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PI: Letourneau, Nicole L; Reimer, Jan; Duffett-Leger, Linda A; Graham, Ian D; Moshirpour, Mohammad; Nixon, Kendra L; Parrilla Lopez, Maria Jose; Ross, Kharah M; Stewart-Tufescu, Ashley
Addressing the impact of early childhood adversity (e.g. family violence, parental depression, low-income) can promote children's mental health and development, giving children the best start in life…
Canadian ADAptive Platform Trial of COVID-19 Therapeutics in Community Settings (Can-ADAPT COVID)
PI: Pinto, Andrew D; Keynan, Yoav; Greiver, Michelle; JĂĽni, Peter; Lee, Todd C; McDonald, Emily G; Murthy, Srinivas; Selby, Peter L
While public health measures and vaccines have reduced the spread of SARS-CoV-2, most scientists predict this virus will be endemic and new variants will emerge. Effective and affordable medications …
PI: Masellis, Mario
The pandemic of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been implicated in inducing direct and indirect neurological, cognitive, and behavioral effects. Since COVID-19 is manifested as a viral pneumo…
Family caregivers play an important role in the care and support of patients. In fact, they are in a unique position to relieve much of the responsibility from the notoriously burdened medical system…
SARS-CoV-2 the respiratory virus responsible for millions of deaths around the world since its first appearance in 2019 , in Wuhan, China. Despite the high vaccination rates, the danger of COVID-19 p…
PI: Lam, David D
The prevalence of social isolation stress (SIS) has been recognized within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, correctional institutions, and declining in-person socializations. SIS is known to ind…
PI: Tanti, Amanda C
There are numerous advantages to a bachelors degree in nursing. Bachelor-trained nurses report increased levels of job satisfaction due to a greater sense of autonomy and more diverse career opportun…
PI: Hernandez, Laura
Numerous short- and long-term implications have been reported in survivors of Coronavirus 2019 Disease (COVID-19). Many patients with COVID-19 may have had heart disease related conditions or may hav…
PI: Cuda, Natalie M
Background: Breast cancer survivors (BCS) may experience poor mental health following chemotherapy treatment. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these symptoms leading to increased levels of anxie…
PI: Ladak, Reese
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the viral agent responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. A defining feature of SARS-CoV-2 infections are severely impaired antiviral type…
PI: Arduini, Ariana
The global spread of SARS-CoV-2 has led to significant viral evolution. A number of variants of concern (VOCs) have already been identified, among which Delta now dominates the COVID-19 landscape in …
Since late 2019, the world is dealing with the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Causing millions of infection cas…
Deaths attributed to illicit substance misuse have increased exponentially during the COVID-19 pandemic.This drastic spike in deaths has largely been attributed to accidental overdoses of the potent …
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in over 250 million cases and over five million deaths worldwide. To combat the global crisis, large-scale vaccination efforts have expedited and redefined the time…
L'apnée du sommeil (AS) touche près de 26 % des Canadiens. L'AS affecte 2,5 fois plus les hommes que les femmes et est donc perçue comme une « maladie d’homme ». Par conséquent, les femmes sont souve…
PI: Lui, Leanna
Since the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic by the World Health Organization, over 259 million people have tested positive for COVID-19. A notable percentage of individuals who were previously inf…
PI: Dahroug, Lama
The impacts of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been felt everywhere. COVID-19, which was declared a global pandemic in March 2020, can affect any individual, and pregnant women are particula…
Using cell-free DNA as a Biomarker for Pulmonary Vascular Disease in Patients with Long COVID
PI: Iqbal, Fatima
Canada has reported over 1.7 million confirmed cases of coronavirus-19 disease (COVID-19), 91,000 hospitalizations, and 29,000 deaths. While over 53% of discharged patients demonstrate persistent bre…
Immunological memory has traditionally been solely attributed to T and B lymphocytes in the adaptive immune system. Recently, the concept of immunological memory has been expanded to include innate i…
PI: Perry, Chelsey L
There is a need to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted social and structural health inequities for Indigenous women and gender diverse peoples (2S/LGBTQ+). Ongoing colonial violence and…
PI: Choi, You Na
Research indicates that Covid-19 pandemic has intensified the health inequities that ethnic minorities experience. However, little research has been done in Canada. This study will build upon current…
PI: Presley, Lianne
Like other viruses, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, constantly changes via mutation. Throughout the global pandemic, several variants of concern (VOCs) have been identified. A variant is …
PI: Novack, Kaylee Y
Technology-based interventions (TBIs) may be useful for increasing treatment options for eating disorders (EDs) among youth, who frequently use technologies and who are particularly affected by these…
PI: Shafique, Houda
Antibodies are a natural immune response developed by the body to protect against infection, but in some cases, individuals can develop autoantibodies that attack components of the individual's own b…
PI: Michaud, Xavier
Le sommeil est un indicateur important de la santé d’un individu. Entre autres, le manque de sommeil est associé à un risque accru d'accidents, à une diminution de la motivation et d’une diminution d…
PI: Veitch, Alanna
The COVID-19 pandemic and economic shutdown unequally impacted women and racial minorities working in Canadas services sector. Employment is an important social determinant of health that influences …
Les aînés souffrant d'anxiété et d'autres maladies physiques sont plus susceptibles de vivre des complications lors de leur sortie du département d'urgence (DU), ce qui augmente leur risque de revisi…
PI: Collins, Zoe K
Background: Canadas overdose epidemic and the COVID-19 pandemic are intersecting public health emergencies that place people who use opioids at extreme risk of negative outcomes. These syndemic event…
L’inhibition permet à l’être humain de faire fi des stimuli secondaires ou des actions inappropriées (Bjorklund et Harnishfeger, 1995). Ce processus est essentiel pour le fonctionnement humain, puisq…
Unhealthy food marketing is omnipresent and influences youths food preferences, consumption patterns and purchases, with important implications for health later in life. Marketing of sugary drinks is…
PI: Rigas, Christina
Prior to COVID-19, psychiatric disorders affected over 10;15% of older adults (1,000,000 Canadians aged 60+) costing $15 billion/year. The pandemic has increased social isolation and limited resource…
PI: Manoharan, Baanu
Racial/ethnic groups have been disproportionately impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.South Asians represent the largest non-white ethnic group in Canada and have a higher risk of infecti…
PI: McNairn, Jake T
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, has taken a major toll on human life. There has been emergent evidence of brain-related symptoms such as depression, anxiety and brain fog…
La maladie à coronavirus (Covid-19) est une maladie d’origine virale apparue en 2019 et déclarée pandémie mondiale en mars 2020. Depuis, le virus a tué des millions de personnes et eu des effets soci…
PI: Magel, Emily
Context: Sports participation (SP) is key for adolescents to meet movement guidelines. However, COVID-19 restrictions may prove problematic for return-to-sport. Secondary school athletes are at highe…
PI: Pichtikova, Mina
The COVID-19 stay-at-home orders (SHOs) created unique circumstances which placed victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) in precarious situations. COVID-19 SHOs forced many survivors to isolate w…
The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced unprecedented levels of stress into the realities of daily living. Many of these stressors, such as job loss and quarantine practices, are of a non-traumatic natu…
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is the analysis of sewage effluent for community-level detection of the consumption or shedding of a substance. WBE of infectious disease can confirm the presence …
PI: BABIY, ZORYANA
Postpartum depression (PPD) is one of the most common complications of childbirth, affecting up to 20% of mothers in the first year after delivery. If untreated, it can have negative effects on the m…
PI: Wang, Wanning
Those with substance use disorders (SUDs) have been identified as a vulnerable population who are at risk for severe COVID-19 comorbidities and may have intersecting vulnerabilities deterring them fr…
PI: Kay, Tatjana L
The proposed study aims to investigate whether the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on mother-child attachment. The pandemic upended daily life creating more stressors, particularly on parents…
PI: Giac, Raphaëlle
De nombreuses études démontrent qu’un niveau de stress élevé ainsi que des symptômes de dépression et/ou d’anxiété chez les personnes enceintes sont liés à des difficultés émotionnelles, comportement…
Adaptation of a Self-Compassion Intervention for Treating Psychological Symptoms of Long COVID
PI: Krebs, Brandon K
Long COVID encompasses a range of physical symptoms that persist following recovery from COVID-19 infection. Beyond the physical consequences, there are concerns regarding the persisting psychologica…
COVID-19 and its prevention policies have taken a toll on Canadians and people around the globe. Adherence to the multiple prevention policies has required people to make important sacrifices and ada…
Globally, marijuana is the most commonly used recreational drug among males of reproductive age. Cannabis use has increased following its legalization in several countries, especially during the COVI…
One-third of all patients consulting emergency departments (ED) are seniors and an additional one-third of seniors admitted to the ED report care coordination problems, chief among them are gaps in h…
PI: Senger, Brannon
Compared to standard care, early intervention services (EIS) are associated with better functional and clinical outcomes for young adults experiencing psychosis. Despite this, recent research has sug…
PI: Bhagrath, Aanya
The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated that elderly people are at much higher risk of developing severe symptoms from infection. This is partly due to reduced responsiveness of T cells, a type of immu…
PI: Yu, Brian E
The ophthalmology clientele is vulnerable in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic because of their age and comorbidities. Specifically, elderly patients aged 65 and above with ocular diseases such as…
Despite commitments to bolster Public Health systems after the SARS epidemic, Canadas Public Health systems were severely under-resourced and under-prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic. The consequence…