Spring Loaded Technology is a Halifax, Nova Scotia based start-up company focused on developing innovative knee bracing technology. Their Levitation™ knee brace has been developed to assist knee extension in people with leg weakness, but it has not yet been tested. The proposed research project will test the Levitation™ knee brace in healthy people, providing […]

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Canada currently employs patterned non-invasive brain stimulation techniques in the treatment of conditions such as depression and anxiety. The goal of this study will aim to determine whether there is a more effective way to deliver brain stimulation compared to traditional methods. We will compare a new controlled TMS compared to the traditional TMS hardware. […]

Nous connaissons actuellement un déclin sans précédent de la biodiversité, et l’urbanisation du territoire fait partie des principales causes de cet enjeu. Ce projet vise la sensibilisation et la mobilisation des municipalités et des acteurs de la filière de l’horticulture ornementale, environnementale et nourricière autour des pratiques horticoles favorisant la protection et l’accroissement de la […]

The Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW, Orcinus orca) population is assessed at 75 individuals, and significant threats include high levels of endocrine disrupting contaminants, alongside other anthropogenic threats. Studies have painted a partial picture of the contaminants of concern in the SRKW food web. For example, preliminary studies of chinook salmon suggest that some resident […]

Vision accounts for approximately 80% of human sensory perception. Visual information processing starts in the retina of the eye, where images are detected and encoded. Retinal cells send and receive signals through chemical synapses (using neurotransmitters) or electrical synapses (using the direct passage of ions through gap junctions). Certain retinal cell types are known to […]

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is caused by self-reactive immune cells that destroy the fatty substance called myelin which surrounds axons in the brain. Like the rubber insulation on telephone lines, myelin is required for axons to properly transmit electrical signals. Comparable to stripping the rubber insulation from telephone lines, myelin loss impairs communication in the brain. […]

Mental health is a pressing health issue in today’s society that requires more research to better prevent, identify, and mental health disorders in children and adolescence. Our pilot data suggests that bacterial in our mouths (the oral microbiome) may play an important role in mental health but requires further investigation in larger more diversity populations […]

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Appalachian Hardwood Forests (AHF) in New Brunswick represent biodiversity hotspots that support 180 plant species including 43 rare and endangered plants, and are only found in the Upper Wolastoq-St-John River Valley. Given the importance of these habitats, their restoration is a critical step to help solve the current biodiversity crisis and re-establish the extent of […]