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Three companies spun out of the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) are finalists in the 2021 NZ Hi-Tech Awards, which recognise outstanding innovation, contribution and success in New Zealand’s hi-tech sector.Formus Labs has…

A University of Auckland study, funded by the Health Research Council, showed the role cytisine can play in helping Māori kick the habit.To Māori, it’s another illustration of the rongoā, or medicinal properties, of the kōwhai.“This is a…

Sleep experts have developed a new tool to help more accurately measure young people’s ability to disengage from social media before bed.The University of Glasgow researchers who developed the Index of Nighttime Offline Distress, or iNOD,…

After 32 years at the University of Wisconsin, including the final 18 as the Director of Athletics, Barry Alvarez announced on Tuesday, April 6, that he will officially retire on June 30, 2021, ending a legendary career in Madison.For the…

Molecular magnets could become the components of tomorrow's quantum computing. Researchers at the Molecular Chemistry Laboratory have been involved in work that has led to a better understanding of thulium-based magnet molecules and to…

This week the Dutch project ABOARD (A personalized medicine approach for Alzheimer’s disease), a collaboration of more than thirty partners, has been launched. ABOARD aims to prepare for a future in which Alzheimer’s disease is stopped…

Vladislav Yakovlev, professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University, is part of a multiuniversity team researching how electrical and optical pulses can benefit cell absorption of materials, including…

Maureen Hayden ’21 has always had her sights firmly set on a career as a scientist and the possibilities that lie ahead. For the longest time, it was about the only thing she could see clearly.Hayden, a graduate student at Texas A&M…

Breast cancer survivors with a higher risk of cancer recurrence based on genomic testing may experience greater fear of their cancer returning, according to a new study led by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. However,…

Misinformation about COVID-19 is spreading from the United States into Canada, undermining efforts to mitigate the pandemic. A study led by McGill University shows that Canadians who use social media are more likely to consume this…