/channels/taxonomy/term/11651/all en /channels/channels/news/digestive-system-cows-influences-humans-vitamin-b12-intake-331408 <p>Milk is the main source of vitamin B12 consumption for Canadians. A glass of cow’s milk contains about 46% of the daily-recommended dietary intake of vitamin B12 for adults. But what factors influences the concentration of B12 in a glass of milk? Turns out, what cows eat and how they digest it can impact human’s B12 intake.</p> Tue, 08 Jun 2021 17:38:46 +0000 webfull 170994 at /channels /channels/channels/news/zero-carbon-energy-sea-water-step-closer-331215 <p>Researchers at ���ϲʿ������ have demonstrated a technique that could enable the production of robust, high-performance membranes to harness an abundant source of renewable energy.</p> <p>Blue energy, also known as osmotic energy, capitalizes on the energy naturally released when two solutions of different salinities mix – conditions that occur in countless locations around the world where fresh and salt water meet.</p> Wed, 26 May 2021 18:16:33 +0000 webfull 170786 at /channels /channels/channels/news/stressed-out-corals-thriving-thanks-mangroves-331113 <p>Tropical coral reefs are the most biodiverse underwater ecosystem, providing a home to more than a quarter of all marine species. No strangers to environmental stressors and the on-going impacts of climate change, the survival of corals has increasingly been under threat in recent years. A collective of researchers, including from ���ϲʿ������, have analyzed how environmental factors influence the growth and health of corals and found that more species of corals are living in the mangrove forests than in nearby shallow reefs.</p> Tue, 18 May 2021 15:39:58 +0000 webfull 170658 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-concordia-uottawa-research-team-finds-correlation-between-covid-19-based-discrimination-and-331009 <p>Visible minorities, health-care workers and young people in Quebec have been at higher risk of experiencing COVID-19-related discrimination and more likely to suffer from poor mental health in the past year, according to a collective of researchers from ���ϲʿ������, Concordia University and the University of Ottawa.</p> <p>The researchers set out to study how factors such as people’s socioeconomic and minority status, discrimination, stigmatization and mental health impact their understanding and adoption of public health measures to combat the coronavirus.</p> Wed, 12 May 2021 14:12:56 +0000 webfull 170540 at /channels /channels/channels/news/feeling-confinement-gut-330596 <p>Crew members who took part in the Mars500 experiment showed significant changes in their gut microbiota from their 520 days in confinement, according to a new study by scientists at ���ϲʿ������ and the Université de Montreal (UdeM).</p> Fri, 23 Apr 2021 13:20:43 +0000 webfull 170074 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-algorithm-reveals-birdsong-features-may-be-key-courtship-330572 <p>Researchers from ���ϲʿ������ and the University of California, San Francisco have developed a new algorithm capable of identifying features of male zebra finch songs that may underlie the distinction between a short phrase sung during courtship, and the same phrase sung in a non-courtship context.</p> Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:44:11 +0000 webfull 170046 at /channels /channels/channels/news/delay-second-doses-covid-19-vaccines-has-epidemiological-benefits-long-term-effects-depend-strength-329377 <p>Delaying second doses of COVID-19 vaccines should reduce case numbers in the near term; however, the longer term case burden and the potential for evolution of viral ‘escape’ from immunity will depend on the robustness of immune responses generated by natural infections and one or two vaccine doses, according to a study from ���ϲʿ������ and Princeton University published today in <i>Science</i>.</p> Tue, 09 Mar 2021 15:07:31 +0000 webfull 168762 at /channels /channels/channels/news/when-bloom-why-do-some-plants-produce-small-and-unattractive-flowers-328240 <p>Picture a flower: what do you see? A bright and showy splash of contrasting colours? Well, not all plants produce flowers that are only like that. Some plant species actually produce two types: “normal” ones that look great, and “runts” that are small, never open and, rather than attract pollinating insects, instead pollinate themselves.</p> Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:00:54 +0000 webfull 167519 at /channels /channels/channels/news/detecting-long-term-concussion-athletes-268931 <p>Lawyers representing both sides in concussion lawsuits against sports leagues may eventually have a new tool at their disposal: a diagnostic signature that uses artificial intelligence to detect brain trauma years after it has occurred. </p> Wed, 12 Jul 2017 15:43:41 +0000 webfull 129230 at /channels /channels/news/punishing-kids-lying-just-doesn%E2%80%99t-work-240604 <p>If you want your child to tell the truth, it’s best not to threaten to punish them if they lie. That’s what researchers discovered through a simple experiment involving 372 children between the ages of 4 and 8. Mon, 08 Dec 2014 16:55:03 +0000 webfull 107006 at /channels /channels/news/almost-10-million-salmonella-research-254177 <p><span>Poultry used to be the usual suspect in cases of Salmonella poisoning. Today, however, most outbreaks of the illness come from fruit and vegetables that have become infected when the soil in which they grow is polluted by animal waste or non-potable water. There currently is no method of reducing the growth of Salmonella on such produce.</span></p> Tue, 21 Jul 2015 20:24:19 +0000 webfull 111366 at /channels /channels/news/david-thomas-interview-tackling-genetic-diseases-futures-biotech-261041 <p>David Thomas, professor and chair in the Department of Biochemistry at ���ϲʿ������ addresses progress in molecular biology and the latest strategies for tackling genetic disease. </p> <p> </p> <p>Watch the whole episode <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/futures-in-biotech/episodes/65">HERE</a>.</p> Fri, 27 May 2016 20:52:34 +0000 webfull 119039 at /channels