Malassezia species are amongst the most abundant fungi in humans, found mostly in mucosal surfaces and on the skin. However, Malassezia can cause damage when present in tissue in Crohn’s disease and pancreatic cancer, but knowledge of Malassezia’s involvement in diseases of internal organs remains fragmented and incomplete. The project will involve determining if Malassezia […]

Low intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) when used in conjunction with clear aligner orthodontic treatment has been shown in clinical studies literature to accelerate orthodontic tooth movement, reduce orthodontically induced tooth root resorption, and shorten the overall duration of orthodontic treatment. In-market use of LIPUS technology as an adjunct the clear aligners has grown significantly over […]

The synapse forms the core unit of information transfer in the brain, and most brain disorders, both developmental and degenerative, are caused by synaptic dysfunction. Understanding synaptic organization is therefore central to both basic research and health research in neuroscience. Our still-evolving understanding of the synapse includes relatively recent recognition that many synapses use multiple […]

Scientific evidence indicates that patient education for low back pain can reassures them, improves their health condition and reduces healthcare utilization Easily accessible, science-based fact sheets that can be passed on to patients could be a simple option to address the underutilization of patient education by healthcare professionals. Companies have developed new tools to put […]

The trainees of this project will develop methods and techniques to test the effects of antivirals on white blood cells and set up a platform to test the preclinical toxicity of new potential antiviral compounds. White blood cells can exacerbate viral infections, yet there are few studies on how antivirals may have off target effects […]

Form Athletica Inc.’s augmented reality swim goggles (FORM goggles) are on the leading frontier of augmented reality sport technology. With their see-through display and ability to track and display numerous swimming performance metrics in real-time, swimmers have the opportunity to train in a smarter and more efficient way. Exploiting data from the FORM goggles will […]

Building new solar infrastructure provides opportunities to restore biodiversity and ecosystem function on site, including native plant and pollinator biodiversity, and ecosystem services of plant biomass and flower production, pollination, carbon storage, and resistance to invasive species. Restoration of the diverse native plant communities that provide these goods and services is challenged by varying establishment […]

As the earth is facing widespread human-driven biodiversity loss, one increasingly important tool for conservation will be zoos and aquariums. However, because the environments animals experience in captivity are different from their wild habitats, the size, shape, health, behaviour, and breeding habits of species can change because of evolution and altered environments (e.g. altered nutrition). […]

Les spasmes infantiles constituent un syndrome épileptique unique à la petite enfance, caractérisé par des spasmes généralisés avec une régression neurodéveloppementale. Lorsque les spasmes épileptiques résistent aux traitements médicamenteux, des approches chirurgicales doivent être envisagées. Il y a une pénurie de données sur (1) qui sont les candidats idéaux, (2) quand les patients devraient être […]

Lameness is one of the top welfare problems in dairy cattle and is often caused by hoof lesions. The aim of the current project is to develop and validate the use of a topical pain mitigating product to provide analgesia to cattle undergoing hoof-trimming with severe hoof horn lesions. To achieve this objective a topical […]

La rouille du peuplier fait des ravages au Canada mais encore plus en France. La biologie de cette maladie causée par un champignon basidomycète est assez incomprise, néanmoins nous avons identifié un groupe d’effecteurs ciblant tous le chloroplaste, et certains de ceux-ci affectent fortement la susceptibilté de la plante au pathogène. Une meilleure compréhension de […]

Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) impact millions of children, unfold early in life, and encompass a wide range of symptoms across different domains of functioning. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and developmental coordination disorder (DCD) are among the most common NDDs, and they co-occur in approximately 50% of children. However, despite high comorbidity rates, most research studies focus on […]