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...
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...
Lecture from Prof Myles O’Brien at the 2024 annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine
Professor Myles O'Brien from ImpactsLab and his students attended the 2024 American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting in Boston. During the event, Prof Myles O'Brien offered a lecture entitled “To Who and Where Do I Send My Patients to be Physically Active?”...
National Health and Fitness Day 2024
The first Saturday in June is “National Health and Fitness Day” across Canada. For the members of the IMPACTS Research Laboratory, who study the predictors and mechanisms linking physical activity to health trajectories, we feel it is important to put into practice...
A DUO 2024-2026 for Myles O’Brien and Shirko Ahmadi from IMPACTS Lab
Our sincere congratulations to IMPACTS Lab colleagues Myles O'Brien, Shirko Ahmadi and Said Mekari, and their invaluable collaborators from Vitalité Health Network - Réseau de Santé Vitalité, Mathieu Dumont, Monique Dufour Doiron and Luc Cormier, on obtaining a DUO...
The harmful effects of prolonged sitting
Published in the American Journal of Hypertension, this article from Prof Myles O'Brien and colleagues shows the harmful effects of prolonged sitting on blood pressure variability.
Publication from Myles O’Brien on Walk with a Future Doc program
Read in the Canadian Medical Education Journal an article by Prof Myles O’Brien on a medical student-led community program. If you would like to know more about current projects or would like to collaborate with Dr. O'Brien, please contact him at...
IMPACTS Lab takes part in St. Francis Xavier University’s APES+ Conference (NS)
The IMPACTS Lab was at the APES+ Conference hosted by St. Francis Xavier University in N.S. to present research studies in progress: 👉 Effect of a community-based physical activity program on the physical and cognitive health of healthy francophone seniors in New...
A hundredth scientific publication for Pr Myles O’Brien
Our most sincere congratulations to Prof. Myles O'Brien who recently joined the IMPACTS laboratory for this 100th scientific publication in the Sports Medicine and Health Science journal.
Diversifying sport participation: a winning approach
Read Mathieu Bélanger and François Gallant in this short article on physical activity participation profiles and sport diversification using data from the MATCH Study. Article: https://sirc.ca/blog/diversifying-sport-participation-a-winning-approach/