CIHR Health Research News http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/20452.html CIHR Health Research News Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Government of Canada en-ca Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:00:00 UTC http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/rss RedDot CMS 6.1.1.18 Government of Canada works with partners to improve health services for Canadians http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/41313.html Women in New Brunswick stand to benefit from two new research projects - one that will test the effectiveness of peer support phone lines for new mothers, another that will evaluate a new health program for women who have left abusive relationships. [...]Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Government of Canada Mon, 1 Mar 2010 17:35:38 UTC info@cihr-irsc.gc.ca CIHR at American Association for the Advancement of Science international conference on the environment http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/20452.html CIHR representatives attended the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) which took place in San Diego, CA, February 18-22. [...]Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Government of Canada Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:38:51 UTC info@cihr-irsc.gc.ca $5 million grant to study the impact of contaminants on reproductive health http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/20452.html The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is currently funding two teams of researchers from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) to study the impact of environmental contaminants on reproductive health. [...]Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Government of Canada Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:52:27 UTC info@cihr-irsc.gc.ca The discovery of cells present in muscle tissues may give hope to people with muscular dystrophy http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/20452.html Researchers funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), under the direction of Dr. Fabio Rossi of the University of British Columbia, have recently identified a new type of cells inside muscle tissues. [...]Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Government of Canada Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:28:05 UTC info@cihr-irsc.gc.ca B.C. study says residential school survivors could pass health risks http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/20452.html For the first time ever, research has revealed a statistical connection between residential schools and infectious disease rates. [...]Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Government of Canada Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:14:27 UTC info@cihr-irsc.gc.ca Communication breakdown: nerve cells and Parkinson's disease http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/20452.html A CIHR-funded study from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, at McGill University has discovered a link between Parkinson's disease and defects in the ability of nerve cells to communicate. [...]Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Government of Canada Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:12:22 UTC info@cihr-irsc.gc.ca Expert Alert - Let's talk about love! http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/41203.html Canadian Institutes of Health Research experts discuss health in love. [...]Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Government of Canada Tue, 9 Feb 2010 18:00:34 UTC info@cihr-irsc.gc.ca Speech problems in people with Parkinson's disease might be a cause of their social isolation http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/20452.html CIHR-funded researchers under the direction of Dr Mark Pell of McGill University have established a connection between social isolation of people with Parkinson's disease and their difficulty in expressing themselves. [...]Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Government of Canada Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:20:10 UTC info@cihr-irsc.gc.ca Certain cells in the eye could cause loss of sight http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/20452.html CIHR-funded researchers working with Frdric Lebrun-Julien, a PhD student at the University of Montreal, have discovered that certain cells in the eye, known as glial cells, can cause blindness if they are activated. [...]Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Government of Canada Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:07:26 UTC info@cihr-irsc.gc.ca