LABORATOIRE IMPACTS LABORATORY

Laboratoire d’Investigations sur les Mécanismes et Prédicteurs de liens entre Activités physiques, autres Comportements et Trajectoires de Santé

A 33rd publication for the MATCH Study

A 33rd publication for the MATCH Study

This 33rd publication from the MATCH Study by Dr. Jean-François Clément of the IMPACTS Laboratory reveals that more team sports participation during adolescence is associated with better mental health during emerging adulthood. This association may operate through using physical activity to cope with stress. Physical activity was the coping strategy most frequently reported by young adults during the first year of COVID-19, and was perceived as a useful means of stress. management.

Pamela Tanguay presents a scientific poster at the CACPR & Toronto-Ottawa Heart Summit.

Pamela Tanguay presents a scientific poster at the CACPR & Toronto-Ottawa Heart Summit.

Pamela Tanguay, a doctoral candidate in health sciences research at the Université de Sherbrooke, was in Ottawa last week to present the team’s scientific poster « Components that Influence Self-Efficacy in Patients Participating in a Hybrid Cardiac Rehabilitation Program » at the annual conference of the Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (CACPR) and the Toronto-Ottawa Heart Summit. The information comes from the APRES Study which is a pragmatic randomized controlled trial to promote post-cardiac rehabilitation physical activity by exercising at home https://impactslab.com/en/research/apres_study/

New article for Prof Myles O’Brien on the impact of endothelial function

New article for Prof Myles O’Brien on the impact of endothelial function

A new paper from Prof Myles O’Brien and collaborators (Beverly Schwartz Jennifer PettersonMolly CourishMadeline ShivgulamDerek Kimmerly) shows the impact of endothelial function on the changes in beat-by-beat blood pressure during cardiac cycles absent of muscle sympathetic nerve activity bursts. You can read this article in Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic & Clinical 👉 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S156607022400047X?via%3Dihub

Book Chapter: Sexe Differences and Frailty by Pr Myles O’Brien & Dr Judith Godin

Frailty is a medical condition of reduced function and health in older individuals. Dr. Myles O’Brien from the IMPACTS Lab at the Centre de formation médicale du N.-B. and Dr. Judith Godin from the Geriatric Medicine Research Unit at Dalhousie University just published a book chapter “Sex Differences and Frailty” within the book “Frailty: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Assessment, Management, and Prevention” edited by Dr. Jorge Ruiz and Dr. Olga Theou.

FMSS Dean’s Honorable Mention for Daniel Saucier and Pamela Tanguay

FMSS Dean’s Honorable Mention for Daniel Saucier and Pamela Tanguay

It is with great pride that we congratulate Pamela Tanguay and Daniel Saucier on receiving the Mention d’honneur from the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences – Université de Sherbrooke. Both are doctoral candidates in health sciences research at the Centre de formation médicale du N.-B. under the co-direction of Prof Mathieu Belanger. From the whole IMPACTS Lab team: BRAVO!

Photo: Pamela Tanguay with Prof Rivard Nathalie, Vice-Dean, Graduate Studies, Research and Innovation, Prof Nicole Marquis, Co-Director, and Prof Patrice Perron, Associate Dean and Executive Vice-Dean. Pr Mathieu Belanger, who was absent when the photo was taken, is also co-director.
Photo: Daniel Saucier flanked by Dr Michel Landry, Associate Dean, French Atlantic, and Prof Mathieu Belanger. Prof Colleen O’Connell, who was not present when the photo was taken, is also co-director.