Category: Toronto

CORRIERE CANADESE / Vertigini, nuove scoperte in una ricerca guidata da una dottoressa italiana

TORONTO – Un team del Sunnybrook Research Institute di Toronto guidato dalla dottoressa italiana Emilia Luca (nella foto sopra) ha mappato per la prima volta la diversità delle cellule dell’utricolo umano adulto, l’organo dell’equilibrio nell’orecchio interno. Il team ha inoltre scoperto come l’organo reagisce ai danni, aprendo nuove prospettive per lo sviluppo di future terapie volte a migliorare i disturbi dell’equilibrio come le vertigini, ad esempio, una delle principali cause di cadute, soprattutto negli anziani… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

Dizziness: new discoveries from Sunnybrook Research Institute

TORONTO – A team at the Sunnybrook Research Institute in Toronto, led by Italian scientist Dr. Emilia Luca, has for the first time mapped the diversity of cells in the adult human utricle, a balance organ of the inner ear. The team also discovered how this organ responds to damage, opening new avenues for developing future therapies to improve balance disorders such as dizziness, a leading causes of falls, especially among older adults. 

GTA home sales drop 19%, average prices dip below $1 million

TORONTO — The real estate market in the Greater Toronto Area remains under pressure. In January, home sales fell 19.3 percent year-on-year (compared with January 2025), while the average price dropped 6.5 percent to $973,289, falling below the $1 million mark for the first time since 2021. More specifically, the average price of detached homes fell 7.4 percent to $1,277,915, while condominiums experienced an even sharper decline of 9.8 percent to $604,759.