New research from Western University has found potato beetles can break down and regrow muscles on demand, allowing them to preserve energy over the winter.
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Open-source tech enables 3D-printed surgical table
A collaborative project between Western Engineering and Michigan Tech University was successful in building a 3D-printed, functional surgical fracture table at a fraction of what it would normally cost.
Health Canada approves first COVID-19 vaccine for youngest kids: Experts available to comment
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by Health Canada for children under five, the first vaccine approved for that age group in Canada. Western University has the following experts available to comment: Dr. Michelle Barton-Forbes Associate Professor, Schulich...
Western Space team uses NASA data to decipher clouds of sand on distant planets
A new study led by researchers at Western University provides critical information on sand clouds observed in distant planets and helps affirm a larger theory of how planetary atmospheres work.
Innovative lung imaging technique shows cause of long-COVID symptoms
Using functional MRI with inhaled xenon gas, researchers have identified for the first time, that long-COVID symptoms are related to microscopic abnormalities that affect how oxygen is exchanged from the lungs to the red blood cells
Western University experts available to media ahead of World Refugee Day
World Refugee Day, an international day designated by the United Nations (UN), will be marked this year on Monday, June 20, and comes at a time when the world is seeing record numbers of people displaced from their home countries as a result of war and conflict....
Expert explainer: Dr. Sameer Elsayed on monkeypox and what Canadians need to know
Monkeypox cases are being reported in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, and British Colombia. Dr. Sameer Elsayed is an infectious diseases physician and professor in the Departments of Medicine, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and Epidemiology & Biostatistics at...
$10M gift gives rise to Western’s Ronald D. Schmeichel Building for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Ron Schmeichel, a Canadian entrepreneur and financier, is lending his name to Western’s new entrepreneurship and innovation building, with a $10-million donation and a shared commitment with Western University to cultivating Canada’s future entrepreneurs.
New Western innovation gels engineering with medicine
Western biomaterials expert Kibret Mequanint has developed the first-ever water-hating fluid, which displaces body fluids surrounding an injury allowing for near-instantaneous gelling, sealing and healing of injured tissue.
Scaling the climate-smart circular economy
A landmark study conducted by researchers at the Ivey Business School’s Centre for Building Sustainable Value, examined two Canadian “hot spots” for circular innovation in the agri-food sector.
Why NATO? What the alliance offers Finland and Sweden: Expert Available to comment
As Finland and Sweden both now formally asked to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and much emphasis tp-date has been placed on Russia’s anti-NATO position and the goals of the United States. However, as Western University and King’s University...
Researchers use social network analysis to model virus evolution
New research from Western University suggests some viruses evolve more like a dynamic social network – rather than a rigid tree, as was previously believed – recombining with one another to create a web of intersecting subtypes. This work has implications for...