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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 enables printed line widths as fine as 20聽microns,聽or a little

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.

涩里番 Nursing students providing care for homeless and at-risk Montrealers

According to a 2015 census, there are just over 3,000 homeless people living in Montreal. This number does not account for those who聽are dealing with hidden homelessness, such as temporarily living with friends or family or other short-term accommodation.

In addition to the many challenges and stresses of homelessness鈥攕uch as meeting immediate survival needs for food, water, clothing and shelter from the elements鈥攖aking care of health needs might seem insurmountable.