Kontulainen’s study, which focuses on bone and muscle health, is part of a 17-month national project funded by CIHR to understand the health impacts of inactivity. Eight university teams across Canada have each been awarded $200,000 to study the effects of a 14-day bed rest period on the brains and cardiovascular and other physiological systems in a total of 24 volunteers 12 men and 12 women. “This project is unique because, for the first time, participants are in the 55 to 65 age group while previous bed rest studies involved only young people,” said Kontulainen. “With one-quarter of Canada’s population expected to be seniors by 2035, it’s important to understand mechanisms that cause bone deterioration through aging and inactivity.”
Government of Canada invests in first-of-its-kind research study on the health impacts of inactivity
Researchers seek to understand how to improve health of patients confined to bed rest and for astronauts in space
Newswise February 24, 2021 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Canadians know the importance of physical activity to their health and wellness. But there is still more we have to learn about the effects long periods of inactivity have on our health. This research evidence is crucial to informing how we can provide better care and minimize the impact of inactivity on the health and wellness of older adults who undergo long periods of bed rest because of injury and illness. This research is also vital in helping to influence and shape long stays for older adults in acute care and long-term care settings. There is another unique application for this research: improving the health and wellness of astronauts when they experience adverse health e
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The McGill Tribune spoke to five up-and-coming Black researchers in a variety of scientific disciplines.
Dr. Myrna Lashley
Dr. Myrna Lashley is an associate professor in McGill’s Department of Psychiatry and an adjunct researcher at the Lady Davis Institute. For more than 30 years, she has advocated for Black Canadians through equity and inclusivity work.
After coming to Canada from Barbados, Lashley faced overt racism in Canadian academia and experienced loneliness from being the only Black person in her department.
“I came to realize that I was not alone; my feelings were real and realistic and that I had a duty to do what I could to help others,” Lashley wrote in an email to
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Reached Saturday morning at home, Nathalie Duchesne sounded like she was still having a hard time coming to grips with the fact 28-year-old actress Rosine Chouinard-Chauveau had died.
There are still few details of her death available other than Chouinard-Chauveau died Thursday from an unspecified health problem and she was waiting to have surgery for the issue. The surgery had been delayed, like so many others, because resources in the health sector have been diverted to deal with COVID-19 patients.
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