Badly designed studies may lead to the efficacy of drugs being overestimated and money being wasted on trials that prove fruitless, according to a new study from º«¹úÂãÎè in Canada.
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The º«¹úÂãÎè Methodological Development Platform of the has begun its work! The platform is housed in the º«¹úÂãÎè Department of Family Medicine. Under the direction of Dr Pierre Pluye (Family Medicine) and associate direction of Dr.
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Difficulty making good choices is one of the factors that make certain people vulnerable to suicide
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On July 31st, in Shenzhen, China, Dr Howard Bergman, Chair of the Department of Family Medicine, signed a letter of intent between the Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning (Department of Family Medicine of º«¹úÂãÎè) and the Shenzhen Association of Community Health.
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A commonly usedÌý plasticizer known as DINCH, which is found in products that come into close contact with humans, such as medical devices, children's toys and food packaging, was put under the microscopeÌý by Montreal researchers.
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Department of Mechanical Engineering alumnus Kieran Humphries is featured, along with electrical engineer Diego Mascarella, in the May 2015 edition of º«¹úÂãÎè's French-language publication º«¹úÂãÎè dans la ville. "Diego and Kieran are both young and bright º«¹úÂãÎè-trained research engineers," said Prof Benoit Boulet, who supervises their work on the e-drivetrain APC project, which engages industry partners such as Linamar, TM4, Infolytica and Purolator.
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The brain is a privileged organ in the body. So vital to life, the brain is protected from alterations elsewhere in the body by a highly regulated gateway known as the blood-brain barrier, which allows only selected molecules to pass through.
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Dancing the Argentine tango could have potential benefits for people at certain stages in the development of Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to findings in a new study by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital -The Neuro, º«¹úÂãÎè and the Research Institute of the º«¹úÂãÎè Health Centre.
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Domestic violence takes many forms. The control of a woman’s reproductive choices by her partner is one of them. A major study published in PLOS One, led by º«¹úÂãÎè PhD student Lauren Maxwell, showed that women who are abused by their partner or ex-partner are much less likely to use contraception; this exposes them to sexually transmitted diseases and leads to more frequent unintended pregnancies and abortions. These findings could influence how physicians provide contraceptive counselling.
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±Ê°ù´Ç´ÚÌýXinyu Liu is one of 10 º«¹úÂãÎè researchers to receive aÌý2015ÌýNSERCÌýStrategic Project Grant. His proposal, entitled "Paper-based microfluidic devices intergrating inGaN/GaN semiconductor microtubes for ultrasensitive detection of disease markers," has been awardedÌý$394,300 to investigateÌýportable, ultrasensitive biosensors that can quickly detect disease markers.
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The Great Lakes have been invaded by more non-native species than any other freshwater ecosystem in the world. In spite of increasing efforts to stem the tide of invasion threats, the lakes remain vulnerable, according to scientists from º«¹úÂãÎè and colleagues in Canada and the United States.Ìý
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Current government-mandated nutrition labeling is ineffective in improving nutrition, but there is a better system available, according to a study by º«¹úÂãÎè researchers published in the December issue of the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.
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A quiet time scheduled every afternoon could improve the health of newborns and mothers in maternity wards according to researchers at º«¹úÂãÎè.
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Professor Jeffrey Bergthorson in the Department of Mechanical Engineering has been named the first Panda Faculty Scholar in Sustainable Engineering and Design at the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED). Also recently appointed Associate Director of TISED, Prof Bergthorson began a 3-year term in both roles on January 1, 2015.