Focus on inflammation will yield new approaches to caring for Canadians with chronic diseases such as arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease
(December 22, 2014) – Toronto – Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Eve Adams, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for Mississauga – Brampton South, today announced, on behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, the funding of nine new research projects that will investigate the relationship between inflammation and chronic disease.
These projects will guide the development of new ways to diagnose, treat, and manage chronic diseases in which inflammation is a key feature, including arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, asthma, and cardiovascular disease – ultimately improving the care of Canadians affected by these diseases.
The projects will be supported with funding of $21.9 million over five years from the Government of Canada through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and its partners – The Arthritis Society and Crohn's and Colitis Canada. The projects were funded under CIHR's Roapmap Signature Initiative on Inflammation in Chronic Disease.
Michael Bolkenius
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The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is the Government of Canada's health research investment agency. CIHR's mission is to create new scientific knowledge and to enable its translation into improved health, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened health care system for Canadians. Composed of 13 Institutes, CIHR provides leadership and support to more than 13,700 health researchers and trainees across Canada.