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Quebec study on long COVID seeking participants

webfull — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 18:51:00 +0000

Find out more or sign up to participate through the study website: https://post-covid.quebec/en/home/ or by emailing: post-covid.mni [at] mcgill.ca

Published: 2 November 2022

Environmental activists: at high risk of violence and assassination

webfull — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 17:50:28 +0000

Activists protesting against environmental injustices around the world suffer from high rates of criminalization, physical violence and murder, according to a study published this week in Global Environmental Change. Indeed, despite the fact that they primarily use nonviolent forms of protest, activists are victims of violence in 18% of environmental conflicts, and of murder in 13% of these conflicts. When Indigenous Peoples are involved, violence is especially frequent.

Published: 25 June 2020

CTV NEWS | Loneliness can directly impair immune system, increase risk of death: study

webfull — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 22:42:47 +0000

The findings, published in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences earlier in June, show how social isolation can negatively affect the health of the brain as well as the immune system.“Social isolation, or a lack of social opportunity, gives rise to a sense of loneliness. Directly or indirectly, this feeling has many wide-ranging consequences for our psychological well-being as well as our physical health, even our longevity,” the study states.

Published: 17 June 2020

Why do some non-smokers get COPD while many heavy smokers don’t?

webfull — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 15:53:52 +0000

Smoking is the best-known risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a debilitating lung condition that can severely limit a person’s day-to-day activities. But curiously, only a minority of lifelong smokers develops the disease, while non-smokers represent more than 25% of all COPD cases. A new study published today in The Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that a developmental mismatch between airway and lung size—a condition called dysanapsis—could answer why.

Published: 9 June 2020

NATIONAL POST | Hydroxychloroquine study finds drug is no more effective than placebo

webfull — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 23:46:33 +0000

Hydroxychloroquine is not effective in preventing the development of COVID-19 in people exposed to the novel coronavirus, a new study involving Canadian researchers concludes. The results are published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. The clinical trial was led in Canada by Dr. Todd Lee and Dr. Emily McDonald of the Research Institute of the �山ǿ�� Health Centre, in conjunction with partners at the University of Manitoba and University of Alberta. The Canadian research is co-ordinated with a large study by Dr.

Published: 4 June 2020

Tout part d'une bonne nuit de sommeil

webfull — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 15:57:37 +0000

Published: 9 January 2015

Help prevent the transmission of HPV!

webfull — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:24:35 +0000

The �山ǿ�� Division of Cancer Epidemiology has recently launched the CATCH study to test the effectiveness of a Carrageenan-based gel in preventing the tranmission of HPV. Carrageenan is derived from red algae, and commonly used as a thickening agent in food products. It could represent an inexpensive method of prevention against the virus, whereas the vaccine and screening procedures are considerably more expensive.

Published: 25 March 2013