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Boyd English will be 76 years old in July and is looking forward to riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle this summer, thanks to researchers at the Cumming School of Medicine.

Researchers led by a team at the University of Waterloo have developed a way to create tiny droplets of one liquid inside another liquid without mixing the two together.

A unique system of satellite-tracking cameras designed, built and operated by a Canadian team has produced the first full year of satellite tracking data over Canada.

Waterloo-led research challenges link between loneliness and mortality for older adults receiving home care Various reports have linked loneliness to premature death, with some - including the U.S. Surgeon General - suggesting that loneliness is as harmful to one's health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.

In a new book, UdeM pharmacist Pierre-Marie David chronicles a secret research project in the Central African Republic begun in 1989 to test soldiers for HIV and vaccinate them.

Université Laval, McGill University, Université de Montréal and Université de Sherbrooke - are joining forces to launch a series of ambitious initiatives to attract top-tier researchers.

Researchers from Simon Fraser University are joining an international collaboration to improve how infectious diseases are tracked and monitored.

Long regarded as a purely private, individual experience, loneliness is now emerging as an important social issue, says UdeM expert Cécile Van de Velde.

From repurposing everyday camping gear for safely storing medications to developing non-invasive diagnostic testing, Western researchers are rethinking technology to solve pressing health-care challenges - here and around the world.

To you, it might just look like leftovers from your morning cup of joe. But a University of Calgary researcher says this staple of many morning routines is helping track toxins in drinking water.

Error loading page resources Please try to reload the page to display it correctly. A new pilot project led by McGill researchers is showing early success in helping cancer survivors return to work, addressing an aspect of recovery they say is often overlooked.

As elite athletes push the boundaries of physical performance, Simon Fraser researchers are exploring a new frontier: brain training.

Community-based collaboration shapes resource for families and health-care providers OSHAWA, ONTARIO - Parents worldwide now have access to a new digital tool that makes it easier to understand, plan