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Can predict cognitive impairment after stroke

Sep 30, 2021

Can predict cognitive impairment after strokeUsing MRI images, the researchers were able to see that patients who developed cognitive impairment, had changes in the brain that had occurred before the...

Researchers identify and clear efficiency hurdle for organic solar cells

Sep 30, 2021

The researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, identified a loss pathway in organic solar cells which makes them less efficient than silicon-based cells at converting sunlight into electricity. Their...

AP-NORC poll: Virus fears linger for vaccinated older adults

Sep 30, 2021

While growing numbers of older unvaccinated people are planning travel, embracing group gatherings and returning to gyms and houses of worship, the vaccinated are hunkering down. Just 25% of vaccinated...

Over a third of COVID-19 patients diagnosed with at least one long-COVID symptom

Sep 30, 2021

The study reports on how commonly nine core long-COVID symptoms were diagnosed, and how this rate compared to people recovering from influenza. Severity of infection, age, and sex affected the...

Unvaccinated Americans falsely say the need for booster shots proves Covid vaccines don't work, Kaiser survey shows

Sep 30, 2021

Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesThe divide in attitudes on Covid-19 vaccines between people who have or haven't gotten the shots hasn't changed with the introduction of booster...

N.C. hospital system fires about 175 workers in one of the largest-ever mass terminations due to a vaccine mandate

Sep 30, 2021

Novant Health said last week that 375 unvaccinated workers — across 15 hospitals and 800 clinics — had been suspended for not getting immunized. ChristianaCare, a Delaware health system, announced...

Study suggests R rate for tracking pandemic should be dropped in favour of ‘nowcasts’

Sep 30, 2021

The models produce nowcasts and forecasts of the daily number of new cases and deaths that have already proved successful in predicting new COVID-19 waves and spikes in Germany, Florida...

Searching for the next Google: launch of McGill Innovation Fund to make history

Sep 29, 2021

Fund will be one of Canada’s most significant university innovation programs awarding nearly $500k to spinoffs and technologiesSeptember 28, 2021 (MONTREAL, Quebec) – Today McGill University announced the launch of...

Unbreakable glass inspired by seashells

Sep 29, 2021

Scientists from McGill University develop stronger and tougher glass, inspired by the inner layer of mollusk shells. While techniques like tempering and laminating can help reinforce glass, they are costly...

New research links tree health to how birds respond to climate change

Sep 29, 2021

‘Much of our understanding of how animals respond to climate change comes from studies that assume all individuals within a population experience the same environment. The findings, published in the...