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HealthSketch
What is Cancer?
A simple explainer video about cancer, a group of conditions that will affect most of us or our loved ones at some point in our lives. We explain what cancer is, how and why it occurs, and how it is detected and treated. We hope this...
Curated Video
University of Manitoba researcher gets $3.9-million grant to study women's heart health
Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum, the leader of a 10-person research team at the University of Manitoba, explains how women's hearts are different than men's and shares his hopes for developing therapies for women living with heart disease, who...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Rare Mother to Fetus Cancer Transmission Described
Researchers have identified an instance of a pregnant mother transmitting cancer cells to her offspring.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: New Approaches to Targeted Cancer Therapy
We'll hear about an approach to targeted cancer therapy that uses nanoparticles of fat to deliver a gene therapy to tumor cells.