A bold new research collaboration, backed by a prestigious $3 million Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grant, is setting out to bridge scientific fields and unlock the answer to this all-important question central to patient care. Led by Dr. Michele Ardolino, the team of investigators will seek to uncover the hidden mechanisms of how the body’s immune system, nervous system, and gut microbiome interact in cancer. Their cross-disciplinary work and innovative approach has the potential to fundamentally reshape cancer treatment.

A new study published in The ISME (International Society for Microbial Ecology) Journal marks the first time scientists have shown a connection between respiratory microbes and the health of a free-ranging whale population.The study, Respiratory microbiomes reflect whale health opens the door to effective ways to monitor and protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, whose population has dwindled to fewer than 400 individuals.

Researchers explored how machine learning and quantum computing can be used to improve early detection of chronic kidney disease, aiming to develop faster, more accurate diagnostic tools for clinicians.