Canadian Institutes Of Health Research

• Ottawa pledges millions to study cannabis mental health, pregnancy impacts

  Funded through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the group of 10 research teams across Canada will work together to study how cannabis affects the brain.

  Health

  Aug 12
  
• How active are youth around the world? University of Lethbridge study wants to find out

  An app-based questionnaire will be developed for use in 14 different low, medium, and high income countries across all continents.

  Health

  Jul 28, 2022
  
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• Alzheimer’s research at University of Lethbridge gets huge funding boost

  With the help of a CIHR funding boost, an Alzheimer's research lab at the University of Lethbridge is making strides to uncover an explanation for Alzheimer's disease.

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  Feb 7, 2022
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• USask researchers’ projects aim to tackle COVID-19 pandemic issues

  A USask spokesperson says these projects and scientists are tackling issues in regards to COVID-19 head-on as they emerge, which is essential for the world.

  Health

  Dec 29, 2021
• Boys born prematurely and very small age faster as men, McMaster study suggests

  Researchers followed a group of what they refer to as ``extremely low birth weight'' babies as well as their normal-weight counterparts.

  Health

  May 17, 2021
• Quebec researchers already starting coronavirus studies after receiving grants

  The federal government is investing $109 million dollars in funding for COVID-19 research. Grant recipients in Quebec have already started their research projects.

  Health

  Jun 26, 2020
• Alberta COVID-19 vaccine advancing to human testing

  A COVID-19 vaccine developed in Edmonton is moving forward to human trials this summer.

  Health

  Jun 25, 2020
• Dalhousie and NSHA researchers get $1 million to study COVID-19

  The funding for Nova Scotia is a part of a $109 million investment for 139 national research teams.

  Health

  Jun 25, 2020
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• McMaster awarded another $20M for COVID-19 research

  McMaster University received the second-largest share of the COVID-19 Rapid Research funding, which supports 139 projects across the country.

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  Jun 25, 2020
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• Focus on COVID-19 has disrupted funding for regular health research, scientists fear

  The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) put off its regular $275-million competition this spring to focus on delivering federal grants related to the novel coronavirus.

  Science

  May 5, 2020