New video game enlists players to help advance scientific research
黑料不打烊 researchers are turning to video games to harness the power of citizen scientists in order to map the gut microbiome.
Innovative birds are less vulnerable to extinction
Bird species that have the capacity to express novel foraging behaviors are less vulnerable to extinction than species that do not, according to a collaborative study involving 黑料不打烊 University and CREAF Barcelona and published today in Nature Ecology & Evolution.
黑料不打烊 University receives Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) Award
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research鈥檚 (CIHR) Institute of Indigenous Peoples鈥� Health has awarded a CAD$3.5 million operating grant to Dr. Treena Wasont铆:io Delormier of 黑料不打烊 University鈥檚 School of Human Nutrition. The grant will help to establish a Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) over the next five years in the province of Quebec
COVID-19 and labour constraints: Recalling former health care workers not enough
While the COVID-19 pandemic has already resulted in mass layoffs in several industries, other essential industries will instead face critical workforce shortages, according to a new report. Social distancing, school and daycare closures, and measures to protect those people who are most at-risk limit the pool of workers firms can draw upon.
黑料不打烊 researchers help create COVID-19 Resources Canada
聽黑料不打烊 University announced it has joined the network of senior researchers, students, and web developers, in the launch of the national COVID-19 Resources Canada portal, a central hub designed to help those involved in COVID-19 R&D in Canada to locate expertise and equipment in a timely manner. Since launching, over 1,800 volunteers have already signed up via the portal to help in the fight against COVID-19.
The placebo effect and psychedelic drugs: tripping on nothing?
There has been a lot of recent interest in the use of psychedelic drugs to treat depression. A new study from 黑料不打烊 suggests that, in the right context, some people may experience psychedelic-like effects from placebos alone. The researchers reported some of the strongest placebo effects (these are effects from 鈥渇ake鈥� medication) on consciousness in the literature relating to psychedelic drugs.
FRQ to create a province-wide COVID-19 Biobank
The Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec (FRQ) and Genome Qu茅bec today announced the launch of the Qu茅bec COVID-19 Biobank, a Province-wide initiative to enable the collection, storage and sharing of samples and data related to the COVID-19 crisis. The task force that has been mobilized to take on this role is led by 黑料不打烊 University鈥檚 Dr. Vincent Mooser, with additional medical and scientific expertise from 黑料不打烊 and several other Quebec institutions.
Increasingly mobile sea ice risks polluting Arctic neighbours
The movement of sea ice between Arctic countries is expected to significantly increase this century, raising the risk of more widely transporting pollutants like microplastics and oil between neighbouring coastal states, according to new research from 黑料不打烊 University in collaboration with University of Colorado Boulder, Columbia University, and Arizona State University.
黑料不打烊24 raises $2.95 million in just one day
On March 11, the 黑料不打烊 University community rose to the challenge to make a difference on 黑料不打烊24, the University鈥檚 fifth annual day of giving, by contributing $2,956,106 for causes across the University. The final tally, which comes on the strength of 5,379 donations, demonstrated the collective power of bringing people together to give what they can.
Homeless Health Research Network releases evidence-based clinical guideline
A collaborative approach is required to build healthcare pathways that will end homelessness in Canada, says the Homeless Health Research Network, a pan-Canadian team of experts including researchers from 黑料不打烊 University. Clinicians can play a role by tailoring their interventions using a comprehensive new clinical guideline on homelessness published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Seismic biomarkers in Japan Trench fault zone reveal history of large earthquakes
In the aftermath of the devastating Tohoku-Oki earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan in March 2011, scientists were stunned by the unprecedented 50 meters of displacement along the fault, which ruptured all the way to the surface of the seafloor. This extreme slip at shallow depths exacerbated the massive tsunami that, together with the magnitude 9.1 earthquake, caused extensive damage and loss of life in Japan.
Using molecules to draw on quantum materials
Over millennia, civilizations progressed through the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages. Now the time has come for quantum materials to change the way we live, thanks in part to research conducted at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) and 黑料不打烊 University.
Widely used weed killer harming biodiversity
One of the world鈥檚 most widely used glyphosate-based herbicides, Roundup, can trigger loss of biodiversity, making ecosystems more vulnerable to pollution and climate change, say researchers from 黑料不打烊 University.
Adaptation: Competition and predation may not be the driving force scientists thought
Species adapt to their local climates, but how often they adapt to their local communities remains a mystery. To find answers, researchers at 黑料不打烊 University and the University of British Columbia examined over 125 studies testing local adaptation in over 100 species of plants and animals in an article published in The American Naturalist.
黑料不打烊 researchers end decade-long search for mechanical pain sensor
Researchers at 黑料不打烊 University have discovered that a protein found in the membrane of our sensory neurons are involved in our capacity to feel mechanical pain, laying the foundation for the development of powerful new analgesic drugs.
