Why firefighters’ clothing isn’t as protective as it should be
Firefighters’ protective clothing degrades over time and new research now shows why, pointing the way toward making a dangerous job safer.
Read More >>Newfoundland’s sea buckthorn: a potentially bioactive superfood
From people to plants, Newfoundland and Labrador tends to breed hardy varieties. That includes a relatively recent transplant – the sea buckthorn.
Read More >>Une sonde pour observer les sucres dans les cellules
À l’échelle cellulaire, les sucres font plus que satisfaire la gourmandise : ils sont à la base de nombreuses interactions entre cellules. Une équipe de l’Université de Montréal a développé une méthode pour mieux les étudier.
Read More >>Plant-based soft robots could do medical procedures inside the body
Tiny medical robots made of polymers derived from cellulose could one day travel through your body, delivering drugs, transporting cells, and taking biopsies. That’s the ultimate goal of Hamed Shahsavan, a chemical engineer at the University of Waterloo.
Read More >>Modernizing testing for harm reduction in a toxic drug supply
Automated drug-checking uses robotics to detect highly potent substances like carfentanil, which can be lethal even in small amounts.
Read More >>When moving at a snail’s pace is a good thing
Biomolecules from snails could one day be harnessed to fight a fungus that kills tens of thousands of people a year.
Read More >>Les secrets de la mélanine exposés au grand jour
La mélanine, le pigment qui protège notre peau des rayons du soleil, est étonnamment difficile à étudier. Mais une méthode développée par des chercheurs de l’Université McGill pourrait percer ses mystères.
Read More >>Saving cryopreserved cells from ice damage
Safely deep freezing, thawing and transplanting cells for regenerative medicine is a challenge. PanTHERA CryoSolutions hopes to change that with the release of its first ice recrystallization inhibitor.
Read More >>Cancer-causing chlorinated paraffins found in toys, despite ban
Chlorinated paraffins, a class of chemicals banned a decade ago for their cancer-causing effects, have been found in a wide range of household products in Canada, according to researchers at the University of Toronto.
Read More >>A natural material found in seaweed could be key to better bypass surgeries
A molecule found in seaweed can promote vascular cell growth and prevent blood clots in the lab, providing early promise of better outcomes in patients undergoing heart bypass surgeries.
Read More >>Chemists build a better rapid antigen test
As most of us know by now, the tradeoff of the ease and speed of rapid antigen tests is low sensitivity. But now a team of chemists from York University has figured out how to reduce false negatives without making the test overly difficult for home use.
Read More >>Absorbing knowledge from nature, and antivirals too.
An international team of 21 scientists investigated more than 350 compounds extracted from plants, fungi, and marine sponges to isolate potential precursors to antiviral drugs potentially effective against COVID-19 variants like omicron.
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