Tag: Canada News

A University of Alberta team has uncovered a universal biological marker for myasthenia gravis with the aim of developing a simple, fast and accessible diagnostic test for the rare autoimmune disease.

Patients with Crohn’s disease may require difficult surgeries in their lifetimes that typically involve the removal of diseased bowel.

Faba beans pack a high-protein punch, making them rich with promise as an alternative to meat and dairy sources. But the legume also has less desirable qualities, like compounds that cause flatulence and interfere with the body’s nutrient absorption.

New research from a Western University postdoctoral fellow shows the early lunar crust, which makes up the surface of the Moon, was considerably enriched in water more than 4 billion years ago...

Navigating a career can be challenging. The UBC Career Centre, under the Office of the Vice-President, Students...

People living in less populated, rural or remote areas are missing out on last-ditch but potentially life-saving cancer clinical trials, according to a recent study by a University of Alberta oncologist that puts the onus on Canada’s health regulatory bodies to ensure equity.

A Western professor’s immigration journey helped to inspire her newest research project on newcomer women from the Middle East and their interactions with the health-care system while pregnant and after giving birth.

A team of advanced materials chemistry researchers, led by University Professor Geoffrey Ozin of the department of chemistry in the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Arts & Science...

From pioneer and leader in probiotics research to crime-writing novelist, Gregor Reid has certainly left an indelible mark on many fields during a career spanning more than 40 years. 

Queen’s Vice-Principal (Research), Nancy Ross, receives career research award from the American Association of Geographers.