Patients with COVID-19 who undergo surgery are at increased risk of postoperative mortality and pulmonary complications, a new global study published in The Lancet reveals. Western University Associate Professor Janet Martin is part of the CovidSurg Collaborative...
Month: May 2020
Provincial funding enables coronavirus research in London, Ontario
Three studies investigating a range of important COVID-19 questions led by teams from Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute are among an initial 15 projects funded through the Government of Ontario’s COVID-19 Rapid Research Fund. Studying a human...
Expert available to comment on the ethics of human challenge studies for COVID-19
In his nearly 25 years of studying research ethics, Western University Professor Dr. Charles Weijer says this is the most difficult ethical question he’s ever encountered. As part of The Working Group for Guidance on Human Challenge Studies, Dr. Weijer along with 13...
Fruit fly gene study critical first step in understanding complex human mating rituals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j_ttqoKhwA A new study from Western University identifies a specific gene in fruit flies that drives female mate acceptance and rejection – a vital discovery for understanding how all species, including humans, survive and thrive on...
Global study examines pregnancy and stress during COVID-19 pandemic
Pregnancies, at the best of times, are stressful. When the world is experiencing a global pandemic, human response to risk -- real or perceived -- is undoubtedly heightened. A new study from Western University will investigate how mothers are dealing with stress...
COVID-19 disruption will likely lead to 28 million surgeries being cancelled worldwide
More than 28 million elective surgeries across the globe could be cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study reveals. Western University Associate Professor Janet Martin is part of the CovidSurg Collaborative which has projected that, based on a...
New natural approach to strengthening soil against disaster developed at Western
Western University’s Abouzar Sadrekarimi doesn’t want you to feel the Earth move beneath your feet so he’s leading research that helps strengthen it. By adding urea and calcium to the soil, Sadrekarimi and his team at Western Engineering have created a bio-cement that...
C-Dem releases largest ever data collection of a Canadian federal election
The Consortium on Electoral Democracy (C-Dem) -- co-led by Western University’s Laura Stephenson -- has released the 2019 Canadian Election Study (CES). The data collection includes more than 40,000 surveys, making it the largest ever study of its kind for a Canadian...
Western University and General Dynamics join forces for medical face shield initiative
Based on an initiative, concept and design by Western University, General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada is now producing approximately 500 medical face shields per day to support Canada’s fight against COVID-19. The London-based global aerospace and defence company is...
Insect experts available to discuss ‘murder hornets’ and potential Canadian impact
Asian giant hornets – AKA ‘murder hornets’ – are the latest damaging invasive insects discovered in North America. Not unlike emerald ash borer, spotted wing drosophila, Asian long-horned beetle and the brown marmorated stink bug, murder hornets likely found their way...