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Stem cell discovery tops U.S. list of science media releases
February 19, 2014
Dr. Michael Rudnicki
’s discovery of a trigger that turns muscle stem cells into brown fat garnered more attention than any other discovery posted on the science news website EurekAlert! in 2013. Operated by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), EurekAlert! includes science media releases from thousands of universities, hospitals, journals and funding organizations. The news release, titled
Fighting fat with fat: Stem cell discovery identifies potential obesity treatment
, was visited more than 660,000 times in 2013. See
EurekAlert! top 10 list
for details.
About the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) is the research arm of The Ottawa Hospital and is an affiliated institute of the University of Ottawa, closely associated with the university’s Faculties of Medicine and Health Sciences. OHRI includes more than 1,700 scientists, clinical investigators, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and staff conducting research to improve the understanding, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human disease.
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Paddy Moore
Communications and Public Relations
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
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padmoore@ohri.ca