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Month: August 2017

Western University hosts See the Line concussion symposium August 16

Western University hosts See the Line concussion symposium August 16

Five-time Olympic medalist Hayley Wickenheiser will join an all-star lineup of athletes including Honorary Chair Eric Lindros, San Jose Sharks Centre Logan Couture and Western’s Women’s hockey assistant coach Kalley Armstrong to promote education, awareness and...

Too near, or too far? What fruit flies teach us about personal space

Too near, or too far? What fruit flies teach us about personal space

Most of us have had the experience of backing away when someone has stepped inside the bounds of our personal space. But, until now, little has been understood about the mechanisms that allow us to determine when someone is “too near” or “too far”. Using fruit flies,...

New scanning process allows unprecedented look inside live insects

New scanning process allows unprecedented look inside live insects

Until now, insects have been too wriggly to make good subjects for scientists wanting to understand more about insect innards. But an interdisciplinary team of biologists and imaging specialists from Western University has worked out a novel micro-imaging solution...

Hockey FIT program shows significant improvements for men’s health

Hockey FIT program shows significant improvements for men’s health

When Andrew Gill decided to join Hockey Fans in Training (Hockey FIT) pilot program he was struggling with chronic back pain, was having difficulty sleeping and was frustrated with trying to find clothes large enough for his size. Today, he has dropped 40 pounds and...