For The Better

Proteins are the ‘tools’ of our cells – they are essential to all vital tasks. However, they are only able to do their jobs if they fold correctly and adopt their respective, very specific 3D structure. To ensure that nothing goes wrong with the foldin…

Researchers have created a balance sheet for water across the United States — tracking total water storage in 14 of the country’s major aquifers over 15 years.

A new study suggests that children and young adults are frequently exposed to unsafe opioid prescriptions.

Any time you turn on a light at home or in the office, you are expending electrical energy. But what if flipping the light switch meant providing other useful energy too? We usually think of solar, or photovoltaic (PV), cells fixed to roofs, converting…

Scientists have used CT scans to digitally reconstruct the brain, inner ear, and surrounding bones (known as the braincase) of two well-preserved Daspletosaurus specimens. This massive tyrannosaur lived in the coastal forest of what is now Alberta arou…

Researchers have developed a way to assess soil health by measuring the electric current produced by its tiniest microbes. They used a probe originally developed to measure the electrochemical signal of microbes in aquatic environments, and tested it o…

Adults younger than age 60 who spent eight or more hours a day during their free time using a computer, watching TV or reading and participated in little physical activity had an increased risk of stroke. Boosting physical activity may reduce or elimin…

Opioid overdose is a leading cause of injury-related death for adults ages 25 to 54 in the U.S. Recent data suggest that commonly used opioids for pain management may interfere with medications used to manage and treat cardiovascular disease and stroke.

A new study found that while a ‘beauty premium’ exists across professions, it’s partially because attractive people develop distinct traits as a result of how the world responds to their attractiveness. They build a greater sense of power and have more…

A new study confirms that for millennia, Indigenous people managed their relationship with shellfish and sea otters to safeguard their access to shellfish which remain important for food, social, and ceremonial uses today.

Immigrants to Canada have a 33% lower rate of stroke than long-term residents, according to a new study.

The final results of the Clinical Trial of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma in Outpatients (C3PO) demonstrate that COVID-19 convalescent plasma did not prevent disease progression in a high-risk group of outpatients with COVID-19, when administered within …