A new study from researchers at Western University and Queen’s University definitively shows that regular exposure to THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, during pregnancy has significant impact on placental and fetal development. With more than a year...
Year: 2020
New study shows exercise boosts working memory like caffeine
An innovative lab at Western University known for promoting exercise as a way to reduce tobacco cravings has translated their research and found that brisk walks – as short as 20 minutes – can compete with caffeine in terms of enhancing working memory. Working memory...
After stroke, both women and men are significantly more likely to suffer dangerous heart complications
**La versión en español sigue** New research from Western University has shown that both women and men are significantly more likely to have a heart attack or another major cardiovascular event within thirty days of having a stroke. The study led by Dr. Luciano...
Memorial set to honour Flight PS752 victims
Western President Alan Shepard sent the following invitation to the community today regarding a memorial service honouring the four Western students aboard Ukraine International Flight PS752. * * * Following last week’s tragic crash of Flight PS752 in Iran, the...
Junior Astronauts touching down at H.B. Beal
The Canadian Space Agency’s Junior Astronauts initiative was launched last year with a goal to engage elementary and secondary school students and get them excited about the cosmos by showcasing different ways they can be involved in and enriched by planetary and...
Internationally renowned surgeon Dr. John Yoo named Schulich Medicine & Dentistry Dean
Dr. John Yoo has been named Dean of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University’s Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Andrew Hrymak announced today. Dr. Yoo has an international reputation as a pioneering surgeon and an exemplary academic and...
Neuroscience controversy resolved: The hippocampus is not just a GPS
It’s a controversy that goes back to a Nobel Prize winning idea that there is a specific part of our brain that acts as our Global Positioning System (GPS), responsible for knowing at any given time where we are in the world and how to navigate it. Recently,...