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That leisurely walk around the block after dinner may do you more good than you thought.

Innovative clinical trial answers long-standing question and paves the way for lower-cost pragmatic trials

The COVID-19 pandemic led to increased weekday screentime for school-aged children says a new study involving the University of Ottawa published in JAMA Pediatrics.

CityStudio Ottawa is a partnership between the City of Ottawa and the University of Ottawa focusing on the six priorities identified under the Community Safety and Well-Being (CSWB) Plan approved by Ottawa city council in 2021.

Due to the high number of power outages caused by the ice storm, the University of Ottawa is making showers and electrical outlets at the Minto Sports Complex and Montpetit Hall available to staff affected by power outages until 11 p.m. tonight.

All children should have the chance to develop their full potential. That’s why the University is offering academic support to elementary school students from at-risk groups, as part of the School of the Greats program.

Chronic pain affects 1 in 5 Canadians, often compromising quality of life, physically, socially, and economically. Pain management is frequently managed with prescription drugs, notably opioids, despite a non-pharmacological, multidisciplinary care approach being recommended as the “gold standard.”

Physicists and physical chemists from the University of Würzburg and the University of Ottawa have solved a decades-old problem of distinguishing single and multiple light excitations.

More research needed on which patients benefit from seeing a medical specialist before surgery

Researchers have treated the first patient in an innovative clinical trial of a cell therapy that aims to prevent very premature babies from developing a chronic lung disease called bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). This is the first trial of its kind in in the world.