Quarterly Highlights: January to March 2018

In the News

Trends in childhood obesity
Katherine Morrison (Pediatrics) spoke to CHML radio’s Dr. Danielle Show about childhood obesity and the MAC-Obesity research program.

Effects of gaming on health
Katherine Morrison (Pediatrics) spoke to News-O-Matic, an e-news program for young students about the effects of gaming on the health of young people.

Pompe disease is treatable
Mark Tarnopolsky (Pediatrics and Medicine) spoke to Maclean’s magazine about Pompe disease, a rare progressive genetic disorder that causes weakness and intolerance to exercise which can eventually lead to respiratory problems and death.

Doping in the olympics
Mark Tarnopolsky (Pediatrics and Medicine) spoke to CTV about the Olympics and the issue of doping.

Prevention of stroke in women
Sonia Anand (Medicine and HEI) told Reuters Health that prevention of stroke in women should be considered across the life course and health systems should be established to maximize the screening and treatment of at risk women.

Making a ‘3-parent baby’
CBC radio Quirks and Quarks interviewed Mark Tarnopolsky (Pediatrics and Medicine) about legalizing mitochondrial replacement therapy in Canada.

Is taking fish oil supplements essential?
Hertzel Gerstein(Medicine and HEI) was interviewed by HowStuffWorks about the benefits of taking omega-3 supplements.

Weight Loss: Eating right vs. exercise
Zoomer wrote an article on a new study published by Russell de Souza (HEI) to help answer the question of whether diet or exercise is more effective for weight loss as we age.

Muscle weakness a cost of Type 1 Diabetes
HealthDay reported on a study led by Thomas Hawke (Pathology and Molecular Medicine) that showed poor muscle health may be a complication of Type 1 diabetes, even in young people who get plenty of exercise.

Celebrations and Successes

Canada Graduate Scholarships 
Congratulations to Kelly Bradbury, MSc Student (Katherine Morrison) on being awarded a Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s from CIHR.