University of Ottawa Health Institute improving early detection of heart disease
OttawaMatters.com
“The University of Ottawa Health Institute plans to use a $1-million grant to improve the early diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD).”
TAGS: heart disease, early detection, medical technology advances
‘Audio dome’ to help researchers understand how mind processes sound
CTV News
“A new state-of-the-art space at Western University will allow neuroscientists to study virtual reality through sound. Sounds like those […]”
TAGS: audiology research, hearing, virtual reality, neuroscience
UM research project to improve kidney health in remote communities wins funding from TD Bank
UM News
“[…] the program brings portable, point-of-care equipment to remote locations to provide kidney, diabetes and blood pressure checks. Early screening enables researchers to predict the health risk of individual patients and provide appropriate, immediate care and intervention to prevent or delay kidney failure and the need for dialysis.”
TAGS: kidney health, diabetes, rural health
Why Bone Fractures Often Fail To Be Linked To Their True Cause – Osteoporosis
YouAreUNLTD (blog)
“Data from Osteoporosis Canada indicates that 28 per cent of women and 35 per cent of men will die within a year of a hip fracture, with an estimated […]”
TAGS: osteoporosis, bone strength, bone fractures
Improving employee mental-health benefits is good for everyone
Benefits Canada
“The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health has estimated — when factoring in lost productivity, mental-health benefits, prescription drugs and […]”
TAGS: mental health, community health, wellness
Brain injuries significantly more common in homeless population: UBC study
CTV News
“Along with a team from UBC, the study was co-authored by researchers from Simon Fraser University, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Unit, the […]”
TAGS: concussion, traumatic brain injury, community health
How a protein in your brain could protect against Alzheimer’s disease
Folio – University of Alberta
“The study builds on previous research that had identified the protein as a factor that may decrease a person’s likelihood of Alzheimer’s disease.”
TAGS: Alzheimer’s, dementia, microglia, preventative research