News in Research

Posted on Tuesday, January 4, 2017

Rest is universally considered the cornerstone treatment for concussion, but a new study led by Dr. Roger Zemek, a researcher at the University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute (uOBMRI) and at the CHEO Research Institute and CHEO pediatric emergency physician, suggests that light aerobic activity following a concussion may accelerate recovery.

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2016

“This fantastic, once-in-a-generation opportunity is something we’ve been hoping to do for years,” said Mona Nemer, vice-president, research.

Posted on Wednesday, December 7, 2016

A study conducted by a group of Canadian scientists and published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports debunks a longstanding myth surrounding the ill-fated end of the Franklin Expedition.

Posted on Friday, December 2, 2016

The University of Ottawa has been awarded two new Canada Research Chairs and eight more have been renewed.

Posted on Thursday, December 1, 2016

In a new study published today in Nature Communications, researchers at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), along with international collaborators, reveal new insights into treating Crohn’s disease (CD), which affects a growing number of children in Canada.

Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Vice-President, Research Mona Nemer has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the esteemed journal Science. Nemer, who is also a professor in the Faculty of Medicine, was named for her “distinguished contributions to molecular understanding of heart development and function and for excellence in the development of scientific and research organizations.” Congratulations!

Posted on Monday, November 28, 2016

Every day, soon-to-be parents across Canada receive some of the most difficult news a physician can deliver: that their unborn child is at high risk of being born at the limit of viability. Parents are confronted with situations where their vulnerable infant is potentially facing life with a range of handicaps, or even death.