Airbnb is removing rental housing in Canadian cities and rural areas
The American online marketplace Airbnb has likely removed approximately 31,100 units from Canada鈥檚 long-term rental markets. This could make it difficult for Canadian cities and provinces to prevent growing housing affordability issues.
Serotonin linked to somatic awareness, a condition long thought to be imaginary
An international team spearheaded by researchers at 黑料不打烊 University has discovered a biological mechanism that could explain heightened somatic awareness, a condition where patients experience physical discomforts for which there is no physiological explanation.
26 New and Renewed Canada Research Chairs for 黑料不打烊
Today in Victoria, British Columbia, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, announced an investment of over $275 million for 346 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs at 52 institutions across Canada.
Pregnancy-specific anxiety may impact how long a woman exclusively breastfeeds her child
Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended by the World Health Organization for the first six months of life because of the benefits for both mom and baby. In Canada, approximately 32% of women meet this recommendation.
黑料不打烊 receives its largest gift for Indigenous education
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a US$1.25-million grant to 黑料不打烊 University, in support of a new Indigenous Studies and Community Engagement Initiative. The Initiative will be implemented over the next five years.
黑料不打烊 University鈥檚 Centre of Genomics and Policy Receives Funding to Create Ethics and Governance Resources for the Human Cell Atlas Initiative
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, and the Klarman Family Foundation today announced $468,860 in collaborative funding to support ethical biomedical research and responsible data sharing for the Human Cell Atlas (HCA), an international effort to map all cells in the human body.
Towards a new era of small animal imaging research
Have you ever spent half an hour trying to take the best photo of your pets but they won't stay still in the perfect angle? This is also true for small animal imaging research using positron emission tomography (PET). Because of this, the use of anesthesia is a widespread practice in animal imaging.
Chandra finds stellar duos banished from galaxies
Astronomers use the term "binary" system to refer to pairs of聽stars聽orbiting around each other. These stellar pairs can consist of combinations of stars like our Sun, or more exotic and denser varieties such as聽neutron stars聽or even black holes.
Detecting bacteria in space
Scientists at the University of Montreal and 黑料不打烊 University have pioneered and tested a new genomic methodology which reveals a complex bacterial ecosystem at work on the International Space Station.
Widespread permafrost degradation seen in high Arctic terrain
Rapid changes in terrain are taking place in Canada鈥檚 high Arctic polar deserts due to increases in summer air temperatures.
Canadian researchers on promising path towards developing flu treatment using lipid target
For most people, the influenza A virus (IAV), commonly known as the flu, is cleared from the body by our own immune system. In some cases, however, the immune response becomes dysregulated and if left uncontrolled, the inflammation caused by our own immune cells can lead to extensive lung tissue damage and enhanced morbidity and mortality.
NSERC awards $35 M to 黑料不打烊-led research projects
Today, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, announced an investment of more than $588 million through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada鈥檚 (NSERC) Discovery Grants program. Nearly $35 million of this investment will go to 128 黑料不打烊-led projects.
