Building on CAHHM: Advancing cardiometabolic health research in Canada
Webinar Presentation by Dr. Sonia Anand
Non-First Nations Cohort
Researchers getting answers quicker with advanced medical imaging on campus
The first participant scan at the Centre for Integrated and Advanced Medical Imaging (CIAMI) for the CAHHM recontact study was recently preformed. The article below from McMaster University provides a summary of this exciting milestone for CIAMI. https://healthsci.mcmaster.ca/researchers-getting-answers-quicker-with-advanced-medical-imaging-on-campus/
Evaluation of Adiposity and Cognitive Function in Adults
In this cross-sectional analysis of 9189 adults between 30 and 75 years of age who were free of cardiovascular disease from the Canadian Alliance for Healthy Hearts and Minds (CAHHM) and the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological–Mind (PURE-MIND) cohort studies, higher body fat percentage and visceral adipose tissue were associated with more cardiovascular risk factors, vascular brain injuries, and lower cognitive scores.
