Western-led study finds flexibility, work/life balance as key benefits to four-day work week.
Research & Innovation
Predicting recovery of mercury-contaminated fish populations
Biology professor Brian Branfireun was part of a 15-year study, which shows how curbing pollution can have immediate benefits to the environment.
Study dispels harmful gender dysphoria myth
A first-of-its-kind study by Schulich Medicine & Dentistry researchers dispels a controversial gender dysphoria theory that activists and experts have called inaccurate and harmful to transgender people.
Artificial intelligence helps improve outcomes for depression treatment
A first-of-its-kind clinical trial shows benefits of AI for mental health care by facilitating more personalized treatments for depression and improving patient outcomes.
New survey reveals pandemic impact on Canadian youth
Human Environments Analysis Laboratory (HEAL) researchers find that positive coping strategies saved teens during COVID-19 first wave.
Study shows smiling makes you look older, unless you’re old already
Smiling makes you look older, according to research by neuroscientists at Western and Ben-Gurion University in Israel. But if you’re already over 60, smiling doesn’t appear to change the way your age is perceived.
New study examines travel trends during COVID-19 lockdown
Researchers used de-identified and aggregated network mobility data to determine the effectiveness of Ontario’s regionally targeted lockdowns to reduce movement during the pandemic.
Global study offers new insight on heart valve surgery
Researchers at Western and Lawson Health Research Institute played a leading role a new global study that will change the way surgeons repair leaky valves in the heart.
New study makes sense of sensory processing in children with autism
A new study from Western University shows that grouping sensory abilities helps better support kids with autism spectrum disorder.
Key to safer hockey helmets: Mitigating for angle and ‘torque’ of impact
Western engineers have found latest in hockey helmet technology could be improved to withstand indirect hits to the head.
Project to study climate effects on electric vehicle energy use
A new joint project between Western University’s Faculty of Engineering and Fanshawe College’s Centre for Research and Innovation (CRI), is investigating household energy consumption for electric vehicles (EVs) and how weather factors affect it.
Walking may reduce postpartum depression symptoms
A new Western study suggests brisk walking – as little as 15 minutes a day – may be the answer for many women struggling with PPD, though some severe cases may still require traditional medical care.