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Portable cap can measure cognition with pulsed laser light

Jan 28, 2023

A portable and noninvasive method is needed to illuminate how the brain functions within a more natural setting while performing daily life activities. Accurately mapping cerebral blood flow with a...

COVID has increased trust in genetics, study finds

Jan 27, 2023

The pandemic has gone hand-in-hand with a much-increased public profile of science − genetics in particular. The Genetics Society funded and commissioned a survey of over 2,000 randomly selected British...

Hairdressers of color exposed to 'concerning' mix of unknown chemicals

Jan 27, 2023

The new study is the first to apply an advanced screening technique used to identify chemicals in food and wastewater to assess chemical exposures in hairdressers. Carsten Prasse Assistant professor...

McGill research reveals positive impact of CMHA Ontario’s Talk Today program in Canadian Junior Hockey League

Jan 27, 2023

A new report by McGill University Faculty of Education researchers shows Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario’s Talk Today program is making a positive impact on athletes in the Canadian...

Sugary drinks tax may have prevented over 5,000 cases of obesity a year in year six girls alone

Jan 27, 2023

In April 2018, to protect children from excessive sugar consumption and tackle childhood obesity, the UK governments introduced a two-tier sugar tax on soft drinks – the soft drinks industry...

“Will Putin Use Nuclear Weapons?” The New Yorker’s Masha Gessen in Conversation with Yevgenia Albats—Feb. 2 at NYU’s Jordan Center

Jan 26, 2023

In Gessen’s Nov. 2022 piece in the New Yorker, she wrote that “Russia is preparing for a nuclear, or nuclearish, strike in Ukraine.” Albats, while acknowledging the Kremlin leader’s recklessness,...

Event: Unboxing of space-travelling yeast and algae

Jan 26, 2023

Event: Unboxing of space-travelling yeast and algae Media AdvisoriesMedia are invited to capture the unveiling of two UBC science experiments that have circled the moon as part of NASA’s Artemis...

Learning Beautiful brings MIT’s “mind and hand” ethos to early childhood education

Jan 26, 2023

Learning Beautiful makes tactile materials to inspire hands-on learning for kids between the ages of 3 and 9. “For young children, being able to build and then experience with their...

What crocodile DNA reveals about the Ice Age

Jan 26, 2023

“The American crocodile tolerates huge variations in temperature and rainfall. “This is one of the first times Ice Age effects have been found in a tropical species. “Discovering that these...

‘Decisions are imminent’ on charges in Trump’s effort to overturn 2020 election in Georgia, Fulton County DA says

Jan 25, 2023

The special grand jury heard from a total of 75 witnesses, Willis said Tuesday. “You can’t afford to lose a case like this, right?”Prior special grand jury reports offer hints...