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Young athletes who require ACL reconstruction may benefit from additional procedure
LONDON, ON – An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear, an injury of the knee, can be devastating to a young athlete. While the ACL can be reconstructed through surgery, there is a high risk of re-injury in patients under the age of 25. In the largest clinical trial of its kind, researchers at Lawson...
Therapeutic seizure for depression: The positive and not so positive effects
You are invited to the second in a series of Research Bites. These informative and interactive talks focus on specific illnesses, their prevention and related research being conducted by researchers in London, Ontario. Topic: Therapeutic seizure for depression: The positive and not so positive...
Gait & Brain Seminar Series - "Falls and Fractures in Cognitively Impaired Populations"
The Gait and Brain Lab is welcoming Professor Tahir Masud from the British Geriatrics Society on Monday, April 29, 2019 @ 2:45 p.m. Professor Tahir Masud is a geriatrician expert in falls and osteoporosis, and current president of the British Geriatric Society. Professor Masud will give a lecture...
Researchers verify new method of HIV transmission among injection drug users and effective prevention technique
LONDON, ON – New studies from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University have found for the first time that HIV can be transmitted through the sharing of equipment used to prepare drugs before injection and that a simple intervention – heating the equipment with a cigarette lighter for...
More than half of mothers of children with epilepsy at risk for depression
LONDON, ON – Mothers of children with epilepsy are at risk of having poor mental health and wellbeing, according to a new study by researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University. The research team is the first to study families of children with epilepsy long-term. The...
Early intervention programs for mood and anxiety disorders improve patient outcomes and provide access to care in the most appropriate settings
LONDON, ON – In a series of studies from Lawson Health Research Institute, Western University and ICES, researchers examined the impact of Canada’s only early intervention program for youth with mood and anxiety disorders. Results suggest that treatment at the First Episode Mood and Anxiety Program...
Genetic mutation associated with improved outcomes for heavy smokers with head and neck cancer
LONDON, ON – A recent study has found that patients considered to be heavy smokers who carry a particular genetic mutation, experience significantly greater outcomes when compared to patients carrying the wild-type, or non-mutated gene. Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the fifth most...
ICU patients with non-brain-related injuries may suffer undetected cognitive dysfunction
LONDON, ON - A new study led by Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute has found that most patients entering hospital intensive care units (ICU) for non-brain-related injuries or ailments also suffer from some level of related cognitive dysfunction that currently goes undetected in...
Strong link between air pollution in Southwestern Ontario and adverse birth outcomes
LONDON, ON — A study by researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute, Western University and Brescia University College has found evidence of a strong association between exposure to sulfur dioxide during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes. “This is the first study in Southwestern Ontario to...
Research leads to new molecular diagnostic tool
LONDON, ON – A new sophisticated computational model, developed by scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute, is bringing an innovative method of diagnosing rare hereditary conditions. Genome-wide testing of DNA methylation, a mechanism of the epigenome, has been shown to facilitate the...
Lifestyle changes during pregnancy may improve outcomes for obese women and their babies
LONDON, ON – It has been shown that women who are obese are at higher risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes. Not only do one third of obese pregnant women develop gestational diabetes, they are also more likely to deliver babies with neonatal adiposity – a term to describe an increased amount of fat...