IMPACTS Lab

The Investigations on mechanisms and predictors of links between physical activities, other behaviors and health trajectories laboratory is located at the Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick in Moncton. Our team of researchers and students is dedicated to developing knowledge about lifestyle habits and health.

The beneficial effects of physical exercise on the elderly

by Julie Dufresne | July 8, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

A new IMPACTS publication from Shirko Ahmadi and Saïd Mekari of the Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick shows that aerobic exercise, which typically increases cardiorespiratory fitness, improves executive functioning in older adults, irrespective of...

International Outreach for the IMPACTS Lab

by Julie Dufresne | July 5, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Dr Shirko Ahmadi, a research professional with the IMPACTS lab from the Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick, attended the 2024 annual congress of the European College of Sport Science in Glasgow, Scotland. Dr Ahmadi presented the results of a study led...

A 33rd publication for the MATCH Study

by Julie Dufresne | June 20, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

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...

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

by Julie Dufresne | June 18, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

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...

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

by Julie Dufresne | June 12, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

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...

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

by Julie Dufresne | June 7, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

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...