Guest Blog

Presentations at Research Canada’s 2023 Annual General Meeting will delve into antimicrobial resistance (AMR), an issue that the World Health Organization has declared as one of the top ten global public health threats facing humanity. […]

By: Dr. Kumanan Wilson, Interim CEO & Chief Scientific Officer, Bruyère Research Institute In early May 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that COVID-19 is no longer a public health emergency of international concern, […]

Queen’s University researchers explore lessons learned from COVID-19 and what we need to better prepare for future public health emergencies. More than three years into a pandemic that claimed millions of lives worldwide and put […]

The world wasn’t prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic. Regardless of the steps policymakers could have taken to contain it, they could not have foreseen or prepared for the nature of the virus before it emerged […]

Canadians imagine a better future for children, youth, and families. A multidimensional future where all children have the basics of life, they have accessible mental and physical healthcare services, they feel loved and have a […]

Secret Agent Society: The case for integrating mental health and social-emotional supports for kids with autism Kids with autism commonly struggle to regulate their emotions, handle daily stressors in their lives, and navigate everyday social […]

By Dr. Lise Milne What if early intervention – really early intervention – could interrupt inter-generational cycles of trauma? Emerging research confirms that experiences in utero and ‘the first 1000 days’ disproportionately affect the development […]

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a lifelong disability impacting the brain and body of someone exposed to alcohol prenatally. FASD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disabilities, impacting more Canadians than Autism, cerebral […]

“Nolan likes helping me make breakfast these days,” says his mother, Kerri Beirnes. “He can get the toaster button down halfway and then needs support. Most five-year-olds can do this by themselves, but it’s amazing […]

By Heather Blumenthal Dr. Uri Tabori holds positions as the head of the neuro-oncology program at the Hospital for Sick Children, a Professor of Paediatrics and Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto, and a […]