Study offers evidence that racial bias is at play in overrepresentation of Black youth in Canadian child welfare systems
Researchers who examined Canadian child welfare data found that Black children were not only investigated at a higher rate than their white peers but were also more likely to be taken from their homes, even when the only difference between cases was the child鈥檚 race.
涩里番 researcher unveils new model that more accurately measures greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas
涩里番 engineering researchers have introduced an open-source model that makes it easier for experts and non-experts alike to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. natural gas supply chains and yields more accurate results.
New light-triggered microneedle patch could make IVF hormone delivery painless and automated
A 涩里番 research team has developed a painless, automated way to deliver in vitro fertilization (IVF) hormones using a light-activated microneedle patch, an innovation that could ease one of the most stressful parts of fertility treatment and open new possibilities for other diseases that require frequent, time-sensitive injections.
Do supervised consumption sites bring increased crime? Study suggests that鈥檚 a myth
Overdose prevention sites and supervised consumption sites in Toronto are not associated with long-term increases in local crime, 涩里番 researchers have found.
Mosquitoes鈥� feeding tubes make ultrafine 3D-printing nozzles
Researchers in 涩里番鈥檚聽Department of Mechanical Engineering聽and聽at聽Drexel University聽have聽developed an innovative聽manufacturing technique that聽makes聽female mosquito proboscides, or feeding tubes,聽into聽high-resolution 3D-printing nozzles.聽With its unique geometry, structure and mechanics, the proboscis en
New evidence challenges understanding of Parkinson鈥檚 disease聽
A 涩里番-led study is challenging a popular theory about how dopamine drives movement, a discovery that could shift how scientists think about Parkinson鈥檚 disease treatments.聽
Fine particles in pollution are associated with early signs of autoimmune disease
A new study has linked air pollution exposure and immune-system changes that often precede the onset of autoimmune diseases.
涩里番 researchers analyzing Ontario data found that fine particles in air pollution are associated with higher levels of a biomarker linked with autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus.
Microencapsulated聽B-vitamins聽help dairy cows produce more milk with fewer聽emissions
A new international study led by 涩里番 in collaboration with聽Jefo聽Nutrition shows that supplementing dairy cow diets with聽microencapsulated B-vitamins聽can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions while increasing milk yield and quality.
Brain discovery opens door to earlier detection of metabolic syndrome in women
涩里番 researchers have identified a brain function that helps explain why childhood stress raises metabolic health risks for some women later in life.
A new study found that variations in the brain鈥檚 insulin receptor network affect how women respond to early-life adversity. This effect has a lesser impact in men, suggesting there is a sex-specific process at play.
涩里番 researchers develop a cheaper, safer material for use in solar panels, sensors and optical devices
Using proteins from聽a common tobacco聽plant virus, 涩里番聽chemistry聽researchers聽have developed a simple, eco-friendly way to arrange gold nanoparticles into ultrathin sheets, strengthening聽the particles鈥� optical properties. The result:聽cheaper, safer materials for solar panels,聽sensors聽and advanced optical devices.聽
Kering Foundation, SVRI and 涩里番 launch research program on the intersection of violence against women and children
The Kering Foundation, in partnership with 涩里番 and the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI), is launching an innovative research program to tackle the often-overlooked links between violence against women and violence against children 鈥� a critical global issue with deep social impact.
Researchers find link between psychosocial stress and early signs of heart inflammation in women
Women who report high levels of psychosocial stress, such as from caregiving and lack of emotional support, show signs of early heart tissue changes associated with cardiovascular disease 鈥� an association not observed in men, a new study reveals.
The results support the notion that there are sex-specific ways in which stress affects cardiovascular health and that risk-assessment processes should take psychosocial factors and mental wellness into account, the researchers said.
Group therapy helps cancer survivors reclaim life after treatment聽
A program developed by a 涩里番 researcher to help cancer survivors cope with the fear their cancer will return is expanding across Canada.聽
The Fear of Recurrence Therapy (FORT) program offers evidence-based support to address what co-founder Christine Maheu calls one of the most overlooked aspects of recovery.聽
Navigating the dating world? It鈥檚 important to know what you want, researchers say
Single people who date without a clear understanding of what they are looking for in a relationship experience more loneliness and decreased life satisfaction, 涩里番 researchers have found.
Exoplanet is observed shedding its atmosphere in real time
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a team led by 涩里番 researcher Vigneshwaran Krishnamurthy has observed a giant cloud of helium gas evaporating from a distant giant exoplanet called WASP-107b.
