Paper electrochemical devices for bacterial analysis

Background- Bacterial analysis in the field is complex and often imprecise. It is therefore difficult to detect and identify a specific strain in a timely manner, which complicates the choice of an optimal treatment regimen. This is a critical issue and bacterial infection are taking an increasing toll on the population and the health services. […]

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Longitudinal Associations Between 24-Hour Movement Behaviour and Early Life Mental Health Indicators

Common mental health disorders (e.g., anxiety and depression) can begin in early childhood, with many symptoms (e.g., high levels of irritability) present during the early years predicting mental health disorders in later life. Research suggests that healthy movement behaviours (i.e., physical activity, reducing sitting, sufficient sleep) are associated with lower risk of mental health disorders […]

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Visionary Communities

Visionary Communities: advancing desired neighbourhood futures is a 4-year community-university partnership that aims to enhance conditions for advancing the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and just sustainable futures desired by Kingston-Galloway Orton (KGO) neighbourhood residents and non-profit organizations and grassroots groups. The first stage of work (over 2024) is to listen to the community and surface […]

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Brain Assistive Tool to Predict Emotional Regulation Failures in Older Adults

The way we regulate our emotions has important implications for our well-being and our social relationships. Emotional regulation involves monitoring and controlling the intensity of one’s affective response to an external event and/or internal thought process. The impairment of emotional regulation then affects the person’s wellbeing; it also impairs the ability of the family members […]

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Deep learning-based quality control for tissue motion tracking in 2D-cine MRI-guided radiotherapy

With real-time acquisition of 2D imaging planes, 2D-cine MRI is often used to visualize rapidly moving tumors and organs-at-risk during radiotherapy, and automatic image registration of 2D-cine MRIs at different time points can assist in tracking tissue displacements. However, when sudden large motions occur, automatic registration algorithms can fail to track the radiation target, potentially […]

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AI in Ophthalmology triage automation

Access to specialist care, especially in rural and remote locations, is a growing challenge in Alberta. Patients with conditions such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetes, and macular edema must travel to large urban centres for assessment by retinal specialist ophthalmologists. Assessment typically requires OCT imaging, which is now broadly available through optometrist offices across the […]

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Ibogaine-induced gait recovery and brain repair in MS and stroke

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is caused by self-reactive immune cells that destroy the fatty substance called myelin which surrounds axons in the brain. Like the rubber insulation on telephone lines, myelin is required for axons to properly transmit electrical signals. Comparable to stripping the rubber insulation from telephone lines, myelin loss impairs communication in the brain. […]

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Investigations of oral microbiome and mental health in children and adolescents

Mental health is a pressing health issue in today’s society that requires more research to better prevent, identify, and mental health disorders in children and adolescence. Our pilot data suggests that bacterial in our mouths (the oral microbiome) may play an important role in mental health but requires further investigation in larger more diversity populations […]

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Using AI and ML to advance frailty detection and management

The combination of aging alongside chronic conditions such as primary biliary cholangitis leads to accelerated muscle mass loss that impacts physical function. At advanced stages, this is termed frailty. Frailty is one of the strongest predictors of poor clinical outcomes including death. In this project we will use multidimensional digital health data and artificial intelligence […]

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