Laing House members are a?creative group who spend a lot of time in our large art room.?We know that art is a wonderful outlet to help manage stress, depression, and anxiety, so we offer regular drop-in art sessions where folks can express themselves and meet new people in a safe and non-judgmental environment. Over the […]

French Heartworm is a very real threat to the health of domesticated and wild dogs in Newfoundland. The purpose of this research project is to validate the sensitivity and specificity of a newly developed fecal test for this parasite. This will be done by collecting fecal and heart/lung samples from deceased dogs and wild canids […]

Psilocybin is a psychedelic compound that alters states of consciousness to allow free imagination and insightful creativity. Its ability to induce complex behavioral and psychological changes has led to its resurgence in psychedelic-enhanced psychotherapy. Despite positive clinical efficacy from a handful of trials, an optimal (or even variable) treatment paradigm has yet to be established. […]

Animal experiments have made significant contributions to medical advances. However, there is increasing awareness in the scientific community that animal studies are not always carried out with utmost efficiency. When study design is suboptimal and/or errors are made, there is a risk that incorrect conclusions are drawn, and that time, money, and animal lives are […]

NS Health oversees the operations of a large number of hospitals and clinics distributed across the province. Given the data volumes that the organization processes on a regular basis, this project proposes workforce analytics for individual hospitals as well the entire collection of hospitals within the NS Health network. Payroll makes up a significant portion […]

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) will play key roles in the RWA platform. A significant area to which these technologies will be applied is the recommendation algorithm connecting users to resources that are most relevant to their 3 personal wellness journey. The app features a collection of both community resources and in-app resources […]

Gene therapy has risen as one of the more promising treatment options for disorders of the central nervous system (CNS). Using modified viruses to deliver genetic material has shown success however has several disadvantages including increased safety risks. Using a non-viral vector system has the potential to overcome many of the challenges that arise with […]

Cette étude vise à dresser le portrait sociodémographique et de santé des appelants qui entrent en contact de façon récurrente avec les Centres d’écoute téléphonique et les stratégies et interventions employées par ces centres pour limiter la fréquence de cette utilisation. Dans le cadre de cette étude quatre catégories de répondants donneront leur point de […]

Les macrophages sont des cellules immunitaires essentielles pour la défense de l’organisme face à une blessure ou une infection. Cependant, leur recrutement dérégulé peut devenir problématique dans certains contextes pathologiques. Ainsi, dans la grande majorité des cancers solides, l’infiltration massive des macrophages favorise la progression de la maladie, et il est devenu crucial de déchiffrer […]

Three decades ago, science saw a major revolution in the nanomedicine field. The invention changed the dynamics of drug delivery and ever since, numerous studies have been done to help in delivering drugs with the aid of nanomedicines. Dendrimers are new generation of vectors used in skin drug delivery mostly because of their small size, […]

This community project will train men from diverse ethnocultural backgrounds and support them in leading well-being groups with men from their communities. Evaluations from past projects have underscored the importance of engaging men in conversations of well-being, healthy relationships, and violence-prevention. This includes the need for further outreach to support men in accessing services and […]

Hospitals use different warming techniques for surgery patients to prevent them from hypothermia, i.e., becoming cold during their operation. Many warming techniques are commonly available and used but studies on their holistic environmental impacts are lacking. The overall environmental impacts and economic costs of products or services can be assessed using life cycle assessment (LCA) […]