Research Stories

Could a protein, the fibroblast-specific CARMIL-1, be the culprit behind collagen degradation and, in turn, the breakdown of gingival connective tissue structure? 

That is the question behind a five-year, $670,000 research

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Protein cadherin-11 keeps cells locked in a deadly feedback loop, say researchers at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Dentistry

Researchers have long known that fibrosis is caused by a wound healing mechanism that

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A $195,000 Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund has been awarded to professor Chris McCulloch, Canada Research Chair in Matrix Dynamics, which will help to fund the purchase of a specialized type of

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