Modern machine learning is powered by deep neural networks composed of many interconnected layers of artificial neurons, whose tunable connections learn from data to solve important problems. While this approach has achieved incredible successes in many domains, in practice neural networks act as “black boxes” whose high-level insights are hard to access. Our project will […]

Fluorescence Biomodulation (FB) is a novel technology that employs fluorescence light energy (FLE) to positively impact the three phases of healing. In the clinical setting, FB has been demonstrated to be safe and effective in the management of both acute and chronic wounds, resulting in accelerated wound closure while reducing inflammation, bacterial growth, and pain. […]

L’objectif du projet est d’optimiser le compostage au sein d’Espace pour la Vie (EPLV). Le projet sera supporté par la Fondation Espace pour la Vie, une fondation publique et reconnue comme organisme de charité indépendant qui reçoit des fonds de donateurs privés. Une quantité importante de résidus organiques et alimentaires est produite au sein d’EPLV, […]

Nuclear transfer is a technique to clone animals of the same trait and it is industrially very valuable to clone animals of excellent traits. However, there is no standardized technology to secure, store and supply enough quantities of superior genetics to clone elite farm animals so it has limitation to use in industry field. Although […]

Le présent projet propose de renseigner sur la nature et l’ampleur de l’anxiété de performance en milieu scolaire, une problématique qui prend de l’ampleur chez les adolescents anxieux. Les médias discutent effectivement de plus en plus du fardeau de l’anxiété aux évaluations chez les élèves qui entrainent des coûts importants par ses conséquences sur la […]

For some diseases, several treatments are available and it is therefore necessary to compare their effectiveness. When several studies have been published on such comparison, it is becoming common practice to combine the results through a method called meta-analysis. Combining results is however challenging owing to differences in populations and methodologies between studies. Not to […]

Recent studies have demonstrated the efficacy of medical cannabis (MC) to treat certain conditions like chronic pain. However, surveys conducted before 2018 have revealed that physicians were more reluctant than patients to use MC. According to physicians, a major barrier to the use of MC was insufficient information. In this project, we want to describe […]

Le monde de l’économie de la santé est en constante évolution entre autres en raison des nouvelles sortes de traitements et de l’importance, qui peut s’avérer parfois urgente, de l’accès aux médicaments. Ainsi les agences d’évaluation des technologies de la santé essayent de s’adapter au mieux à ces changements. En juillet 2018, l’INESSS a apporté […]

Ce projet consiste à recenser les effets secondaires et à caractériser le profil d’innocuité d’une nouvelle formulation d’un médicament bien connu et efficace dans le traitement de l’addiction aux opioïdes : SublocadeTM (buprénorphine à libération prolongée). Tout en agissant sur l’humeur, les opioïdes génèrent un sentiment d’euphorie et c’est pourquoi ils peuvent comporter un risque […]

Ce projet vise à établir les valeurs de seuil de gravité de l’asthme chez l’enfant et se base sur une première étude clinique déjà en cours visant à établir les valeurs de référence pédiatriques des mesures d’oscillométrie. Ces valeurs de référence constituent la base nécessaire afin de déterminer les valeurs de seuil de résistance pulmonaire […]

Seniors take many medications during their lifetime. As seniors age, some of these medications may become unnecessary or even harmful. The process of stopping a medication that has the potential to cause more harm than benefit is called deprescribing. Physicians are more in the habit of prescribing than deprescribing, even though patients like the idea […]

Schizophrenia is a devastating disease for which there is no cure. Available treatments aim at minimizing the symptoms. However, patients often stop taking their tablets, which leads to a worsening of their symptoms, referred to as relapse. In order to avoid the problems of discontinuation, some treatments are administered through an injection. Several studies have […]