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By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 31, 2024 2:05 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prince Edward Island’s fisheries minister says he hopes recently announced federal funding can help develop oysters that are resistant to a parasite that is threatening a fishery …
Read More »New parasite named after retired University of Lethbridge professor – Lethbridge
While out searching for snails, a University of Lethbridge undergraduate student stumbled across a scientific breakthrough that has now been given the name of a retired professor. Molly Tilley says she was on the hunt for parasites commonly found in snails when she made a fantastic discovery. “(I) kind of …
Read More »Canadian doctor will join Virgin Galactic research space crew
Dr. Shawna Pandya, a Brandon, Man.-born, Edmonton-raised physician and space scientist, is seeing a life-long dream become reality: she’s going to space. “I will be flying to space with Virgin Galactic on their new Delta Class of spacecraft with Kellie Gerardi and Dr. Norah Patten of Ireland as early as …
Read More »Is carbon pricing a politically feasible climate policy? What research says – National
It was supposed to do the heavy lifting for Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions targets. And it was supposed to remain a major part of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s legacy, both at home and abroad — part of an urgent global push to fight climate change. But instead of fulfilling those …
Read More »University of Manitoba receives federal funding for biomedical research – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Biomedical researchers at the University of Manitoba working on responses to future pandemics are getting some hefty funding from the federal government. Winnipeg South MP Terry Duguid announced Thursday that more than $56 million — through the Canada Biomedical Research Fund and …
Read More »Opioid death rates tripled for Ontario teens, young adults since 2014, research shows
TORONTO — Opioid-related deaths among teens and young adults in Ontario tripled from 2014 to 2021, while drug treatment rates significantly decreased, a new report shows. Opioid deaths among those aged 15 to 24 surged during the first year of the pandemic to 169 deaths, up from 115 the year …
Read More »Pediatric drug shortage led to dosing errors in Ontario children, research shows
TORONTO — The shortage of pediatric medication in Canada last year led to a spike of dosing errors in children in Ontario, new research shows. The study, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, examined the effect of the shortage of children’s ibuprofen and acetaminophen, which forced parents …
Read More »University of Waterloo cuts ties with China’s Huawei to ‘safeguard scientific research’
The University of Waterloo is ending its partnership with Chinese tech firm Huawei to “safeguard scientific research” amid a sharpening focus on intellectual property protection, global espionage and foreign interference in Canadian society. Huawei, whose technology has been banned from Canada’s 5G network, has been the subject of controversy for …
Read More »U of A researchers test AI to measure risk of prescription opioids
Researchers in Alberta are experimenting with artificial intelligence to measure the risks of prescription opioids amid the ongoing drug overdose crisis across Canada. While doctors have a set protocol to identify patients at risk of opioid addiction, Dr. Dean Eurich said machine learning “could do a better job” of pinning …
Read More »Retro van in Sudbury, Ont., part of travelling research project on youth social anger
A group of researchers is driving a retro van around Greater Sudbury, Ont., hearing from youth about their challenges, hopes and dreams. It’s part of the Travelling University of Montreal Project, which is a collaborative study involving the University of Montreal and the University of Ottawa. The vehicle is a converted 1985 Volkswagen …
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