UOW Sutherland celebrates 20 years of academic excellence and community collaboration
The University of Wollongong’s (UOW) Sutherland campus celebrated two decades of remarkable academic and community achievements and partnerships on 9 November.
$5M gift aimed at supporting Canada’s most vulnerable seniors
Older Canadians who are low-income, homeless or precariously housed face complex social barriers and challenges to their health and mobility, which have been amplified by the pandemic.
New study will assess the use of remote rehabilitation to support stroke survivors
New research, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, will look at how people affected by stroke will benefit from telerehabilitation.
The Future Of Global Value Chains in the Post‐COVID-19 Economy
The debate has long begun, however, over whether the world economy has already de-globalized — and whether extraordinary global events such as Covid-19 pandemic have shaken the global economy...
Western research shows men sleep better than women
Western researchers have unveiled crucial insights into the sleep health of middle-aged and older adults in Canada, identifying social determinants that contribute to disparities in sleep satisfaction, efficiency, and duration.
PCB contamination in Icelandic orcas: a matter of diet
Accurate forecasting of health risks to killer whale populations may depend on looking at individual variations in their diet...
Study reveals inequities in access to cancer clinical trials in Canada
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.
Twitter analysis finds national lockdown announcement helped minimise Covid-19 misinformation
A new study by the University of Liverpool has shown that the prevalence of misinformation on Twitter fell in the 48-hour period after Boris Johnson’s announcement of a national lockdown on March 2020.
Light physical activity shows great promise in reversing childhood obesity caused by being sedentary
Increased sedentary time from childhood through young adulthood caused increased body fat and abdominal fat in a new follow-up study. However, the results also showed that light physical activity (LPA) may completely reverse the adverse process.
New graduates join order of the engineer
The Order of the Engineer ceremony, held Tuesday on the Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus, officially welcomed nearly 150 members of the graduating Class of 2021 to the engineering profession.
