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Nov 6, 20205 min read

Nurturing Warriors

Using Positive Space to Move into Hard Topics By Kathryn Thompson for SHRF Little is known about the mental wellness and health risk...

SCPOR

Nov 5, 20205 min read

Every dog should have its day

By Renee Greene for Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research (SCPOR) When Jordan Woodsworth was determining her PhD research...

Virtual Reality Training Videos on PPE Keep Saskatchewan Paramedics Safe During Pandemic

Greg Basky for SHRF

Nov 5, 20203 min read

Virtual Reality Training Videos on PPE Keep Saskatchewan Paramedics Safe During Pandemic

By Greg Basky for SHRF Prior to March 2020 Saskatchewan’s 2,000 paramedics rarely needed to gear up with full personal protective...

SHRF

Nov 4, 20203 min read

A Man’s Best Friend

Raising Awareness for New Treatments for Invasive Fungal Infections in Companion Dogs By Kathryn Thompson for SHRF We all know someone...

SHRF-Funded Research Projects Hold Potential to Improve Prevention, Treatment of Opioid Addiction

Greg Basky for SHRF

Nov 3, 20204 min read

SHRF-Funded Research Projects Hold Potential to Improve Prevention, Treatment of Opioid Addiction

By Greg Basky for SHRF Opioid misuse continues to take a heavy toll on individuals, families and communities in Saskatchewan. While...

SHRF

Nov 2, 20203 min read

Real-time Solutions

How an interactive app is helping Saskatchewan surgeons face the pandemic During a pandemic, a physician’s biggest risk is exposure. When...

Online therapy dog program to continue this fall following positive survey results

University of Saskatchewan

Sep 3, 20204 min read

Online therapy dog program to continue this fall following positive survey results

By Shannon Boklaschuk, University of Saskatchewan Responses to a recent survey that asked members of the University of Saskatchewan...

COV3R: U of R’s genome capture project detects COVID-19, the flu, or anything else that ails you

University of Regina

Jul 28, 20205 min read

COV3R: U of R’s genome capture project detects COVID-19, the flu, or anything else that ails you

By Genome Prairie and University of Regina Advancement and Communications You’ve got a cough. You’re short of breath. You’re weak,...

Researchers offer online support program for people with MS, Parkinson’s and spinal cord injury

University of Saskatchewan

Apr 22, 20202 min read

Researchers offer online support program for people with MS, Parkinson’s and spinal cord injury

By Usask Research Profile and Impact Office During the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers in...

Using Virtual Reality to Help Nursing Students

University of Saskatchewan

Apr 9, 20202 min read

Using Virtual Reality to Help Nursing Students

By Kylie Kelso for the College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan One of the best ways a student can learn is through hands-on...

Relationship-Centred Research: Dr. Holly Graham Begins Her Indigenous Research Chair in Nursing

Nikki Desjardins for SHRF

Apr 7, 20204 min read

Relationship-Centred Research: Dr. Holly Graham Begins Her Indigenous Research Chair in Nursing

By Nikki Desjardins for SHRF When Dr. Holly Graham started in her faculty position at the College of Nursing, her interest was in...

USask researcher to explore impact of meditation on migraine headaches

University of Saskatchewan

Apr 7, 20202 min read

USask researcher to explore impact of meditation on migraine headaches

By Shannon Boklaschuk for the College of Arts and Science, University of Saskatchewan A University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher...

Finding New Ways to Prevent and Treat Fungal Infections

University of Regina

Oct 23, 20191 min read

Finding New Ways to Prevent and Treat Fungal Infections

This article was original shared in the University of Regina's spring/summer issue of Discourse Magazine. Fungal infections, relatively...

Understanding miyo-māhcihowin (good health and well-being) among Indigenous Peoples living with IBD

SHRF

Oct 22, 20191 min read

Understanding miyo-māhcihowin (good health and well-being) among Indigenous Peoples living with IBD

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) among Indigenous Peoples research group aim to estimate the epidemiology of the disease

People Living with MS Eager to Take Part in Research for Increased Physical Activity

SHRF

Oct 22, 20193 min read

People Living with MS Eager to Take Part in Research for Increased Physical Activity

When a research project sees high recruitment rates, it speaks to the engagement and relevance of the research topic.

Rural Patients Join Research Team to Help Identify Gaps in Care for Those Living with IBD

SHRF

Oct 21, 20193 min read

Rural Patients Join Research Team to Help Identify Gaps in Care for Those Living with IBD

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a lifelong chronic illness that causes damage within the intestinal system. Patients living with IBD...

SHRF

Oct 8, 20192 min read

No Patient Left Behind

Risling and her team are working with patients to collaboratively decide how best to support the uptake and use of EHRs in their communities

Dietary restrictions may benefit children with premature aging disease

University of Saskatchewan

Aug 22, 20193 min read

Dietary restrictions may benefit children with premature aging disease

Eating less may be a key factor for promoting healthy aging and for slowing down progeria, an irreversible disease that makes children...

Métis jigging: a better cardio workout than aerobics or a run?

University of Saskatchewan

Jul 19, 20193 min read

Métis jigging: a better cardio workout than aerobics or a run?

Dance has more to offer than a “fitness craze”, promoting reconciliation and Métis heritage By USask Research Profile and Impact...

Concussion Symptoms Reversed by Magnetic Therapy

University of Saskatchewan

May 30, 20193 min read

Concussion Symptoms Reversed by Magnetic Therapy

Concussion symptoms can be reversed by a new type of magnetic stimulation, research at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) shows.

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