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��VR��Ƶ-linked AXIS mission is one of two finalists in NASA selection process

webfull — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:15:15 +0000

NASA has selected the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) mission, co-led by ��VR��Ƶ Professor Darryl Haggard, to advance to the next stage of its $1 billion space probe competition.

Published: 28 November 2024

Satisfaction among REM users is up after one year of operation, ��VR��Ƶ study finds

webfull — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 13:46:30 +0000

User satisfaction with the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) has increased since its first line opened in the summer of 2023, preliminary results from a survey by Transportation Research at ��VR��Ƶ (TRAM) indicate.

Since 2019, TRAM has been conducting a longitudinal study on the REM. Preliminary results indicate that among the close to 1,700 REM users who participated in the survey this fall:

Satisfaction with the service increased to 79 per cent from 75 per cent in 2023;

Published: 26 November 2024

Cannabis disrupts brain activity in young adults prone to psychosis: study

webfull — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:37:10 +0000

Young adults at risk of psychosis show reduced brain connectivity, a deficit that cannabis use appears to worsen, a new study has found. The breakthrough paves the way for psychosis treatments targeting symptoms that current medications miss.

In the first-of-its-kind study, ��VR��Ƶ researchers detected a marked decrease in synaptic density—the connections between neurons that enable brain communication—in individuals at risk of psychosis, compared to a healthy control group.

Published: 20 November 2024

Saskatchewan’s first Centrosaurus and Citipes elegans fossils discovered by ��VR��Ƶ researchers

webfull — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:36:54 +0000

Paleontologists and students from ��VR��Ƶ have documented Saskatchewan's first confirmed fossil specimens of Centrosaurus, a horned dinosaur species closely related to Triceratops.

The search, conducted in Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park along the South Saskatchewan River, also unearthed a rare mix of dinosaur and marine fossils, shedding light on a dinosaur fauna which existed on the edge of an ancient sea at a time of rising sea levels long before humans roamed the earth.

Published: 19 November 2024

New technology rapidly measures antioxidants in maple syrup

webfull — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 12:23:09 +0000

Researchers at ��VR��Ƶ have developed an eco-efficient, user-friendly technology that quickly measures the antioxidant content of maple syrup. The innovative method contributes to increasing transparency about a health-related aspect of the syrup's nutritional value and allows for on-site quality testing without the need for costly lab assessments.

Published: 18 November 2024

Time in nature benefits children with mental health difficulties: study

webfull — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:30:59 +0000

A team of researchers from ��VR��Ƶ and Université de Montréal’s Observatoire pour l’éducation et la santé des enfants (OPES, or observatory on children’s health and eduation), led by Sylvana Côté, spending two hours a week of class time in a natural environment can reduce emotional distress among 10- to 12-year-olds who had the most significant mental health problems before the program began.

Published: 15 November 2024

Better education can mitigate post-harvest food losses, increase global food security

webfull — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:54:54 +0000

Better educating farmers and food processors about how to avoid post-harvest food losses – which amount to one-third of global food production, worth US$1 trillion annually – would reduce global food insecurity, according to researchers at ��VR��Ƶ.

Published: 15 November 2024

Temporary sound installations could help reduce noise pollution: study

webfull — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:58:47 +0000

Temporary sound installations can be a low-cost way of dealing with noise pollution in areas of high urban density, ��VR��Ƶ researchers have found.

Dubbed the “new second hand smoke,” noise pollution can have consequences ranging from simple annoyance to such serious health problems as hearing loss and high blood pressure and can exacerbate various mental health conditions.

Published: 14 November 2024

Atlantic killer whales show dangerously high levels of toxic chemicals: study

webfull — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:06:07 +0000

Killer whales off Canada’s Atlantic coast continue to be contaminated with dangerously high levels of toxic chemicals that put them at elevated risk of severe immune-system and reproductive problems, a recent ��VR��Ƶ-led study has found.

Published: 7 November 2024

Researchers find design flaws and oversight issues in certain health apps, offer solutions for more effective tools

webfull — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:56:13 +0000

AI-powered apps offering medical diagnoses at the click of a button are often limited by biased data and a lack of regulation, leading to inaccurate and unsafe health advice, a new study found.

Published: 6 November 2024

����VR��Ƶ News - News releases

����VR��Ƶ-linked AXIS mission is one of two finalists in NASA selection process

Satisfaction among REM users is up after one year of operation, ����VR��Ƶ study finds