Objectives: To apply a case definition to a Northern Alberta-based primary care practice
population and to assess the sex-specific characteristics of young-onset metabolic syndrome (…

Previous studies have shown that loss of CD36 protects the heart from dysfunction induced
by pressure overload in the presence of diet-induced insulin resistance and/or obesity. The …

Background: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is growing worldwide, yet remains
underinvestigated in Canadian young adults. We sought to explore the use of a harmonized …

Objectives: Despite the approval of medical cannabis in Canada, there remains a significant
knowledge gap for physicians to provide informed health care to these patients. Thus, we …

Recent evidence has suggested that activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)
induced by short-term caloric restriction (CR) protects against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I…

Structured Debate (SD) is a constrained discourse style that is popular in many different
forums. The expansion of SD to online platforms leaves many questions about addressing this …

Background: Little is known about the impact of existing gestational diabetes education
strategies in Alberta. We sought to examine women's understanding of GDM after attending …

… by Jamie Joseph Boisvenue … ©Jamie Joseph Boisvenue, 2019 … This thesis is an
original work by Jamie Boisvenue. The identification and design of the research study was …

This study sought to determine whether the sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2)
inhibitor empagliflozin improved heart failure (HF) outcomes in nondiabetic mice. The EMPA-REG …

Background Branched chain amino acids (BCAA) can impair insulin signaling, and cardiac
insulin resistance can occur in the failing heart. We, therefore, determined if cardiac BCAA …