OTTAWA – Filomena Tassi (pictured), minister of labour, on behalf of Patty Hajdu, minister of health, announced an investment of $61.5 million from the Government of Canada for the next phase of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). This funding includes $52 million from Canadian Institutes of Health Research and $9.5 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation.
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TORONTO – Rocket Doctor and Switch Health announced that they are partnering to expand a research study monitoring changes to lung health of patients who have tested positive for COVID-19. Volunteer participants that choose to be part of the study will enroll in the program and be sent a Butterfly iQ+ at-home, point-of-care lung ultrasound device.
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EDMONTON – A University of Alberta project aims to develop an AI-based screening tool to help doctors diagnose depression more precisely. Depression can affect quality of life, damage relationships, lower productivity and lead to suicide. A proper diagnosis is the key to effective treatment, but making a precise diagnosis can be difficult because there are no biological tests and symptoms vary.
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OTTAWA – The University of Ottawa is launching a world-first clinical trial that could lead to a new kind of brain computer interface, paving the way for advanced technologies to help people with paralysis. The trial is led by Dr. Adam Sachs (pictured), researcher and head of integrated spine surgery and director of neuromodulation and functional neurosurgery at The Ottawa Hospital.
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MONTREAL – Sixteen months into the pandemic, testimonies of people suffering from long-term effects of COVID-19 are multiplying, but knowledge in this regard remains limited. A new transdisciplinary, multi-centre prospective cohort study of adults previously infected with COVID-19 in Quebec aims to fill this gap.
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TORONTO – UHN researchers, on a platform powered by the organization's new DATA Team, are studying how older Ontarians respond to COVID-19 vaccines relative to younger persons in an attempt to understand long-term safety and efficacy. The first of its kind to be approved at UHN, the study is completely electronic, from recruitment to consent and at-home participation.
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EDMONTON – The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded $1.6 million to the University of Alberta for the Sensory-Motor Adaptive Rehabilitation Technology (SMART) CREATE training program to train up to 120 graduate and undergraduate students over the next six years.
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TORONTO – Clinical trials published in high-profile medical journals rarely report on income or other key sociodemographic characteristics of study participants, according to a new report that suggests these gaps may create blind spots when it comes to healthcare, especially for disadvantaged populations.
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WATERLOO, Ont. – BlackBerry Limited and the University of Waterloo have announced a five-year, multi-million dollar partnership agreement focused on driving research-powered innovation in Canada. Combining the University’s world-renowned research and BlackBerry’s ability to deliver transformational products and services, the two organizations will work together in a unique program designed to fast-track the development of research and technology into market-ready products.
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OTTAWA – The Bruyère Research Institute has been honoured with a re-designation as a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Knowledge Translation and Health Technology Assessment for Health Equity.
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