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How has the stress from a difficult year changed your brain and what can you do about it?
Stress changes your brain and has physical, mental and cognitive side effects. Many Canadians report drastically increased stress rates during the pandemic. Psychology professor Leslie Roos joins Dr. Brian Goldman to share proven, evidence based strategies for managing stress and feeling better.
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Canadians have seen their stress levels increase since the onset of the pandemic, and experts worry there could be long-term health consequences as a result.(Credit: iStock/Getty Images)
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IMAGE: A tool can help emergency physicians predict which patients with mini-strokes are at greatest risk of having a major stroke within the week, according to a validation study led. view more
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A made-in-Ottawa tool can help emergency physicians predict which patients with mini-strokes are at greatest risk of having a major stroke within the week, according to a study published in
The BMJ. Mini-strokes can be a warning that a larger stroke is coming, said, emergency physician and senior scientist at The Ottawa Hospital and professor at the University of Ottawa. Thankfully, we re very good at preventing subsequent strokes if patients come to the emergency department promptly.
The race is on to get as many people in B.C. and the Sea to Sky Corridor vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible. As the government unveils the next steps in the biggest vaccination . . .
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Stiffness in our tissues causes tension in our cells. Research from the Buck Institute, the University Health Network (University of Toronto), Stanford University, and the University of Alberta shows that stiffness impacts the innate immune system by upping its metabolism. The findings suggest the cellular tension likely sets off an inflammatory loop that contributes to the development of chronic diseases of aging. Publishing in
Cell Reports, Buck Associate Professor Dan Winer, MD, and colleagues present an emerging way of looking at how the immune system functions, possibilities for new immunotherapeutics, and a call for scientists to reconsider the way they do research.