Mental Health Week & Research

Unmasking mental health means asking deeper questions, and CanPath data is helping researchers find the answers. This Mental Health Week, we’re recognizing how interconnected mental health is with every part of life. Researchers are using Atlantic PATH data to explore: 🔹 Mental health and shift work (Sweeney et al., 2021) 🔹 Depression, anxiety and the risk Read more about Mental Health Week & Research[…]

National Volunteer Week and Thank You Thursday

🌟 Happy National Volunteer Week and Thank You Thursday from CanPath and Atlantic PATH! 🌟 Atlantic PATH participants are critical partners in advancing health research. For more than fifteen years, their voluntary contributions have enabled discoveries shaping the future of disease prevention, diagnosis, and care. Atlantic PATH participants’ commitment reminds us that every data point Read more about National Volunteer Week and Thank You Thursday[…]

New Article – The Association of Sleep Trouble and Physical Inactivity with Breast Cancer Risk in Nova Scotia

Congratulations to Dr. Cindy Feng on her new article, “The Association of Sleep Trouble and Physical Inactivity with Breast Cancer Risk in Nova Scotia: Evidence from the Atlantic PATH Cohort.” Breast cancer is a major public health concern, and modifiable health behaviors such as sleep quality and physical activity may influence risk. This study examined Read more about New Article – The Association of Sleep Trouble and Physical Inactivity with Breast Cancer Risk in Nova Scotia[…]

New Article – Quality of Non-Surgical and Non-Pharmacological Knee Osteoarthritis Care in the Maritimes

Congratulations to Aleksandra Budarick, Dr. Cheryl Hubley-Kozey, Dr. Rebecca Moyer and team on their new article, “Quality of Non-Surgical and Non-Pharmacological Knee Osteoarthritis Care in the Maritimes.” Participants with osteoarthritis from Atlantic PATH were invited to participate in an ancillary study about the Current Management and Health Care Quality for Patients with Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis. Over half of Read more about New Article – Quality of Non-Surgical and Non-Pharmacological Knee Osteoarthritis Care in the Maritimes[…]

CIHR Team Grants: Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention

Team Grants — Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention  This opportunity is led by the CIHR Institute of Cancer Research (CIHR-ICR) in collaboration with the CIHR Institutes of: Aging (CIHR-IA), Gender and Health (CIHR-IGH), Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (CIHR-INMD), Population and Public Health (CIHR-IPPH), and in partnership with the BioCanRx, Canadian Cancer Society (CCS), Cancer Research Society Read more about CIHR Team Grants: Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention[…]

New Article – Investigating Skin Cancer Risk and Sun Safety Practices Among LGBTQ+ Communities in Canada

Congratulations to Dr. François Lagacé, Dr. Ivan Litvinov and team on their new article, “Investigating Skin Cancer Risk and Sun Safety Practices Among LGBTQ+ Communities in Canada.” Participants from Atlantic PATH and the Manitoba Tomorrow Project were invited to participate in the SunFit study led by Dr. Litvinov at McGill University. Skin cancer prevention requires effective Read more about New Article – Investigating Skin Cancer Risk and Sun Safety Practices Among LGBTQ+ Communities in Canada[…]

Got Your Toe(nails)! Guinness World Record Revisited

The Guinness World Records team is once again reflecting on the record held by the Atlantic PATH cohort. In a new article, “Got your toe(nails)! Scientific study holds largest collection of toenail clippings,” Katherine Gross revisits the collection of toenail samples from Atlantic PATH participants. In 2013, Atlantic PATH received a Guinness Book of World Records Read more about Got Your Toe(nails)! Guinness World Record Revisited[…]

Data Services in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

Our team was glad to attend the Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit (MSSU) webinar today to hear about the data services available in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Atlantic PATH data is linked to administrative data with the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training (NB-IRDT) and Health Data Nova Scotia (HDNS). Please feel free Read more about Data Services in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia[…]

Health Data Nova Scotia & Atlantic PATH – Linked Data

We were happy to attend the Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit Lunch and Learn webinar today! Health Data Nova Scotia presented about their data holdings including new datasets from Atlantic PATH and Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging / Étude longitudinale canadienne sur le vieillissement in 2024. It also covered the role of Health Data Research Network Read more about Health Data Nova Scotia & Atlantic PATH – Linked Data[…]