REBX in the News

Highlight Stories

Feature studies that have benefitted from the REB Exchange.

Study lead Bijoy Menon says the drug Tenecteplase is very easy to administer, which makes it a game changer when seconds count.

June 2022

AcT trial

UCalgary researchers with Calgary Stroke Program make another breakthrough in treatment of stroke.

Study shows a heart attack drug can become the standard treatment for acute ischemic stroke

June 2022

Alberta Stroke Ambulance

Paramedics are saving lives with the Alberta Stroke Ambulance.

Fitted with a portable CT scanner and video imaging technology, the ambulance is saving precious time for rural stroke patients.

Stroke research nurse Carol Kenney was project lead in the AcT Trial, while Cumming School of Medicine's Bijoy Menon was co-principal investigator.

June 2022

REB Exchange

Alberta University partnership extends benefits of health research to more communities across Alberta.

Cutting-edge technology underpins expanded reach of important clinical trial on use of clot-busting drugs for acute ischemic stroke treatment.