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The Family Engagement in Research Course invites researchers and people with lived experience to help shape the future of neurodevelopmental research Most health research relies on some understanding of lived and living experience.

New research turns food waste into eco-friendly plastics with the power of bacteria Researchers are using bacteria that eat food scraps to create a new kind of fully biodegradable plastic that reduces waste and could be less expensive to manufacture than current plastics are.

An interdisciplinary research team from the University of Waterloo is building systems that mimic the human brain to improve the power efficiency and performance of artificial neural networks like those used in autonomous vehicle (AV) technology.

An innovative project is seeking to transform the brain's electrical activity into music in order to better evaluate the degree of wakefulness in people with consciousness disorders.

Taylor Kergan's research aims to use machine-learned models for diagnosis and exploration in brain research Taylor Kergan is helping make history at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute at the University of Calgary.

UCalgary students and researchers join international group exploring effects of hypoxia on the body Learners are often encouraged to reach as high as they can.

UCalgary Veterinary Medicine experts say the finding is significant but the risk of wide-scale circulation of H5N1 in domestic pig industry is low The recent discovery of H5N1 , or "bird flu," in a pi

Study provides insights that could help in the diagnosis and treatment of invasive skin cancers that grow on chronic burn wounds Researchers have used specialized genomic technology at the University of Calgary to enhance our understanding of Marjolin's ulcer (MU), a rare, highly aggressive skin cancer that may arise from established scars like those caused by severe burns.

Western biology professor Robert Buchkowski has seen the warming planet directly upend his research, when hot and dry summer conditions have made warming experiments - studies to model how trees respond to climate change - too extreme for the plants to handle.

Ecologist and academic Jacques Brodeur makes a compelling case for using biological pest control as a main line of defence against invasive non-native species.

For Aparajita Bhattacharya, who is graduating with a Master of Arts degree in Public Issues Anthropology, the interdisciplinary nature of her graduate student experience opened doors to new research paths and an exciting future.

A new professor in the Faculty of Pharmacy, Legault is using innovative techniques in genetics and AI to predict patients' responses to medication.

While Joshua Pearce has no plans to open a Michelin-starred restaurant any time soon, the Western University researcher spends much of his free time thinking about feeding the world. Now, a decade after co-writing Feeding Everyone No Matter What (a how-to guide on combatting an apocalyptic global food crisis), Pearce has taken his big-picture planning off planet with his latest concept: mining asteroids for space food.

While it has been 18 years since Adrian Owen discovered consciousness in patients in a vegetative state, hardly a day has gone by when Western University's world-renowned neuroscientist doesn't connect back to his Eureka moment.

Vincent Mélançon is spending the summer at UdeM's biological research station in the Laurentians studying variations in the oxygen consumption of sunfish infected with flatworms.

Adrian Owen and Karnig Kazazian use brain activity patterns to predict survival rates of ICU patients The very thought of being 'locked in' following a brain injury or even aware during general anesthesia induces fear because it awakens the classic terror trope of being buried alive. But what does it mean to be awake, but entirely unable to respond, and what can this tell us about consciousness itself?

Two students from the f aculties of Science and Math ematics are exploring new ways to bring cultivated seafood to the table.

Fueled by a $10-million gift from the Temerty Foundation, a possible new ALS treatment could move to clinical trials within five years In a groundbreaking Canadian discovery powered by philanthropy, a

In attempting to capture the brain imagery of art-making, Brittany Harker Martin aims to spotlight a powerful tool for building mental health capacity in schools "Art smashes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Biomedical engineering students apply technology to improve quality of life for kids with movement impairments Emme Comeau is 10 years old and already a veteran participant in research.

Two co-op students from the Faculty of Science have made a big impact during a recent work term at the SickKids Research Institute. Murto Hilali and Kritika Grover are using AI as a tool to understand cerebral palsy - and their efforts have earned them recognition as contributing authors in an upcoming paper published in Nature Genetics.

Dr. Robyn Klein has been elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science class of Fellows for her neuroscience research With a global reputation as an expert on the effects o