Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most prevalent musculoskeletal conditions globally; it has claimed the number one spot for global burden, the number of years lived with disability, and health condition requiring the most rehabilitation services. Despite the commonness of LBP, there is a lack of understanding on the deficits associated with chronic […]

Root rot disease especially Aphanomyces root rot has led to decrease pea acreage in the prairies due to yield losses of up to 70 percent in wet years. Current fungicides are few and have very limited efficacy on the target pathogen, but may negatively affect other living organisms in the environment. Therefore, there is the […]

Many studies worldwide use neuroimaging to investigate whether there are abnormalities in the structure or function of the brain that underlie mental disorders. The sample sizes in these studies are limited because of the high cost of neuroimaging and difficulties in recruiting large numbers of patients if the disease is rare. This is a problem […]

Stroke is the number one cause of adult disability in the world. Due to the neurological damage from stroke, a vast majority of individuals suffer from hand function disability (~70%). To improve hand function and overcome challenges from this disability, IRegained has developed the MyHandTM system, a connected mechatronic device with programmed proprietary hand function […]

Les larves d’insecte, les mollusques et les crustacés qui habitent le fond des rivières servent de bioindicateurs de la qualité de l’eau pour plusieurs programmes de suivi au Québec et ailleurs. Ces espèces varient énormément quant à leur tolérance à la pollution, ce qui permet de distinguer les milieux pollués des milieux naturels selon la […]

In 2018, Canada legalized the use of recreational cannabis. Despite legalization, there are still many things we do not know about how cannabis can impact our health. It is important that scientists study what cannabis does to our bodies so that Canadians can be informed consumers. A common way to consume cannabis is to use […]

In recent years, plant-based food products, such as plant-based beverages, ice-cream, and yogurt, have been much admired by health and environment conscious consumers due to their sustainability and health benefits. This industrial collaborative project aims to optimize grinding processing to treat plant proteins of different sources to achieve sufficient particle size reduction, while avoiding the […]

Climate change is an important driver of environmental modifications and creates important changes in the ecosystem functioning. It is important to be able to follow these changes, but following whole ecosystems is impossible. Thus, it is recommended to follow bioindicators accurately reflecting the environment state. Arthropods (spiders, insects, etc.) are particularly sensitive to climate changes […]

Personalised cancer treatment is an emerging method of treating cancer that acknowledges that no two tumours are the same. This aproach aims to identify targetable proteins and predict a patients response to treatment to optimise treatment outcomes. However, additional biomarkers and drug targets need to be discovered to further improve treatment. Exosomes, are small extracellular […]

Heart-rate variability (HRV) may be used to index important aspects of brain control of the heart during emotional regulation. Yoga may enhance athletic performance, in part, by facilitating emotional regulation. Lululemon Athletica is interested in developing biofeedback devices designed to further enhance yoga related emotional regulation and for use to educate both their in-store work-force […]

La résilience familiale apparaît comme un facteur protecteur contre la détresse psychologique lors d’une période difficile, comme celle suivant la naissance d’un nouveau-né prématuré. Jusqu’à présent, peu de travaux ont étudié la résilience des familles en néonatalogie, ce qui résulte en un manque de connaissances disponibles pour guider la pratique clinique à ce sujet. Ainsi, […]

Le but du stage est d’étudier l’expression génique par transcriptomique unicellulaire des enzymes impliquées dans la O-GlcNAcylation et le métabolisme énergétique mitochondrial en condition de choc septique. Deux modèles animaux sont étudiées, par injection de lipopolysaccharides ou par ligature de ponction caecale. On étudiera également l’impact des niveaux de O-GlcNAculation chez des souris déficientes en […]