New device to stop blood pressure highs and lows catching you unawares
A new campaign to help with wide-scale screening against ‘the silent killer’ that is high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, has been announced today on World Hypertension Day.
McKinnon Prize selection panel revealed
A former Premier, a former Federal Government Minister and the CEO of one of Australia’s leading children’s charities are some of the leaders who will select the 2022 McKinnon Prize in Political Leadership.
ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities 2019 Press Release
The 2019 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) is released today by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. Since 2003, ARWU has been presenting the world Top 500 universities annually based on transparent methodology and objective third-party data.
Southampton at heart of UK’s plans to become AI powerhouse
The future of “safe and trustworthy” artificial intelligence will be led from Southampton – a professor behind a new multimillion AI institute launched in the city has revealed.
Liver can generate palmitic acid to maintain brain health, study suggests
Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that palmitic acid, one of the most common fats in human milk, meats and dairy products, is made by the liver and sent to the developing brain when it’s low in the diet.
Cell biology discovery opens doors for brain disease research
Scientists have discovered how and why some genetic mutations can contribute to the cause of diseases like autism and brain malformations.
Six ways U of T plans to keep students, faculty and staff safe on...
Source: University of Toronto
As the world continues to grapple with COVID-19, new and returning students will see...
Manipulating light at nanoscale for increased photon upconversion
NUS researchers led by Professor Liu Xiaogang from the NUS Department of Chemistry, in collaboration with Dr Gianluigi Zito from the National Research Council of Italy...
McGill University to establish high-profile discussion series on Canada’s place in the world
Thanks to an endowment of $5 million from Canadian philanthropist Charles Bronfman, LLD’90, the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC) is launching a new flagship event entitled Conversations...
ULTRARAM™ universal computer memory to be commercialised
Lancaster University is to create a spinout company to commercialise the universal computer memory technology ULTRARAM™.
