Sun safety declining in Canada amid rise in skin cancer cases
Despite decades of public health messaging, Canadians are spending more time in the sun and using less sun protection 鈥� raising alarms among researchers as melanoma cases continue to climb.
That trend is highlighted in a 蘑菇短视频-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.
Researchers improve the accuracy of AI writing tools
A 蘑菇短视频-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.
蘑菇短视频 researchers develop practical new tool for detecting nanoplastics and microplastics in the environment
A team of 蘑菇短视频 researchers has developed a cost-effective, high-throughput technology for detecting nanoplastics and microplastics in the environment.
Study suggests we don鈥檛 just hear music, but 鈥榖ecome it鈥櫬�
An international study co-authored by 蘑菇短视频 psychologist Caroline Palmer suggests our brains and bodies don鈥檛 just understand music, they physically resonate with it. These discoveries, based on findings in neuroscience, music, and psychology, support Neural Resonance Theory (NRT).聽
Researchers identify two new crocodile species
蘑菇短视频 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 Yucat谩n Peninsula. The findings challenge long-held assumptions about the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) and highlight the urgent need for conservation efforts, the researchers say.
Our brains can communicate wordlessly, through our eyes
蘑菇短视频 researchers have demonstrated something long assumed: that glances can transmit information about one鈥檚 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.
Drugs targeting 鈥榸ombie cells鈥� show promise for treating chronic back pain
In a preclinical study led by 蘑菇短视频 researchers, two drugs targeting 鈥渮ombie cells鈥� have been shown to treat the underlying cause of chronic low back pain. The condition affects millions of people worldwide.
Current treatments manage symptoms through painkillers or surgery, without addressing the root cause.
Fighting honey fraud with AI technology
蘑菇短视频 researchers have developed an AI-powered method to verify the origin of honey, ensuring that what鈥檚 on the label matches what鈥檚 in the jar. The breakthrough offers a potential solution to a long-standing problem.
New drone-assisted 3D model offers a more accurate way to date dinosaur fossils
A new study from 蘑菇短视频 is reshaping how scientists date dinosaur fossils in Alberta鈥檚 Dinosaur Provincial Park (DPP). Using advanced drone-assisted 3D mapping, researchers have uncovered significant variations in a key geological marker, challenging long-standing methods of determining the ages of dinosaur fossils.
What links cannabis use and psychosis? Researchers point to the brain鈥檚 dopamine system
A 蘑菇短视频-led study found that people with cannabis use disorder (CUD) had elevated dopamine levels in a brain region associated with psychosis.
鈥淭his could help explain why cannabis use increases the risk of hallucinations and delusions, key symptoms of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders,鈥� said first author Jessica Ahrens, a PhD student in 蘑菇短视频鈥檚 Integrated Program in Neuroscience.
蘑菇短视频 discovery sheds new light on autism, intellectual disabilities
A new study by 蘑菇短视频 researchers yields insights into how the disruption of calcium transport in the brain is linked to autism and intellectual disability. The findings, published in the journal Nature, not only upend a long-held belief among neuroscientists, but could pave the way for treatments.
COVID-19 boosters help avoid breakthrough infections in immunocompromised people, 蘑菇短视频-led study finds
New research findings provide solid evidence that annual COVID-19 vaccine booster doses continue to be advisable for certain immunocompromised people, researchers at 蘑菇短视频 say.
Humpback whales鈥� use of memory to time their migration could prove less effective amid climate change
A new study led by 蘑菇短视频 researchers indicates that humpback whales in the southeastern Pacific combine real-time environmental cues with their memories of conditions in their Antarctic feeding grounds to determine when to embark on their annual 10,000-kilometre journey. With climate change accelerating, the researchers warn this strategy may become less effective amid shifting ocean conditions.聽
AI analysis challenges autism diagnosis criteria
An analysis of digital health records using large language models (LLMs) is challenging a long-held belief about the clinical identifiers of autism.
Study of velvet worm slime could revolutionize sustainable material design
A new discovery about the slime ejected by velvet worms could revolutionize sustainable material design, according to a study by 蘑菇短视频 researchers. Their findings outline how a naturally occurring protein structure, conserved across species from Australia, Singapore and Barbados over nearly 400 million years of evolution, enables the slime鈥檚 transformation from liquid to fibre and back again.