ɬ�﷬ News - Medicine and Health Sciences

Youth mental health program saves nearly $10 for every dollar invested

webfull — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:22:07 +0000

An innovative youth mental health service model can improve care and ease pressure on Canada's health-care system, a new study led by researchers at ɬ�﷬ and the Douglas Research Centre demonstrates.

Published: 11 August 2026

Pregnancy complications can signal heart disease risk years before traditional screening, study finds

webfull — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:11:56 +0000

ɬ�﷬ researchers have developed a new tool to identify heart disease risk in women earlier in life.

Findings from a study published in JACC: Advances highlight gaps in existing approaches.

Published: 3 August 2026

Study offers new insights into why ex-smokers remain at elevated risk of lung disease

webfull — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:53:24 +0000

A new study by a team of ɬ�﷬ researchers could help explain why people who have quit smoking remain at elevated risk of lung disease long after their last cigarette.

Their paper, published in Translational Research, provides one of the most detailed pictures to date of how quitting smoking affects the human lung at the cellular level.

Published: 22 July 2026

ɬ�﷬ researchers receive $14 million in SSHRC funding for 62 projects focusing on societal challenges

webfull — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:08:07 +0000

Topics include youth agency through video games and entrepreneurship education in India.

Published: 21 July 2026

Reducing vehicle emissions could prevent thousands of deaths in Canada

webfull — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:25:55 +0000

A shift to cleaner transportation could prevent more than 3,600 premature deaths in Montreal and Toronto by reducing ultrafine particle pollution, finds a new study led by ɬ�﷬ researchers.

Ultrafine particles (UFPs) are microscopic pollutants produced in large quantities by vehicle exhaust. Because of their small size, they can penetrate deep into the lungs and bloodstream and may contribute to serious health problems such as heart and lung disease.

Published: 8 July 2026

122 ɬ�﷬ research projects awarded $30 million in NSERC Discovery Grants funding

webfull — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:43:39 +0000

Funding supports bold ideas across natural sciences and engineering disciplines at ɬ�﷬, in fields ranging from ophthalmology and physics to music research and electrical engineering.

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded 122 ɬ�﷬ research projects funding from its Discovery Grants competition for a total investment of $30 million.

Published: 7 July 2026

Gambling addiction treatment underused in Quebec, study finds

webfull — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:08:40 +0000

A new study finds public specialized gambling addiction treatment services are underused in Quebec, pointing to a need to better reach people with gambling disorder.

Researchers at ɬ�﷬ and the Douglas Research Centre followed more than 2,300 people with a gambling disorder over 13 years. Despite free access, patients averaged fewer than two treatments during that period.

Published: 6 July 2026

Bike infrastructure is expanding in Canada, but access remains uneven

webfull — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:57:39 +0000

Children and older adults are consistently less likely to live near bike lanes, finds a new study that mapped cycling infrastructure in three Canadian cities over a decade.

The ɬ�﷬-led research analyzed census data for Montreal, Vancouver and Victoria. Across all three cities, neighbourhoods with a higher proportion of children (under 15) and older adults (65+) were located farther from cycling infrastructure.

Published: 29 June 2026

Prativa Baral awarded CIHR’s STEPS Team Grant

webfull — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:30:47 +0000

CIHR funded team will create a new blueprint for public health emergencies: a pan-Canadian Civilian Emergency Reserve

Published: 17 June 2026

Feeling poorer than peers linked to lower wellbeing, even when incomes are similar

webfull — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:22:28 +0000

New research is shedding light on how comparing ourselves to others affects happiness and life satisfaction.

Led by ɬ�﷬ researchers, the study shows that people who feel worse off financially than their peers are more likely to report signs of languishing, even when their actual income is similar.

Published: 15 June 2026