Montreal

The PARLONSMAAT Project: A Longitudinal Participatory Cohort Study on the Impact of Affirmative Medical Care in Transgender Adolescents An estimated 0.5% of Quebec adolescents (2,500 aged 12-17) identify as transgender and non-binary, meaning that their internal gender identity does not match their biological sex. Many of them will begin the process of gender affirmation (transition) […]

MAIN OBJECTIVE The main objective of the project is to support young people from Nunavik who are experiencing suicidal behaviours reengage with life. Part of this involves helping them dare care, experience agency, imagining a future and reconnecting. This research project, led by Dre Gómez-Carrillo Castro of the MUHC, has four components: art to prevent […]

Birth asphyxia and resulting neonatal encephalopathy (NE) in full-term babies is a major cause of death and severe neurodevelopmental disabilities, including cerebral palsy and intellectual disability.

This project involves an innovative approach using state-of-the-art techniques, including high-dimensional immunophenotyping combined with single-cell transcriptome analysis (CITE-seq), which allows for the simultaneous study of RNA and proteins from a single cell.

The World Health Organization has included global child health in its priorities for action to achieve marked and sustained improvements in the health of the world’s population by 2030.

Berger’s disease, also known as IgA nephropathy, is an autoimmune disease that damages a person’s kidneys. It affects between 2 and 10 out of every 100,000 people each year and although it often occurs in young adults, it may appear during childhood.

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A March 2020 review in The Lancet synthesizes previous literature examining the psychological impacts of lockdowns, including elevated levels of stress, anxiety, mood, and posttraumatic stress symptoms. Despite these findings in individuals, no studies to our knowledge have examined the psychological effects of lockdowns on children, families, and family functioning, the factors affecting positive and […]

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In October 2020, the Association des pédiatres du Québec (APQ) sounded the alarm about the current and future impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of children and adolescents. At CHU Sainte-Justine, the number of cases has doubled over the past year.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects on the mental health and well-being of youth. Research shows that nearly 75% of youth report that their mental health has deteriorated since the beginning of the pandemic. Therefore, there is an urgent need to ensure that they have access to complementary integration of digital health innovations (i.e., […]

In Canada, the legalization of cannabis has led to greater accessibility to cannabis, an increase in cannabis potency, and the commercialization of a variety of cannabis-related products and devices. For example, over the past three years, rates of cannabis vaping among adolescents have doubled (from ~14% to ~28%). Therefore, there is a clear need for […]