Research.

1 week ago | news.umanitoba.ca | Rady Faculty |Matthew Kruchak

April 15, 2025 —  A University of Manitoba-led study successfully eliminated breast-cancer derived brain tumours in mice, using a drug to penetrate the brain and eliminate metastatic brain tumours. After testing 8,500 drugs, the research team discovered that poziotinib – a drug that already exists and is approved for other cancers – reduced breast cancer brain metastasis tumours in mice after two weeks of treatment.

1 week ago | news.umanitoba.ca | Rady Faculty |Matthew Kruchak

April 11, 2025 —  On March 28, a wide smile crossed Ifeyinwa’s face as Dr. Dieter Schonwetter handed her the keys to her new home. She was officially a homeowner. Schonwetter, a Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry professor, and 57 volunteers from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences helped construct Ifeyinwa’s four-bedroom townhouse in June 2024.

2 weeks ago | notiulti.com | Matthew Kruchak

9 de abril de 2025 – Cuando Alexandra Moya se enteró de que habría una clínica emergente de detección de cáncer oral en el campus de Fort Garry, se inscribió de inmediato. Moya, asistente de laboratorio en el Departamento de Microbiología en el Facultad de Cienciaagradeció la oportunidad de ser examinado por cáncer oral. “El dentista y el asistente fueron realmente geniales. Fueron amables y explicaron todo antes y después del chequeo”, dijo Moya.

2 weeks ago | news.umanitoba.ca | Rady Faculty |Matthew Kruchak

April 9, 2025 —  When Alexandra Moya learned there would be an oral cancer screening pop-up clinic on the Fort Garry campus, she signed up right away. Moya, a lab assistant in the department of microbiology at the Faculty of Science, was grateful for the opportunity to be screened for oral cancer. “The dentist and assistant were really great. They were kind and explained everything before and after the checkup,” Moya said.