Health Sciences

Queen’s-KHSC team develop in-house COVID-19 test

kvd1 — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 03:02:00 +0000

Testing is key to containment and management of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Yet, the costs, availability, and current timelines for testing have challenged health-care systems worldwide.

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How physics is a key to easy-to-build ventilators

kvd1 — Tue, 05 May 2020 02:59:00 +0000

A team of Canadian physicists, including Nobel Laureate Art McDonald and other Queen’s physics researchers, are part of an international team working to develop a robust, easy-to-manufacture ventilator that can be certified and manufactured with off-the-shelf parts from established supply chains.

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Delivering a baby during COVID-19

kvd1 — Tue, 05 May 2020 02:58:00 +0000

What is your message to parents who are concerned as they prepare for childbirth?

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Is it allergies?

kvd1 — Tue, 05 May 2020 02:57:00 +0000

How is COVID-19 making this year more challenging for allergy sufferers?

Dr. Anne Ellis: Reduced access to primary care will be an issue for patients who suffer from seasonal allergies. Fortunately, most if not all allergy practices have converted to telemedicine and/or virtual care so people can still get in touch with their treating allergist at this time, and pharmacies remain open.

How are seasonal allergy symptoms similar and different to COVID-19?

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COVID-19: Developing nations face different risks

kvd1 — Tue, 05 May 2020 02:56:00 +0000

COVID-19 is being called a “global crisis.” In what ways do you think it impacts developing nations differently than developed nations?

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2024 – Year of Research Impact

kvd1 — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:19:28 +0000

In case you missed them, here are 15 stories of research impact and the moments that helped to shape this year.

#QueensuResearch | One of the top universities in Canada, Queen’s has a long history of discovery and innovation that has shaped our knowledge and addressed some of the world’s most pressing questions.

Lisa M. Butler

kvd1 — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:25:57 +0000

Advancing Global Health Equity

In a world where health disparities remain widespread, Dr. Lisa M. Butler is leading a research program dedicated to advancing transdisciplinary research and developing sustainable solutions that promote health and wellbeing in underserved communities globally.

Lynne-Marie Postovit

kvd1 — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 21:06:43 +0000

The Impacts of Plasticity

Maria Ospina

kvd1 — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 21:02:18 +0000

Nature and Nurture

Kerstin de Wit

kvd1 — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:39:09 +0000

Reducing Emergency Department Wait Times

Dr. Kerstin de Wit leads a transformative research program aimed at improving diagnostic accuracy and efficiency in emergency departments (EDs), where conditions like pulmonary embolism (blood clots in the lung) and traumatic intracranial bleeding (brain bleeding) pose significant challenges. Her research directly addresses the inefficiencies in current ED practices, where less than 5 per cent of patients tested for these critical conditions are ultimately diagnosed with them.

Fernanda De Felice

kvd1 — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:30:32 +0000

Pioneering Brain Resilience in Alzheimer’s Disease

Chantelle Capicciotti

kvd1 — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:10:58 +0000

Uncovering the Mystery of Glycans

Eva Kaufmann

kvd1 — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 18:53:43 +0000

Innate Immune Memory in Asthma and the Quest for Targeted Immunotherapies

Dr. Eva Kaufmann’s research explores a new concept in innate immunity, termed "innate immune memory", or "trained immunity". Her lab studies whether allergen exposure induces long-lasting epigenetic changes in hematopoietic stem cells and innate immune cells, such as monocytes. Such epigenetic reprogramming can be a reason why asthmatic individuals experience exacerbations and are more susceptible to severe clinical trajectories of respiratory infections.

Paul Kubes

kvd1 — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 15:09:57 +0000

Deciphering complex immune pathways

Immune cells allow the human body to exist in a stable chemical and physical state (homeostasis) and have the ability to adapt as we develop and age. But changes to immune cell biology, for example, from chronic perturbations, alter homeostasis, leading to disease. To understand how and why these changes occur to our stable state, we must apply an interdisciplinary approach that combines physiology and immunology and need to decipher the complex immune pathways involved in cancer and chronic disease.

The Year in Research 2023

kvd1 — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 20:10:21 +0000

Celebrating the achievements of the Queen’s research community that have defined the last 12 months.