Paper of the month (March 2021) from Dr. Heather Edgell's research group

Nardone M, Guzman J, Harvey PJ, Floras JS, Edgell H. Effect of a neck compression collar on cardiorespiratory and cerebrovascular function in postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). J Appl Physiol (1985). 2020;128(4):907‐913. doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00040.2020 Significance of the research: Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is marked by an excessive increase of heart rate in the upright posture […]

Paper of the month (February 2021) from Dr. Peter Backx's research group

Zhao Y, Rafatian N, Backx PH, et al. Engineering microenvironment for human cardiac tissue assembly in heart-on-a-chip platform. Matrix Biol. 2020;85-86:189-204. doi:10.1016/j.matbio.2019.04.001   Significance of the research The generation of heart tissues from pluripotent stem cells is hampered by the lack of cellular maturation as well as problems with cellular composition. In addition to cardiomyocytes, […]

Professor Michael Riddell will be a presenter at Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Discovery of Insulin: Diabetes Research and Innovation in the Making

Insulin, the most important hormone for the control of metabolism in the body, was discovered 100 years ago by Fredrick Banting, Charles Best and James Collip under the directorship of Professor John Macleod at the University of Toronto. The discovery of insulin earned Banting and Macleod the Nobel Prize in 1923, and people around the […]

New paper by PhD candidate Jonathan Memme and Dr. David Hood illustrates the benefits of exercise as "Mitochondrial Medicine" for muscle with age and disease.

Paper of the month (January 2021) from Dr. Loriann Hynes' research group

Hurtubise JM, Gorbet DJ, Hynes LM, Macpherson AK, Sergio LE. White Matter Integrity and Its Relationship to Cognitive-Motor Integration in Females with and without Post-Concussion Syndrome. J Neurotrauma. 2020 Jul 1;37(13):1528-1536. doi: 10.1089/neu.2019.6765. Epub 2020 Mar 18. PMID: 31928154. Significance of the research: Thinking and moving together is something we do every day; it is […]

Paper of the month (December 2020) from Dr. Andrea Josse research group

Josse AR, Ludwa IA, Kouvelioti R, Calleja M, Falk B, Ward WE, Klentrou P. Dairy product intake decreases bone resorption following a 12-week diet and exercise intervention in overweight and obese adolescent girls. Pediatr Res. 2020 Dec;88(6):910-916. doi: 10.1038/s41390-020-0834-5. Epub 2020 Mar 16. PMID: 32179870.   Significance of the research: We demonstrated that guided lifestyle […]

Paper of the month (November 2020) from Dr. Sherry Grace research group

Turk-Adawi K, Supervia M, Lopez-Jimenez F, Adawi A, Sadeghi M, Grace SL. Women-Only Cardiac Rehabilitation Delivery Around the World [published online ahead of print, 2020 Feb 29]. Heart Lung Circ. 2020;S1443-9506(20)30060-3. doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2020.01.015 Significance of the research: Cardiac rehab (CR) offers structured exercise, including resistance training, which promotes muscle health. Despite its proven benefits, availability around […]

MHRC Faculty members Dr. Michael Riddel receives new funding that expands drug research for diabetes hypoglycemia prevention.

Paper of the month (October 2020) from Drs. Gage and Birot research group

Di Bacco VE, Taherzadeh M, Birot O, Gage WH. The effects of single versus multiple training sessions on the motor learning of two Krav Maga strike techniques, in women. PeerJ. 2020;8:e8525. Published 2020 Feb 13. doi:10.7717/peerj.8525   Significance of the research: Proponents have suggested that Krav Maga is easily and quickly learned. The current research […]

Paper of the month (September 2020) from Drs. Haas and Roudier research group

Nwadozi, E, Rudnicki, M, De Ciantis, M, et al. High‐fat diet pre‐conditioning improves microvascular remodelling during regeneration of ischaemic mouse skeletal muscle. Acta Physiol. 2020; 229:e13449. https://doi.org/10.1111/apha.13449 Significance of the research: Peripheral artery disease severely reduces blood flow to leg muscles, resulting in extensive and prolonged ischemic muscle damage. A multi-disciplinary team of scientists from York University, University of Western Ontario and […]