Most people would prefer to die at home than in hospital. If dying at home could be made more feasible and well resourced, both the dying and the living would benefit.
Cameron Currie and his research team are studying a novel source of possible antimicrobial drugs: The bacteria that work with fungus-growing ants to protect their gardens from disease.
In a groundbreaking study, McMaster researchers have identified a potential treatment for Sandhoff and Tay-Sachs diseases — two rare, often fatal lysosomal storage disorders that cause progressive damage to nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.