Assessing arsenic in human toenail clippings using portable X-ray fluorescence

Posted on October 27, 2020 by pathwp

Authors: David Fleming, Samantha Crook, Colby Evans, Michael Nader, Manuel Atia, Jason Hicks, Ellen Sweeney, Christopher McFarlane, Jong Sung Kim, Erin Keltie, Anil Adisesh Journal: Applied Radiation and Isotopes Abstract: Arsenic is a toxic metalloid which has been associated with a wide range of health effects in humans including skin abnormalities and an elevated risk Read more about Assessing arsenic in human toenail clippings using portable X-ray fluorescence[…]

Portable X-ray fluorescence of zinc applied to human toenail clippings

Posted on October 27, 2020 by pathwp

We are pleased to announce a publication in Applied Radiation and Isotopes examining Portable X-Ray Fluorescence of Arsenic using Atlantic PATH’s toenail samples!! This work was led by Dr. David Fleming at Mount Allison University. The full text is available via open access: bit.ly/2G17SjM. This work builds on the first publication in the Journal of Read more about Portable X-ray fluorescence of zinc applied to human toenail clippings[…]

Diet Quality and Neighborhood Environment in the Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health Project

Posted on October 26, 2020 by pathwp

Authors: Kaitlyn Gilham, Qianqian Gu, Trevor JB Dummer, John J Spinelli, Rachel A Murphy Abstract An understanding of relationships between different constructs of the neighbourhood environment and diet quality is needed to inform public health interventions. This study investigated associations between material deprivation, social deprivation and population density with diet quality in a cohort of Read more about Diet Quality and Neighborhood Environment in the Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health Project[…]

UNB Saint John data scientist pioneering in occupational health informatics

Posted on October 23, 2020 by pathwp

UNB Saint John alum Hongchang (Gary) Bao’s work with Dr. Chris Baker and Dr. Anil Adisesh produced an automated coding algorithm for occupational data (job title and industry codes for the Canadian National Occupation Classification (NOC) system). Funded by CanPath and the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation, the algorithm is now being applied data from Read more about UNB Saint John data scientist pioneering in occupational health informatics[…]

PSY-CA: Newsletter October 2020

Posted on October 18, 2020October 18, 2020 by pathwp

Atlantic PATH is proud to be one of the 18 cohort studies involved in the PSY-CA Consortium. Led out of the Netherlands by Dr. Joost Dekker, this project is investigating whether psychosocial factors, such as depression can predict the incidence of cancer

Assessing the Variation within the Oral Microbiome of Healthy Adults

Posted on October 1, 2020 by pathwp

Authors: Jacob Nearing, Vanessa DeClercq, Johan Van Limbergen, Morgan Langille ABSTRACT More than 1,000 different species of microbes have been found to live within the human oral cavity, where they play important roles in maintaining both oral and systemic health. Several studies have identified the core members of this microbial community; however, the factors Read more about Assessing the Variation within the Oral Microbiome of Healthy Adults[…]