Dietary assessment is a critical element of health research – Perspective from the Partnership for Advancing Nutritional and Dietary Assessment in Canada
This was an opinion based paper which argued that while assessing dietary intakes is difficult, it`s not impossible. They believe that building capacity and funding opportunities should be readily available in order to build research. If they were to have these, there would be better understanding in Canada and elsewhere.
Environments Associated with Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior of Colorectal Cancer Survivors
The reseachers sought to discover locations where CRC survivors engage in PA and SB in order to inform health promoting interventions. It was found that most physical activity (73.7%) took place at home. It was argued the home environment is important to think about when considering how to make people more active.
Maelstrom Research guidelines for rigorous retrospective data harmonization
This article looked at the best ways to do data harmonization. By adhering to the proposed guidelines, the researchers sought to find the best way getting clean data. They found that by adhering to the guidelines, data harmonization can be easier to undertake.
Impact of the X Chromosome and sex on regulatory variation
The research team analyzed blood transcriptomes of 922 individuals and they were able to conduct the first large-scale genome wide analysis of sex/genetic variation patterns. They generated chromatin and were able to develop genome-wide insight into how genetic variation shape human gene regulation and disease.
Central blood pressures in early chronic kidney disease: an analysis of CARTaGENE
The research question for this study was whether CKD is associated with high blood pressure. They found that early CKD is not associated with detrimental central hemodynamic parameters.
Gain-of-function missense variant in SLC12A2, encoding the bumetanide-sensitive NKCC1 cotransporter, identified in human schizophrenia
This study used encoding genetics to determine the relationship of schizophrenia
The mental health status of ethnocultural minorities in Ontario and their mental health care
The reason for this study was to compare the pyschosocial indicators and mental health service use among diverse populations in Ontario. There was a high level of pyschosocial distress in ethnic minorities in Ontario who are not accessing mental health services.
Depression and risk of type 2 diabetes: the potential role of metabolic factors
This study looked at the interaction between depressive symptoms and metabolic dysregulations as risk factors for type II diabetes. The study found depressive symptoms and disruptions in metabolic regulation can lead to risk of type two diabetes.
Using national dietary intake data to evaluate and adapt the US Diet History Questionnaire: the stepwise tailoring of an FFQ for Canadian use
The research team evaluated the Canadian Diet History Questionnaire and adapt the US list for Canada. 4533 food and recipes were grouped into 268 food group and were measured against the different surveys. C-DHQ I and II were designed to optimize the capture of foods consumed in Canadian populationsé
A Genome-Wide Association Study to Identify Potential Germline Copy Number Variants for Sporadic Breast Cancer Susceptibility
The study wanted to determine which CNVs (copy number variations) are assoicated with sporadic BC. They also wanted to 2 distinct CNV calling algorithms to identify false positives and finally the aim of the study is identify potential candidate CNVs for follow-up replication studies.