March 1, 2021
New year, new hope, new direction
2020 was a year we will never forget – for the pandemic and its personal threats, for the complete disruption...
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February 25, 2021
Carbohydrate quality matters : PURE
A global study of people living on five continents has found that a diet high in poor-quality carbohydrates (called a...
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February 24, 2021
Chest patch for detecting AFib
The multicentre, randomized trial, SCREEN-AF, coordinated by PHRI, has demonstrated that a wearable heart monitor device can significantly improve the...
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February 19, 2021
Future stroke leaders truly international
PHRI Scientist Ashkan Shoamanesh is among 32 professionals to make the first cohort of the World Stroke Organization (WSO)’s Future...
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February 17, 2021
Recent publications by PHRI: a curated library
If the old academic adage is true – “always be publishing ” – then PHRI is consistently on track! The...
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February 11, 2021
Women in science: lesser-sung heroines
Today is the International Day of Women in Science – and while we are lucky to have so many female...
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February 1, 2021
Nursing and virtual care research
Virtual care and remote monitoring is “a huge, evolving field for the nursing profession,” says Jennifer Lounsbury – a registered...
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January 29, 2021
Perspectives of a First Nations physician in Canada
From noon to 4 pm ET on Monday, March 8, 2021 – International Women’s Day – the 9th annual Chanchlani...
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January 27, 2021
Research priorities in AF screening
Findings from virtual workshops led by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) have been published in Circulation Journal....
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January 25, 2021
Return to a traditional Haudenosaunee diet
The Healthy Roots pilot study started out as a 90-day community challenge: Could members of the Six Nations of the...
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January 14, 2021
Academic pediatrician joins PHRI
Health starts early – a fact that has driven much of PHRI’s research. We investigate prenatal health (genetics, maternal health...
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January 11, 2021
ACE2 head start for COVID-19 research
The Genetic Molecular and Epidemiology Laboratory (GMEL), was well into its ongoing research on the Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)...
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January 8, 2021
New investigators at PHRI
We welcome two Investigators to our ranks – both of whom are already known and respected at PHRI, as they...
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January 6, 2021
LAAOS III called out as a 2021 highlight
The PHRI trial that confirmed left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) decreases stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation has been...
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January 6, 2021
‘Gaming’ for equity and diversity in medicine
Soon after Sonia Anand, Senior Scientist at PHRI, was named Associate Chair, Equity and Diversity, Department of Medicine, McMaster University,...
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