Diabetes Research

New Research Suggests Link Between Contaminants and Diabetes

Nearly one in three Canadians are living with diabetes or prediabetes, and the numbers are on the rise. Health experts aren’t sure why incidence has been increasing so dramatically. Genetic risk factors play a role but don’t account for this alarming trend on their own, according to Carleton biology researcher Jenny Bruin, who believes that exposure to environmental contaminants is an important culprit. Read More

The Impact of Two Environmental Pollutants

Meet two of Jenny Bruin’s PhD students, Kyle Van Allen who is researching a class of chemicals called Flame Retardants and Jana Palaniyandi who is studying the effects of poly and perfluoroalkyl substances. Both are interested in their environmental impacts and whether or not they play a role in Diabetes. Read Story Here.

PhD Student Studies Impact of a Powerful Pollutant on Human Health

PhD Student Noa Gang is examining the impact of man-made environmental toxins on beta cells in the pancreas. Gang works in Jenny Bruin’s Diabetes and Toxicology lab where a team is looking at the impact of persistent organic pollutants on human health. Click here to read the full story.