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U of R’s Mohan Babu advancing science on role of mitochondria in disease, nurturing next generation
By Greg Basky for SHRF Leading edge research being done by the University of Regina’s Dr. Mohan Babu is improving our understanding of...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Jan 19, 20224 min read
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A bright future: USask team breaking new ground in Parkinson’s research
By Ashleigh Mattern for SHRF Chris Phenix says a bit of luck is required whenever researchers are developing new chemical entities or...
Ashleigh Mattern for SHRF
Jan 19, 20224 min read
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Interdisciplinary research team examining how technology can help improve delivery of home care
By Greg Basky for SHRF A couple of years ago, leaders from Eden Care Communities came to Tim Maciag with a challenge: Could his software...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Jan 19, 20224 min read
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Homegrown digital platform aims to help remote Metis community protect citizens from Covid
Technology giving local leaders information they need to improve health outcomes among residents By Greg Basky for SHRF Population health...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Jan 19, 20224 min read
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SK researcher investigating virus that has evolved to cause polio-like disease in children
By Greg Basky for SHRF In 2012, hundreds of young children in the US started developing a mysterious condition that left them unable to...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Jan 19, 20224 min read
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Focusing on the positives: using narrative inquiry to understand leadership in Indigenous youth
By Ashleigh Mattern for SHRF Some of the most powerful moments researcher Michael Dubnewick has witnessed at the Growing Young Movers...
Ashleigh Mattern for SHRF
Jan 19, 20224 min read
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Bringing Together Healthcare Providers and Family Caregivers
Researchers create digital educational tools for healthcare providers aimed at increasing the quality of care in long-term and assisted...
University of Saskatchewan
Jan 11, 20222 min read
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Tapping experiences of SK speech-language pathologists, audiologists to identify gaps, opportunities
By Greg Basky for SHRF Saskatoon audiologist Charlotte Douglas says it isn’t the children whose hearing problems she identified early and...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Nov 9, 20213 min read
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Research projects exploring how tech can improve care and communication, during and after ICU stays
By Greg Basky for SHRF Through its Solutions Program, the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) is funding a pair of projects...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Oct 21, 20216 min read
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SK-produced COVID comics communicate pandemic science through engaging medium
By Greg Basky for SHRF A team of scientists, clinicians, and students at the University of Saskatchewan has come up with a novel way to...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Oct 19, 20213 min read
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Paving the way for a more resident- and family-centred model for long-term care
SHRF-supported network of researchers, physicians, clinicians, students, and family members launched in response to pandemic lockdown By...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Jul 8, 20216 min read
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Writing the book on COVID-19 responses
Dr. Gordon Asmundson is tracking emotional and behavioural responses to COVID-19, which change rapidly, just like the science itself. By...
Greg Basky for SHRF
May 20, 20214 min read
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Clarifying the Candida-cancer connection
Graduate student Easter Ndlovu is exploring the connection between cancer and Candida and hopes her work could eventually pave the way...
Greg Basky for SHRF
May 20, 20213 min read
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A microbiologist’s lifelong fascination with the living world
By Greg Basky for SHRF and the University of Regina Dr. Andrew Cameron can precisely trace the roots of his current work—using genomics...
Greg Basky for SHRF
May 11, 20218 min read
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Shining a light on the lived experience of addiction in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is currently in the throes of an addiction crisis and Dr. Kara Fletcher wants to humanize those living with substance use...
Lynette Piper for SHRF
May 11, 20218 min read
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Levelling the Field for Farmer/Rancher Mental Health Supports
By Renee Greene with Shari Laventure, Justine Lustig and Michelle Pavloff See original post When Michelle Pavloff sat down at a...
SCPOR
Apr 28, 20216 min read
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A Decade of Impact for Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
Related Story: USask-led research team shows alternate form of brain protein that causes Alzheimer’s actually protects against the disease
SHRF
Apr 20, 20211 min read
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Caregiving for family members with dementia
New research projects are exploring ways to harness the power of the internet to deliver culturally safe support to Indigenous caregivers.
Greg Basky for SHRF
Apr 13, 20215 min read
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Pandemic impacts Saskatchewan rural nurses’ mental health
By Kylie Kelso, Communications Officer, Usask College of Nursing “Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past.” The words...
University of Saskatchewan
Apr 9, 20213 min read
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Implementation Science in Long-Term Care
Researchers team up with long-term care staff and residents’ families to test strategies for reintegrating care partners during pandemic...
Greg Basky for SHRF
Mar 11, 20216 min read
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