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Lost in translation: researchers discover translator gene may play a role in disease
August 13, 2019A molecule called tRNA, or transfer ribonucleic acid, is an essential component of the human genome that acts as a translator. It reads the genetic code and translates it into…
Media Advisory: Western University hosts See the Line concussion symposium August 15
August 12, 2019When Ken Dryden stood at the podium at See the Line last year, he asked the community to take action on the prevention of concussions. To answer that call, Western…
Depression is the single largest predictor of substance use during pregnancy
August 8, 2019It is well known that tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use during pregnancy are associated with poor birth outcomes, yet many women continue to use these substances during pregnancy. Researchers at…
Fear of predators causes PTSD-like changes in brains of wild animals
August 7, 2019Fear can be measured in the brain and fearful life-threatening events can leave quantifiable long-lasting traces in the neural circuitry of the brain with enduring effects on behaviour, as shown…
Western’s first steps in getting Canada to the Moon
August 6, 2019In February, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Canada is joining the international effort to explore the Moon with robots and, eventually, humans. In order to prepare for these future missions,…
New research facility allows researchers an unprecedented ability to investigate infectious pathogens like HIV
July 29, 2019Today, the Imaging Pathogens for Knowledge Translation facility (ImPaKT) was officially opened at Western University. The research facility is unique in North America, housing a cutting-edge suite of imaging equipment…
Get a sneak peek of new cutting-edge infectious diseases facility
July 25, 2019The Imaging Pathogens for Knowledge Translation facility (ImPaKT) is unique in North America, housing a cutting-edge suite of imaging equipment within a high-level containment environment. The facility’s unique features allow…
Western University develops first-of-its-kind task-based map of the human cerebellum
July 22, 2019It is the second largest part in the human brain and contains more neurons than any other. Tucked under the back of the cerebral cortex, the cerebellum is often overlooked…
Group calls on international community to prevent dementia by preventing stroke
July 18, 2019The risk factors for stroke and dementia are the same, and a growing body of evidence demonstrates that preventing stroke can also prevent some dementias. Now, a group of experts…
Apollo 11 and Canada ‘re-launch’ to the Moon this Saturday at Western University
July 16, 2019Fifty years ago today, Apollo 11 launched on a mission to the Moon. Five days later, on July 21, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the lunar surface…
Western University to host more than 1,550 international guidance counsellors and admissions professionals for global conference
July 8, 2019The International Association of College Admission Counseling (International ACAC) and Western University will host 1,565 representatives from around the world for an international education conference from July 9 to 12…
Researchers show how marijuana produces radically different effects in different individuals
July 5, 2019How marijuana affects us may come down to the region of the brain it is acting on. Researchers at Western University have shown that different regions of the brain produce…
Bring your personal ‘space oddities’ to Western’s Asteroid Day event
June 26, 2019Are you desperate to find out, once and for all, if the rock your grandfather found when he was plowing the family farm back in the 1960s actually fell from…
Scientists find potential way to defuse ‘time bomb’ of cardiology
June 25, 2019They have been called the ‘time bomb’ of cardiology – ascending aortic aneurysms grow for decades without any warning signs and can be fatal once they rupture. They have taken…
