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Mosquitoes’ feeding tubes make ultrafine 3D-printing nozzles

webfull — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:39:14 +0000

Researchers in �鶹��ý��վ’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and at Drexel University have developed an innovative manufacturing technique that makes female mosquito proboscides, or feeding tubes, into high-resolution 3D-printing nozzles. With its unique geometry, structure and mechanics, the proboscis enables printed line widths as fine as 20 microns, or a little smaller than a white blood cell. This is roughly twice as fine as what commercially available print

Published: 22 December 2025

New evidence challenges understanding of Parkinson’s disease

webfull — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:17:23 +0000

A �鶹��ý��վ-led study is challenging a popular theory about how dopamine drives movement, a discovery that could shift how scientists think about Parkinson’s disease treatments.

Published in Nature Neuroscience, the research found dopamine does not set the speed or force of each movement, as had been thought. Instead, it appears to act as the underlying support system that makes movement possible.

Published: 17 December 2025

Fine particles in pollution are associated with early signs of autoimmune disease

webfull — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:58:39 +0000

A new study has linked air pollution exposure and immune-system changes that often precede the onset of autoimmune diseases.

�鶹��ý��վ researchers analyzing Ontario data found that fine particles in air pollution are associated with higher levels of a biomarker linked with autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus.

Published: 15 December 2025

Microencapsulated B-vitamins help dairy cows produce more milk with fewer emissions

webfull — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:38:40 +0000

A new international study led by �鶹��ý��վ in collaboration with Jefo Nutrition shows that supplementing dairy cow diets with microencapsulated B-vitamins can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions while increasing milk yield and quality. The use of the feed additive cut global warming potential, an internationally standardized measure of climate impact, by up to 18 per cent across seven countries.

Published: 11 December 2025

Brain discovery opens door to earlier detection of metabolic syndrome in women

webfull — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:07:07 +0000

�鶹��ý��վ researchers have identified a brain function that helps explain why childhood stress raises metabolic health risks for some women later in life.

A new study found that variations in the brain’s insulin receptor network affect how women respond to early-life adversity. This effect has a lesser impact in men, suggesting there is a sex-specific process at play.

Published: 9 December 2025

�鶹��ý��վ researchers develop a cheaper, safer material for use in solar panels, sensors and optical devices

webfull — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:38:33 +0000

Using proteins from a common tobacco plant virus, �鶹��ý��վ chemistry researchers have developed a simple, eco-friendly way to arrange gold nanoparticles into ultrathin sheets, strengthening the particles’ optical properties. The result: cheaper, safer materials for solar panels, sensors and advanced optical devices.

Published: 8 December 2025

Kering Foundation, SVRI and �鶹��ý��վ launch research program on the intersection of violence against women and children

webfull — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:17:30 +0000

The Kering Foundation, in partnership with �鶹��ý��վ and the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI), is launching an innovative research program to tackle the often-overlooked links between violence against women and violence against children – a critical global issue with deep social impact.

This multi-year initiative will strengthen evidence-based, locally led research to understand how violence against women and children intersects and to identify effective solutions through programs, services, and interventions.

Published: 8 December 2025

Researchers find link between psychosocial stress and early signs of heart inflammation in women

webfull — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:26:24 +0000

Women who report high levels of psychosocial stress, such as from caregiving and lack of emotional support, show signs of early heart tissue changes associated with cardiovascular disease – an association not observed in men, a new study reveals.

The results support the notion that there are sex-specific ways in which stress affects cardiovascular health and that risk-assessment processes should take psychosocial factors and mental wellness into account, the researchers said.

Published: 4 December 2025

Group therapy helps cancer survivors reclaim life after treatment

webfull — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:06:00 +0000

A program developed by a �鶹��ý��վ researcher to help cancer survivors cope with the fear their cancer will return is expanding across Canada.

The Fear of Recurrence Therapy (FORT) program offers evidence-based support to address what co-founder Christine Maheu calls one of the most overlooked aspects of recovery.

Published: 3 December 2025

Navigating the dating world? It’s important to know what you want, researchers say

webfull — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:38:47 +0000

Single people who date without a clear understanding of what they are looking for in a relationship experience more loneliness and decreased life satisfaction, �鶹��ý��վ researchers have found.

Published: 2 December 2025