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Released: 28-Nov-2017 2:05 PM EST
Antibiotics Administered During Labour Delay Healthy Gut Bacteria in Babies
McMaster University

The study utilized data from 74 mother-infant pairs in the McMaster pilot cohort called Baby & Mi. Participants came from low-risk populations in Hamilton and Burlington, Ontario. The gut bacteria development of the infants was tested at four points over the first 12 weeks of life, including at three days, 10 days, six weeks and 12 weeks.

Released: 28-Nov-2017 11:05 AM EST
Facing Up to Our Mistakes: An Apology to the LGBTQ2 Community
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Media Pitch: As a diverse minority group, LGBTQ2 individuals have faced, and continue to face, various forms of discrimination, which result in reduced access to health care, a greater likelihood of becoming homeless and a high risk of being bullied or physically assaulted.

Released: 28-Nov-2017 5:05 AM EST
TRIUMF's (Ultra)Cool Experiment Fires Up
TRIUMF

After a 4-year installation period at TRIUMF, the transpacific TUCAN collaboration reported the production of the first ultracold neutrons in Canada on Monday, Nov 13, 2017.

Released: 27-Nov-2017 10:05 AM EST
McMaster Researchers Uncover Link Between Immune Function and Osteoarthritic Pain and Progression
McMaster University

The study, published in the medical journal Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, found that monocytes, the white blood cells necessary to regulate immune responses, were more activated and pro-inflammatory in women with osteoarthritis, and that elevated inflammation and body mass index were associated with this increased activation.

Released: 27-Nov-2017 10:05 AM EST
Overcoming Opioids: Researching Mental Health and Addiction
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Media Pitch: People with a mental illness are twice as likely to have a substance use problem compared to the general population. At least 20% of people with a mental illness have a co-occurring substance use problem.

Released: 27-Nov-2017 10:05 AM EST
Overcoming Opioids: Researching Mental Health and Addiction
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Media Pitch: People with a mental illness are twice as likely to have a substance use problem compared to the general population. At least 20% of people with a mental illness have a co-occurring substance use problem.

Released: 22-Nov-2017 7:05 AM EST
Workouts to Remember: New Research Suggests High-Intensity Exercise Boosts Memory
McMaster University

The health advantages of high-intensity exercise are widely known but new research from McMaster University points to another major benefit: better memory. The findings could have implications for an aging population which is grappling with the growing problem of catastrophic diseases such as dementia and Alzheimer’s.

   
Released: 22-Nov-2017 6:05 AM EST
Antibiotics Resistance : Researchers Succeed to Block Genes of Resistance
Universite de Montreal

Scientists at UdeM's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine design better molecules that make it harder for plasmids to move between bacteria.

Released: 20-Nov-2017 2:05 PM EST
Perimeter Institute Launches a New Centre for the Universe
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

A new research hub at Perimeter Institute seeks to shed light on some of the most profound mysteries in modern physics, from the big bang and black holes to dark matter and dark energy.

Released: 20-Nov-2017 11:05 AM EST
Government of Canada Announces Investment of More Than $40m in Child Health Research
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

November 20, 2017 – Toronto, Ontario – Canadian Institutes of Health Research

14-Nov-2017 9:00 AM EST
Discovery of a Promising Medication for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)

Canadian researchers discovered that pimozide, a drug used to treat schizophrenia, has the potential to slow the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). A clinical trial must confirm the efficacy and safety of the drug before it is offered to patients.

Released: 15-Nov-2017 10:00 AM EST
New Certificate in Social Impact for Professionals Offered by Smith School of Business First Program of Its Kind in Canada
Stephen J.R. Smith School of Business, Queen's University

The Centre for Social Impact (CSI) at Queen’s University’s Smith School of Business has launched a new certificate program aimed at equipping working professionals with the knowledge and skills to integrate social impact considerations into their business and organizational strategies.

   
13-Nov-2017 11:05 AM EST
Study Finds Asthma and Food Allergies Predictable at Age One
McMaster University

Using data from more than 2,300 children from across Canada participating in the CHILD Study, the researchers evaluated the presence of AD and allergic sensitization at age one. When the children were three years of age, the researchers performed a clinical assessment to determine the presence of asthma, allergic rhinitis, food allergy and AD. The combined effect of AD and allergic sensitization was found to be greater than the sum of their individual effects, both on the risk of asthma and on reported food allergy.

13-Nov-2017 1:05 PM EST
Head Games: Research Finds Injury From Contact Sport Has Harmful, Though Temporary Effect on Memory
McMaster University

McMaster University neuroscientists studying sports-related head injuries have found that it takes less than a full concussion to cause memory loss, possibly because even mild trauma can interrupt the production of new neurons in a region of the brain responsible for memory. Though such losses are temporary, the findings raise questions about the long-term effects of repeated injuries and the academic performance of student athletes.

Released: 13-Nov-2017 6:00 AM EST
Exposure to Benzene During Pregnancy: A Pilot Study Raises Concerns in British Columbia
Universite de Montreal

Université de Montréal research reveals that 29 pregnant women living near natural-gas hydraulic fracturing sites had a median concentration of a benzene biomarker in their urine that was 3.5 times higher than that found in women from the general Canadian population.

Released: 9-Nov-2017 9:00 AM EST
Remembrance Day: Can Exercise Help with PTSD?
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

CIHR-promoted researchers explore Post-traumatic stress disorder

Released: 8-Nov-2017 9:00 AM EST
Live Webcast to Explore the Ways “Useless” Discoveries Have Changed Our Lives
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

.In a live webcast on November 8, physicist Pauline Gagnon will explain how seemingly “useless” scientific discoveries, such as the Higgs boson, have changed the way we live our lives.

Released: 7-Nov-2017 2:20 PM EST
Archaeological Researchers Find That Dental X-Rays Can Also Reveal Serious Vitamin D Problems in Living Patients
McMaster University

Human teeth hold vital information about Vitamin D deficiency, a serious but often hidden condition that can now be identified by a simple dental X-ray, McMaster anthropologists Lori D’Ortenzio and Megan Brickley have found.

Released: 7-Nov-2017 12:05 PM EST
McMaster Cultivates Medicinal Cannabis Knowledge
McMaster University

The multidisciplinary Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR) will focus on conducting research, sharing evidence-based information and creating a network of professionals interested in further understanding medicinal cannabis.

Released: 7-Nov-2017 9:05 AM EST
New Study Shows Abusive Behavior in Hospital Operating Rooms Undermines Surgical Team Performance
Stephen J.R. Smith School of Business, Queen's University

The impact of surgeons’ leadership on surgical team performance was studied, focusing on “psychological safety” and team efficacy. Abusive supervision — such as putting down someone in front of others — and highly controlling behaviour undermined surgical team results.

6-Nov-2017 9:05 AM EST
UHN Vision Scientists Discover Potential Neuroprotective Treatment for Glaucoma
University Health Network (UHN)

A research team led by scientists at the Krembil Research Institute in Toronto has identified a new neuroprotective factor that has the potential to help people suffering from the common blinding disease glaucoma.

Released: 6-Nov-2017 11:05 AM EST
High Risk Sex Behaviors Impact Women’s Health: Mcmaster
McMaster University

The research team compared samples of vaginal microbiota of both women who were involved in sex work and those who were not sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya.

Released: 6-Nov-2017 10:05 AM EST
Researchers Discover Eight New Epilepsy Genes
Universite de Montreal

A new study examining 200 children with epileptic encephalopathy – epilepsy combined with intellectual or overall developmental disability –identified eight new genes involved in this type of epilepsy thanks to their use of whole-genome sequencing, which had never been done before in an epileptic study of this scope.

Released: 1-Nov-2017 9:05 AM EDT
U.S.-Canada to Test Cross-Border Communication for Disaster Response
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Emergency management officials and first responder agencies on both sides of the border between the United States and Canada will work together for an experiment in disaster response.

Released: 1-Nov-2017 8:05 AM EDT
New Tools to Tackle the Opioid Crisis: Chemists Develop Method to Quickly Screen, Accurately Identify Fentanyl and a Broad Range of Other Drugs of Abuse
McMaster University

Researchers at McMaster University have developed a new drug screening technique that could lead to the rapid and accurate identification of fentanyl, as well as a vast number of other drugs of abuse, which up until now have been difficult to detect by traditional urine tests.

   
Released: 1-Nov-2017 6:00 AM EDT
Your Bones Affect Your Appetite—and Your Metabolism!
Universite de Montreal

A Montreal Clinical Research Institute discovery sheds light on osteocalcin, a hormone produced by our bones that affects how we metabolize sugar and fat.

31-Oct-2017 4:00 PM EDT
Breast Cancer Researchers Track Changes in Normal-Looking Mammary Duct Cells Leading to Disease
University Health Network (UHN)

Breast cancer researchers have mapped early genetic alterations in normal-looking cells at various distances from primary tumours to show how changes along the lining of mammary ducts can lead to disease.

Released: 30-Oct-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Research Shows How to Make Email and Other Technology Interruptions Productive
Stephen J.R. Smith School of Business, Queen's University

There are different types of email interruptions, each one with its own trade offs. Managers and workers can use this knowledge to mitigate the negative impacts on performance and stress.

   
Released: 30-Oct-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Six World-Class Research Teams to Investigate Overcoming Therapeutic Resistance in High Fatality Cancers
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Azrieli Foundation and the Israel Science Foundation (ISF) are pleased to announce the recipients of the Joint Canada-Israel Health Research Program’s 3rd call for proposals. These world-class research teams will direct their focus towards new frontiers in cancer research.

Released: 30-Oct-2017 8:05 AM EDT
Joint Canada-Israel Health Research Program
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Joint Canada-Israel Health Research Program / Programme de recherche en santé Canada-Israël

Released: 27-Oct-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Trying to Boost "Client Satisfaction", Auditors Unwittingly Overlook Questionable Accounting Practices
Stephen J.R. Smith School of Business, Queen's University

For any other profession, customer relationship management is a great marketing tactic. For auditors, it makes them identify too readily with a client’s overly aggressive accounting approach

Released: 20-Oct-2017 1:05 PM EDT
A Program for Entrepreneurs, and Those Who Think Like Them
Stephen J.R. Smith School of Business, Queen's University

Smith’s program geared to entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs has a new name — and new model.

12-Oct-2017 10:00 AM EDT
Bolstering Fat Cells Offers Potential New Leukemia Treatment
McMaster University

Killing cancer cells indirectly by powering up fat cells in the bone marrow could help acute myeloid leukemia patients, according to a study from McMaster University's Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute and published in Nature Cell Biology.

Released: 13-Oct-2017 1:30 PM EDT
Putting New Tools in the Hands of Leading Canadian Scientists
University of Manitoba

More than $554 million for new labs and equipment to help Canadian researchers discover, innovate and train the next generation of scientists for the jobs of tomorrow.

Released: 13-Oct-2017 1:30 PM EDT
Putting New Tools in the Hands of Leading Canadian Scientists
University of Manitoba

More than $554 million for new labs and equipment to help Canadian researchers discover, innovate and train the next generation of scientists for the jobs of tomorrow.

Released: 12-Oct-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Researchers Unveil the Most Advanced Driving Simulator in Canada and Unique in the World, Designed to Study the Effects of Human Conditions on Driving
University Health Network (UHN)

In a national first, researchers from the iDAPT labs at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network have launched DriverLab, an underground, state-of-the-art research simulator, designed to study the impact of our health on driving performance, with an aim to increase driver safety in healthy older adults and people living with injury or illness.

Released: 6-Oct-2017 2:05 PM EDT
Long-Term Cannabis Consumption Increases Violent Behaviour in Young People in Psychiatric Care
Universite de Montreal

A new study on cannabis use that involved 1,136 patients (from 18 to 40 years of age) with mental illnesses who had been seen five times during the year after discharge from a psychiatric hospital demonstrates that sustained used of cannabis is associated with an increase in violent behaviour in young people. Moreover, the association between persistent cannabis use and violence is stronger than that associated with alcohol or cocaine.

2-Oct-2017 1:05 AM EDT
Reduced Exposure to Risk Factors Like Bullying Could Reduce Mental Illness in Extreme Preemies
McMaster University

The study utilized the McMaster Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Cohort, which includes a group of 179 extremely low birth weight survivors and 145 normal birth weight controls born between 1977 and 1982, which has 40 years' worth of data. The study showed that although these preemies were not necessarily exposed to a larger number of risk factors compared to their normal birth weight counterparts, these stresses appeared to have a greater impact on their mental health as adults. The study utilized the McMaster Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Cohort, which includes a group of 179 extremely low birth weight survivors and 145 normal birth weight controls born between 1977 and 1982, which has 40 years' worth of data.

   
Released: 26-Sep-2017 4:00 PM EDT
Cancer Treatment: Bringing Patients Onboard
Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)

With $1 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, PAROLE-Onco will integrate patient-partners into the health care teams of the oncology departments of six Quebec health institutions. This is the first research project of its kind to evaluate the effects of integrating patient-partners into health care teams.

Released: 22-Sep-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Are You Happy You Voted – or Didn't?
Universite de Montreal

An analysis of 22 election-period surveys in five countries shows that people who cast a ballot are much more glad they did than people who abstain.

Released: 22-Sep-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Why Do People in New Democracies Stop Voting?
Universite de Montreal

An exhaustive study of legislative elections in all 91 democracies that were born around the world from 1939 to 2015 finds that in half of them, there was a substantial decline in voter turnout. But what actually caused people to stay home depended on what country they lived in and how democratization happened there.

 
20-Sep-2017 3:15 PM EDT
Being Active Saves Lives Whether a Gym Workout, Walking to Work or Washing the Floor
McMaster University

The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study, led by the Population Health Research Institute of McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, shows any activity is good for people to meet the current guideline of 30 minutes of activity a day, or 150 minutes a week to raise the heart rate.

Released: 19-Sep-2017 1:05 PM EDT
Transformative Gift from The Munk Charitable Foundation Propels the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre into the Future, Cementing its Role as a Global Leader in Cardiovascular Care
University Health Network (UHN)

University Health Network (UHN) announced today that The Peter and Melanie Munk Charitable Foundation is increasing its support to the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre (PMCC) with a transformative gift of $100 million.

Released: 18-Sep-2017 11:45 AM EDT
Dr. Rob Kiefl is Awarded 2017 Yamazaki Prize
TRIUMF

Dr. Rob Kiefl, Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of British Columbia (UBC), member of the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (SBQMI) at UBC and an affiliate Scientist at TRIUMF, has been awarded the 2017 Yamazaki Prize by the International Society for mSR Spectroscopy (ISMS).

14-Sep-2017 2:20 PM EDT
HIV-AIDS: Following Your Gut
Universite de Montreal

Researchers find a way to reduce replication of the AIDS virus in the gastrointestinal tract.

Released: 15-Sep-2017 3:35 PM EDT
Deprescribing Gets Support From Canada's Seniors, Survey Shows
Universite de Montreal

A majority of Canadians over 65 think "deprescribing" should be a national government priority .



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