Reduce Your Risk of Fractures And Falls This Winter By Building Bone Strength
YouAreUNLTD (blog)
“But don’t blame the ice, says Dr. Famida Jiwa, president and CEO, Osteoporosis Canada. ‘Broken bones as a result of the disease can happen in […]'”
TAGS: bone strength, osteoporosis, fractures
Children who drank whole milk, as opposed to reduced-fat, less likely to be overweight: U of T study
News@UofT
“The research was led by the University of Toronto and St. Michael’s […] The research was supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, […]”
TAGS: diet, nutritional health, children and youth health
New technique nets scientists haul of key proteins
McGill Newsroom
“Using a new microscopic “fishing” technique, scientists from the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM), Université de Montréal and McGill […]”
TAGS: developmental biology, protein identification, cancer
App developed locally to connect Indigenous kids to health services is going national
Sudbury.com
“A tool developed in the Manitoulin Island community of Wikwemikong to assess the health of Indigenous children is going Canada-wide thanks to a […]”
TAGS: mental health, community health, children and youth health
Boosting B12 to fight deficiency risk: Researchers study fortified yogurt for better vitamin delivery
VCHRI
“[…] one of 80 people ages 50-75 taking part in the study, which tests the potential benefits of fortifying yogurt with vitamin B12.”
TAGS: B12, dietary health, vitamin delivery
Reintroducing brain plasticity lost in adulthood
McGill Newsroom
“In the lab of Dr. Etienne de Villers-Sidani at The Neuro, researchers study the fundamentals of brain plasticity. The goal of this work is to develop therapies and strategies to help neurological patients.”
TAGS: brain plasticity, neuroscience, genetic research