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Rapid test for E.coli keeps contaminated food off grocery store shelves

Rapid test for E.coli keeps contaminated food off grocery store shelves

The goal is to identify E. coli in your food before it ever leaves the processing plant, ensuring that it never makes it to the shelves of your neighbourhood grocery store. A new rapid testing kit developed by researchers at Western University is revolutionizing food...

Research uncovers new link between head trauma, CTE and ALS

Research uncovers new link between head trauma, CTE and ALS

Researchers at Western University have uncovered a unique neurobiological pathway triggered by head trauma which underlies both Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also called ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease). CTE is a fatal...

World-renowned researchers unravel mysteries of MS

World-renowned researchers unravel mysteries of MS

Canada has the highest rate of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the world, with an estimated 1 in 340 Canadians living with the disease. Currently, the exact cause of MS and how to prevent it are still a mystery, and this week top MS researchers from around the globe will...

Western University joins global Brainhack movement

Western University joins global Brainhack movement

Western University’s BrainsCAN initiative and Robarts Research Institute will be hosting the inaugural Brainhack Western from March 2 – 4, 2017. The event will bring together dozens of researchers, students and faculty members from departments ranging from engineering...

Western welcomes Alan Alda to Robarts’ Leaders in Innovation Dinner

Western welcomes Alan Alda to Robarts’ Leaders in Innovation Dinner

Actor, writer, science advocate, and director are just a few of Alan Alda’s many job titles. On November 10, 2016 he will join scientists, researchers and community members for the 2016 Leaders in Innovation Dinner hosted by Western University’s Robarts Research...