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Ultrasound unlocks a safer, greener way to make hydrogels

webfull — Thu, 08 May 2025 13:03:45 +0000

Researchers at Ģ��Ƶ, in collaboration with Polytechnique Montréal, pioneered a new way to create hydrogels using ultrasound, eliminating the need for toxic chemical initiators. This breakthrough offers a faster, cleaner and more sustainable approach to hydrogel fabrication, and produces hydrogels that are stronger, more flexible and highly resistant to freezing and dehydration. The new method also promises to facilitate advances in tissue engineering, bioadhesives and 3D bioprinting.

Published: 8 May 2025

Predicting hockey IQ: Researchers’ method of assessing young hockey talent could be a game-changer

webfull — Wed, 07 May 2025 13:13:02 +0000

In a study that is the first of its kind, a research team led by a Ģ��Ƶ professor has developed a more objective way to identify ice hockey players’ game intelligence, or “hockey IQ.” And the method, which pairs objective test results with scouting insights, is likely to yield the most accurate results, the researchers suggest.

Published: 7 May 2025

Breakthrough discovery uses gut bacteria and AI to diagnose a chronic pain syndrome

webfull — Tue, 06 May 2025 12:55:14 +0000

Ģ��Ƶ researchers, in collaboration with colleagues in Israel and Ireland, have developed AI technology that can detect patterns in gut bacteria to identify complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) with remarkable accuracy, potentially transforming how CRPS is diagnosed and treated.

Published: 6 May 2025

New insights into how cancer spreads prompt rethink of metastasis care

webfull — Mon, 05 May 2025 13:56:29 +0000

A Ģ��Ƶ-led research collaboration has achieved a breakthrough in understanding how cancer spreads.

A clinical study of ovarian and colorectal cancer patients found cancer cells move in the bloodstream in clusters more commonly than was previously thought. The discovery could help doctors more quickly identify which cancer patients are at high risk of having their cancer spread to other organs, knowledge that could guide treatment decisions. The findings also potentially open new avenues for treatment.

Published: 5 May 2025

Sun safety declining in Canada amid rise in skin cancer cases

webfull — Fri, 02 May 2025 14:44:48 +0000

Despite decades of public health messaging, Canadians are spending more time in the sun and using less sun protection – raising alarms among researchers as melanoma cases continue to climb.

That trend is highlighted in a Ģ��Ƶ-led study that analyzed national survey data collected between 2011 and 2018 from over 77,000 people, representing a weighted sample of 21 million Canadians.

Published: 2 May 2025

Researchers improve the accuracy of AI writing tools

webfull — Thu, 01 May 2025 14:33:42 +0000

A Ģ��Ƶ-led team of researchers has developed a new method that significantly improves the accuracy and efficiency of large language models (LLMs) when generating computer code and other structured text.

Large language models (LLMs) are powerful AI tools that are capable of writing everything from essays to programming scripts in a wide range of languages. However, they often make mistakes when generating text that must conform to constraints, leading to errors or outputs that don’t work. Existing solutions to fix these issues are often unreliable or too slow.

Published: 1 May 2025

Ģ��Ƶ researchers develop practical new tool for detecting nanoplastics and microplastics in the environment

webfull — Thu, 01 May 2025 12:59:27 +0000

A team of Ģ��Ƶ researchers has developed a cost-effective, high-throughput technology for detecting nanoplastics and microplastics in the environment.

Published: 1 May 2025

Study suggests we don’t just hear music, but ‘become it’

webfull — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:56:55 +0000

An international study co-authored by Ģ��Ƶ psychologist Caroline Palmer suggests our brains and bodies don’t just understand music, they physically resonate with it. These discoveries, based on findings in neuroscience, music, and psychology, support Neural Resonance Theory (NRT).

NRT maintains that rather than relying on learned expectations or prediction, musical experiences arise from the brain’s natural oscillations that sync with rhythm, melody and harmony. This resonance shapes our sense of timing, musical pleasure and the instinct to move with the beat.

Published: 30 April 2025

Researchers identify two new crocodile species

webfull — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:59:51 +0000

Ģ��Ƶ researchers, in collaboration with Mexican scientists, have discovered two previously unknown species of crocodiles, one living on the island of Cozumel and the other on the atoll of Banco Chinchorro, both off the Yucatán Peninsula. The findings challenge long-held assumptions about the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) and highlight the urgent need for conservation efforts, the researchers say.

Published: 24 April 2025

Our brains can communicate wordlessly, through our eyes

webfull — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 18:07:35 +0000

Ģ��Ƶ researchers have demonstrated something long assumed: that glances can transmit information about one’s mental state to others without a single word being exchanged. They speculate that this primal ability may have played a role in assuring survival of human society at times when making a sound could have attracted predators.

Published: 23 April 2025

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