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Do primary and secondary psychosocial stressors vary in their effect upon plasticity-related proteins?
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-01)The generous distribution of glucocorticoid receptors (GRs) is a primary reason for the widespread effects of stress on all biological systems. The prefrontal cortex (PFC), which is crucial in executive functioning, ... -
Do school physical activity policies and programs have a role in decreasing multiple screen time behaviours among youth?
(Elsevier, 2017-11-29)Screen time in youth has been associated with a wide range of poor health outcomes. Evidence indicates the need to develop physical activity (PA) school policies and programs that are aimed at decreasing youth screen time ... -
Do we need a new perspective on chronic diseases? The combined effects of workplace stress and socioeconomic status as non-traditional disease risk factors in Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-22)Background: Approximately 80% of Canadians over the age of 20 are at risk of developing a chronic disease (CD) such as cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type II diabetes (T2D) (Artham, Lavie, Milani, & Ventura, 2009; PHAC, ... -
Do we really get to choose our own story? (Re)imagining community support with transgender and non-binary older adults
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-29)Today’s transgender (trans) and non-binary older adults are some of the first 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals to live openly with diverse sexual and/or gender identities (Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender ... -
Documentation of Recreation Therapy and Leisure Opportunities in Long Term Care
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-18)The documentation of Recreation Therapy and Leisure Opportunities in Long-term Care The Recreation Therapy discipline at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (SHSC) has undergone a series of research initiatives to ensure ... -
Does a High-Fat Diet Cause Inflammation in Female Rat Brain?
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-12)Obesity results from a disruption of normal energy homeostasis, and leads to a state of chronic low-grade inflammation. Given that inflammatory cytokines can disrupt synaptic activity and that obesity has been shown to ... -
Does a sex difference of AMPA receptor trafficking after oxygen-glucose deprivation exist in rat cortical and hippocampal slices?
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-17)Stroke, which is caused by an interruption of blood supply to the brain, is a major public health burden because it is one of the leading global causes of death and disability. AMPA receptor trafficking is considered to ... -
Does maternal obesity affect hippocampal-dependent spatial learning and memory retention in offspring?
(University of Waterloo, 2015-10-02)With a rise in the prevalence of obesity worldwide, behavioural, as well as physiological changes after consumption of a high-fat diet are becoming increasingly recognized. In addition to increased risk of chronic and ... -
Does psychosocial stress experienced at different points across the rat lifespan cause sex-specific changes in spatial learning and memory and plasticity-related proteins?
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-23)Overview Considering that susceptibility to a range of diseases appears strongly influenced by both sex and exposure to social stress, there is a need to evaluate how adverse experiences across the lifespan (alone and in ... -
Does Sarcolipin Ablation Alter Deflazacort Treatment Effects in mdx Mice?
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-27)Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and the murine model mdx are degenerative diseases that are characterized by the absence of the protein dystrophin causing membrane instability, calcium (Ca2+) influx, and progressive ... -
Does sex influence the effect of mixed mode exercise training on glycemic control, insulin sensitivity and inflammatory markers in overweight/obese, sedentary males and females?
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-26)Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is prevalent within Canada, with a prediction of 5 million people living with this condition by 2025. Exercise reduces the risk of T2D by improving insulin sensitivity. However, ... -
Does sex or exercise modality influence post-exercise glucose handling or insulin sensitivity?
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-20)Exercise has long been recognized for its beneficial effects on glucose handling in both insulin sensitive and insulin resistant populations. However, there is conflicting evidence in regards to the best type and duration ... -
Does Stress-Related Poor Diet Quality Explain Socioeconomic Inequities in Health? A Structural Equation Mediation Analysis in Women and Men
(Oxford University Press, 2021-06)Objectives Individuals with a lower socioeconomic position (SEP) have poorer health than their more advantaged counterparts. Psychosocial stress and diet quality have been shown to individually mediate associations between ... -
Does the Cost Barrier to Contraception Differentially Affect Racialized and Indigenous Women? An Intersectional Quantitative Investigation
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-11)Background: In Canada, 15% of sexually active women of reproductive age do not use any form of contraception (Black et al., 2009; Black, Guilbert, Costescu, et al., 2015; Black, Guilbert, Hassan, et al., 2015). The majority ... -
Dried Blood Spot Fatty Acid Quantitation: Developing Methods for Determining Unknown Volumes, Identifying Contaminants and Assessing Fatty Acid Stability During Storage
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-12)Omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-3 LCPUFA) blood levels are a potential risk factor for coronary heart disease, particularly sudden cardiac death. Venipuncture sampling for fatty acid profiling is invasive, ... -
Driving under the influence behaviours among high school students who mix alcohol with energy drinks
(Elsevier, 2018-06-01)Alcohol and energy drinks are commonly used substances by youth in Canada, and are often mixed (AmED). While several studies have shown that AmED can have dangerous effects, less well understood is how AmED is associated ... -
Dual-task effects of concurrently coupling aerobic exercise with virtual navigation
(University of Waterloo, 2021-03-01)Aerobic exercise is a modifiable lifestyle factor that is important for maintaining or improving both physical health and brain health. Maintaining or improving executive function throughout the lifespan is a prominent ... -
Dynamic Control Strategies Used by ACL-Deficient Copers and Non-Copers during Stair Climbing
(University of Waterloo, 2008-10-23)Background: Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common form of arthritis, is a disorder that affects bi-articular synovial joints and is characterized as the focal loss of articular cartilage with changes to the subchondral and ... -
Dynamics of spatial attention during motion tracking: Characterization and modeling as a function of motion predictability
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-24)Efficient information processing in ecological environments relies on spatial attention to selectively process relevant areas in the visual field. Attention has been shown to be biased ahead of simple, uniform target motion ... -
Dysregulated Phosphate Metabolism, Periodontal Disease, and Cancer: Possible Global Health Implications
(MDPI, 2019-02-11)An association between periodontal disease and cancer has been established in recent studies, but no common etiology has been identified in the hopes of reducing the global burden of these non-communicable diseases. This ...