Quebec
Asymptomatic thrombosis, cancer
2021-2022
This project has several innovative elements. First, the concept of incidentally discovered asymptomatic VTE, or VTE, is largely unstudied in pediatrics, unlike its adult equivalent.
Principal investigator
- Dre Marie-Claude Pelland-Marcotte, Associate researcher, Reproduction, Maternal and Child Health Axis, CHUL
Cancer Inflammations and infections
When a child is born very prematurely, the brain is not fully mature. Several crucial stages of brain development occur in the weeks following birth.
Principal investigator
- Dr. Mireille Guillot, Associate researcher, Reproduction, Maternal and Child Health Axis, CHUL
Neurodevelopment and mental health Perinatal, neonatal and obstetrics
Pandemic mental health impact ADHD
2021-2022
Accountability
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The mental health of youth and its evolution during the COVID-19 pandemic are concerning on a number of fronts. Unfortunately, the data available at this point do not allow for concluding that the described emotional shifts are a direct result of the pandemic. More specifically, because some studies failed to identify groups at greater risk […]
Principal investigator
- Dr. Richard Bélanger, Pediatrician, clinical university researcher, Université Laval
- Slim Haddad (Researcher, full professor, Université Laval)
Neurodevelopment and mental health
Fathers are poorly represented in studies of the prenatal origins of illness and health problems. As a result, prenatal paternal factors that increase the risk of mental health problems in children are not well understood. A growing number of studies show that children of fathers with symptoms of depression, anxiety or stress are at higher […]
Principal investigator
- Célia Matte-Gagné, Professor Population Health and Best Health Practices Axis, CHUL
Neurodevelopment and mental health Perinatal, neonatal and obstetrics