Health Studies
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‘Staggering disparity’: Study finds Indigenous people travel farther to give birthThe study found that 23 per cent of Indigenous people had travelled 200 kilometres or more to give birth compared to only 2 per cent of non-Indigenous people in rural communities.CanadaJun 21, 2021
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Neurological program at the U or R giving participants a new sense of hopeA new program at the University of Regina is providing rehabilitation to those with Parkinson’s disease and other neurological conditions.CanadaJan 21, 2020
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Brandon University gets new centre to study rural mental healthA university in Manitoba is hoping to gain more insight into rural mental health.HealthSep 3, 2019
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UNB professor studying hormone that could explain weight loss differences in peopleA University of New Brunswick study could explain why some people can lose weight exercising, while for others it's more difficult to see results.EducationMay 27, 2016
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Fake bar used by researchers creating pill to cure heavy drinkingThe idea: Sitting in the bar-laboratory should cue the volunteers' brains to crave a drink, help determine if the experimental pill counters that urge.HealthJan 1, 2015
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