Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a major challenge for the individual affected, society at large and there only modest effective drug treatment. We believe that a central problem in AD is the deteriorating fuel supply to the brain (mostly the sugar, glucose) and this impairment appears long before the onset of memory and cognitive problems emerge. […]

A nitrogen budget evaluates the balance between the amount of nitrogen entering a field (inputs) and the amount of nitrogen exiting a field (outputs). When analyzing a nitrogen budget, the amount of nitrogen being lost to the surrounding environment can be estimated, as well as the use efficiency of selected fertilizer treatments. The proposed study […]

Gliomas are the most common type of CNS cancers, originating from glial cells. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common, complex and aggressive form of brain tumor found in human adults. GBM results from transformed glial cell progenitors. These glial cells have been found to arise from neuronal stem cells (NSCs), which reside in the […]

Consumers are increasingly interested in how their pork is raised especially in terms of welfare (the five freedoms) and the use of antibiotics (in relation to antimicrobial resistance). This project will focus on pig behavioural traits such as aggressiveness, tail biting and social interaction and seek to develop new tools to allow these traits to […]

In order to improve the health and productivity of Canadians, ParticipACTION developed a rewards based, physical activity tracking intervention called UPnGO. The UPnGO pilot will aim to increase the amount of physical activity performed throughout the workday. Before and after the intervention, worksites will be assessed to determine what components of workplace environment and policy […]

Pressure ulcers are among the top five leading causes of re-hospitalization in patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI). Unfortunately, current conventional prevention and treatment methods have neither decreased the prevalence of these ulcers nor significantly improved their outcomes. To address this difficulty, here, we will test the efficacy of our new liquid skin substitute to […]

Antibodies are used for treatment of many diseases, including cancer. Within the human immune system, antibodies fight invading bacteria and viruses. We have devised a way to make high-quality antibodies in the laboratory and target them to specific disease-related proteins that have been identified by the scientific community and in our lab. Ensuring that these […]

The project aims at better understanding the role the stand composition may play in increasing resilience of the Quebec forests to future climate variability. We propose that by increasing the degree “mixing” of different species within forest stands, we can make forest more adapted to climatically unfavourable conditions, those frequency may increase in the future. […]

En Tunisie, la majorité des personnes vivant avec des maladies mentales ne reçoivent pas de traitement. Le Ministère de la santé tunisien et le bureau de l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) à Tunis aimeraient offrir la formation mhGAP (développé par l’OMS) à des médecins généralistes afin d’accroître leurs compétences en santé mentale et créer […]

The implementation of hydroelectric power over the past 100 years in Nova Scotia has resulted in changes to the habitats of many important species. In the watersheds where hydro dams have been constructed, plant, fish and animal habitat have all been impacted to some extent. Although some of these impacts have been positive (the creation […]

Comme la plupart des pays en transition, la Tunisie est un pays qui est confronté à une restructuration constante de son système de santé pour faire face à différents défis. Dans la cadre de la nouvelle restructuration de son système, le gouvernement tunisien a décidé de mettre à l’échelle des projets les plus prometteurs et […]

Fibroproliferative disorders are a/the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. A large group of interstitial lung diseases (ILD) can cause progressive scarring of lung tissues, affecting the ability to breathe. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is one of the major forms of ILD and is characterized by a progressive decline in lung function. Although the […]