A new international study has found no evidence that consensual nonmonogamy (CNM) impacts life satisfaction or relationship quality with the primary partners in a romantically involved couple. On the contrary, the study demonstrated only positive outcomes and provides...
Month: April 2020
Machine learning allows for ‘ultra-fast,’ ‘highly accurate’ classification of COVID-19 virus genomes
Using machine learning, a team of computer scientists and biologists from Western University and University of Waterloo have identified an underlying genomic signature for 29 different COVID-19 virus RNA (ribonucleic acid) sequences. This new data discovery tool will...
London researchers join global initiative to study loss of smell in COVID-19 patients
As part of an initiative called the Global Consortium for Chemosensory Research (GCCR), scientists at Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute are studying the sudden loss of smell in COVID-19 patients. They are asking individuals with confirmed or...
Dinosaur tooth chemistry provides new understanding of ancient ecosystems
An international team of scientists, including Fred Longstaffe from Western University, has revealed new insights into the inner workings of ancient dinosaur communities. Seventy-five-million years ago, North America was divided into western and eastern landmasses by...
Expert available to comment on COVID-19 in older adults
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, data is showing that while illness and mortality occur across the lifespan, the death rate increases significantly for those over 65 years of age. Dr. Manuel Montero-Odasso, Professor at Western University’s Schulich School of...
Despite social and employment benefits, bilingualism does not make you ‘smarter’
Being bilingual does not improve general mental ability, according to a new study conducted by a team of researchers at Western University’s renowned Brain and Mind Institute. More than 11,000 participants from around the world completed 12 online cognitive tests that...
CIHR awards $1M to study treatment for first responders with PTSD
A study co-led by researchers at Western and McMaster universities on a new approach to treating public safety personnel with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is receiving close to $1 million in funding. McMaster’s Margaret McKinnon and Western’s Ruth Lanius are...
New study of football players shows concussions have long-term effects on inhibition
World renowned neuroscientist Adrian Owen and his team at Western University have developed a new strategy for predicting cognitive performance in Canadian university football players based on results from online surveys completed by the general population. The most...
Astronomers detect most energetic outflow from a distant quasar
Researchers, led by Western University's Sarah Gallagher, using the Gemini North telescope on Hawai'i's Maunakea have detected the most energetic wind from any quasar ever measured. This outflow, which is travelling at nearly 13% of the speed of light, carries enough...
‘Cough chamber’ shows six-feet may not be far enough for physical distancing
According to a new study led by Western University, the globally recommended and recognized six-foot physical distancing rule – to prevent the spread of COVID-19 – may not make much of a difference if someone coughs right in your direction. The findings were recently...
Western launches new $1M research fund to support pandemic research
Western University has launched a new $1 million research fund aimed at helping society survive pandemics. The new catalyst fund is open to a range of projects that will help build resilience and recovery from disease outbreaks, both now and beyond the current...
Western researcher interviews COVID-19 healthcare professionals for WHO study
With facts and figures driving conversation internationally during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is equally important to remember – and record – the resilience of healthcare workers (HCW) fighting the most challenging global crisis since World War II. Elysée Nouvet, an...