By Julie Robert,
Hip fractures are one of the most common injuries sustained by the elderly population following a fall.
Published on: 4 Mar 2016
By Chris Chipello, 捆绑SM社区 Newsroom
Surprisingly complex interactions between neurotransmitter receptors and other key proteins help explain the brain鈥檚 ability to process information with lightning speed, according to a new study.
Published on: 25 Feb 2016
By聽Tod Hoffman,聽
The use of incretin-based drugs is not associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
The research was conducted by the Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies (CNODES), which used the health records of almost 1 million patients with types 2 diabetes.
Published on: 22 Feb 2016
By聽Julie Robert,
A research team, led by the Research Institute of the 捆绑SM社区 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Montreal, has broken new ground in our understanding of the complex functioning of the brain.
Published on: 18 Feb 2016
Dr. Keiko Shikako-Thomas, Assistant Professor at SPOT, has been awarded a Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Childhood Disability: Participation and Knowledge Translation. Read more in the .听
Published on: 17 Feb 2016
SPOT Faculty members Dr. Keiko Shikako-Thomas (PI) and Dr. Stefanie Blain-Moraes (co-PI) have been awarded a CIHR Planning Grant for the project entitled, 鈥淎daptive-Use Music Technology for children with developmental disabilities鈥�.
Published on: 17 Feb 2016
Dr. Marie-H茅l猫ne Boudrias, Assistant Professor at SPOT, has been awarded funding from the Qu茅bec Bio-imaging Network (QBIN) / FRQS 鈥� Pilot Project for her project, 鈥淚dentification of neural substrates underlying neuroplasticity events induced by acute cardiovascular exercise.鈥� The goal of this project is to explore the role of exercise in motor memory consolidation. Dr. Marc Roig is Co-PI.
Published on: 17 Feb 2016
Dr. Isabelle Gagnon, Assistant Professor at SPOT, has been awarded a CIHR Team Grant to develop the 鈥淐anadian Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Research Consortium鈥�. The goal of this new research group is to improve the delivery of health care to Canadians with TBI from coast to coast, and also in a global context, by and with scientists, patients and public health leaders. Dr. Gagnon has also been named Lead on the Trauma Strategic Group, an integral part of REPAR鈥檚 Scientific Council / Conseil scientifique.
Published on: 17 Feb 2016
By聽Bruno Geoffroy,聽
First-ever connection between noradrenergic neurons and vulnerability to depression
Published on: 15 Feb 2016
By Cynthia Lee,聽捆绑SM社区 Newsroom
It鈥檚 not unusual for siblings to seem more dissimilar than similar: one becoming a florist, for example, another becoming a flutist, and another becoming a physicist.
Published on: 11 Feb 2016
By Katherine Gombay,聽捆绑SM社区 Newsroom
If you鈥檙e fat, can you blame it on your genes? The answer is a qualified yes. Maybe. Under certain circumstances. Researchers are moving towards a better understanding of some of the roots of obesity.
Published on: 9 Feb 2016
By Cynthia Lee
In real estate, location is key. It now seems the same concept holds true when it comes to stopping pain. New research published in Nature Communications indicates that the location of receptors that transmit pain signals is important in how big or small a pain signal will be -- and therefore how effectively drugs can block those signals.
Published on: 3 Feb 2016
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Published on: 1 Feb 2016
By Cynthia Lee
Newsroom
Chronic pain may reprogram the way genes work in the immune system, according to a new study by 捆绑SM社区 researchers published in the journal Scientific Reports. 聽
Published on: 28 Jan 2016
Research led by Dr Hossein Heris of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Dr聽Jamal Daoud of the Department of聽Biomedical Engineering聽is featured on the cover of the journal Advanced Healthcare Materials. Their article聽describes the successful adhesion of聽human fibroblast cells to a scaffold biomaterial composed of hyaluronic acid and聽gelatin composite microgels.
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Published on: 27 Jan 2016
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