Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases Laboratory
Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences
Join Us May 25, 2024! We are excited to be joining thousands of walkers and runners across Canada in the Shoppers Drug Mart® Run for Women, raising help for women’s mental health programs at Lois Hole Hospital for Women. Please consider Read More …
INSPIRE INCLUSION A lot has changed for women over the years, but gaps in funding and knowledge in women’s health research remain. Join us this International Women’s Day as we Inspire Inclusion and activate a call to collectively forge a more Read More …
PCOS Together would like to thank all the study participants and partners that helped make our latest PCOS Together publication happen! *** Vine D, Ghosh M, Wang T, Bakal J. Increased Prevalence of Adverse Health Outcomes Across the Lifespan in Read More …
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 21, 2023, 10am MST Presenter: Trista Chan, RD, MHSc, Toronto Metropolitan University Join us for this 40-min informative webinar that will equip you with tools to support your hormone health while creating a healthier relationship with food. Here’s what we’ll Read More …
WCHRI Research Day, October 18, 2023, Edmonton, AB Poster Presentation: Sophie Lalonde-Bester & Dr. Donna Vine “Elevated Risk for Eating Disorders in PCOS: A Scoping Review of Prevalence and Etiology” Authors: Lalonde-Bester S, Malik M, Masoum R, Ng K, Sidhu Read More …
2023 IHDCYH Talks Video Competition Please vote by clicking the “thumbs up” for our MCVD Lab (Drs. Proctor/Vine Team) video submission on YouTube: “Healthy Heart Remnant Cholesterol Tackles Diabetes in Youth” Voting is open from November 1-30, 2023! You can Read More …
Listen to Dr. Proctor’s interview on 630 CHED, “This Morning with Stacey Brotzel And Daryl McIntyre”, on October 18, 2023 where Dr. Proctor discusses Remnant Cholesterol (RC): Click Here
This Mendelian randomization study including more than 900,000 subjects showed a robust genetic causal association between remnant cholesterol and cardiovascular outcomes. Navarese EP, Vine D, Proctor S, et al. Independent causal effect of remnant cholesterol on atherosclerotic cardiovascular outcomes: a Read More …
“Bad” cholesterol isn’t the only culprit linked with a higher likelihood of heart disease, U of A researchers find. FOLIO: OCTOBER 16, 2023 BY BEV BETKOWSKI
To learn more, please email our PCOS Together Research Team at PCOS.Together@ualberta.ca
