Using a 144-year old optical illusion, researchers from Western University have determined that drinking the legal limit of alcohol impairs some aspects of vision by 30 per cent. In findings published in the journal Perception, Kevin Johnston and Brian Timney from the...
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Research reveals new therapeutic targets for Huntington’s and Parkinson’s disease
Research from Western University (London, Canada) has revealed a possible new target for treating movement disorders such as Huntington’s disease (HD) and Parkinson’s disease. Stephen Ferguson, PhD, a scientist at Western’s Robarts...
Western researcher leads NASA probe of weather on brown dwarfs
Western University's Stanimir Metchev is principal investigator of new findings on brown dwarfs, which were presented at a news conference today at the 223rd annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Washington by Metchev's colleague, Aren Heinze, of...
New research from Western shows exercise may help pregnant women quit smoking
New research from Western University shows that pregnant women wishing to quit smoking should exercise and just 15 to 20 minutes of walking is enough to stave off most tobacco cravings.
Western University cancer researcher teams up with Chinese scientists to study chemotherapy
Western University cancer researcher Shun-Cheng (Shawn) Li, PhD, has been awarded a China-Canada Joint Health Research Initiative grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
Western researchers explore links between learning disorders in children
New interdisciplinary research from Western University has uncovered fundamental links among three major learning difficulties in some school-age children.
Birds predict weather change and adjust behaviour by reading barometric pressure
A new study from Western University’s Advanced Facility for Avian Research (AFAR) proves through experimentation that birds can predict changes in the weather by reading the rise and fall of barometric pressure.
Research identifies potential new treatment for sepsis
Research led by Dr. Qingping Feng of Western University suggests a protein called recombinant human annexin A5 may have therapeutic potential for the treatment of sepsis.
New imaging research shows increased iron in the brain in earliest stages of MS
While it’s been known for over a century that iron deposits in the brain play a role in the pathology of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), new imaging research from Western University helps to answer the question of whether these accumulations are a cause or consequence of the disease.
New research offers potential to advance personalized treatment of neurological disease
New research led by Dr. Matthew Hebb of Western University and the Lawson Health Research Institute, has demonstrated for the first time, how small brain biopsies may be used to grow large numbers of cells that could possibly be transplanted back into the patient’s own brain.
Landmark study explores Hispanic Baroque while reinventing digital humanities research
A landmark study by The Cultureplex Lab at Western University has explored Hispanic Baroque like no previous research project of its kind.
New research shows how heart cells communicate to regulate heart activity
New research from Western University is leading to a better understanding of what happens during heart failure; knowledge that could lead to better therapeutics or a more accurate predictor of risk.