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CPHA: The heart of Canadian public health

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Health related issues, such as diabetes, heart disease or obesity, can often be hugely influenced by public health initiatives. In her role as Chair of the Canadian Public Health Association […]

BAS: Investigating icy waters with Boaty McBoatface

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In this article: Professor Mike Meredith from the British Antarctic Survey studies waters as they flow from Antarctica into the Atlantic Ocean to understand climate change

Oceans are not only filled with many weird and wonderful creatures, but they can also slow down climate change – storing human-produced carbon and heat in their oceanic depths. Understanding […]

Globalisation through a post-colonialist lens: understanding our past is key to our present

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a social studies research article about Professor Brydon’s research which aims to improve understanding of how globalisation and culture interact and what humanities-based study can contribute to meeting global challenges.

Professor Diana Brydon is a leading research scholar, working at the intersections of globalisation and post-colonial cultural studies. Through her work, we can see how processes of globalisation have changed […]

Emerging forms of metropolitan governance in Latin America

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As Latin America’s middle classes have expanded considerably in the last few years, so have their aspirations for improved living standards, especially in metropolitan areas. Since 2007, Dr Raúl Acosta […]

A sustainable approach to environmental management

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A science research article about the Sustainable RIVER project: training students to become leaders in interdisciplinary research and in creating a more sustainable society through their appreciation of using a multi-perspective, systems-thinking

Ten faculty members from the University of South Dakota and eleven undergraduate students from across the United States including Puerto Rico, came together through the Sustainable RIVER (Remediating InVasives to […]

From beer to brains: how yeast molecular genetics prove the importance of introns

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A research article highlighting the importance of intron retention, using the GCR1 gene found in yeast as a model system.

Scientific discoveries often come from the most unlikely of places, and Dr Tracy Johnson’s work is no exception. Using a yeast system typically used to make beer or bread, Dr […]

Fluoxetine (Prozac) use in children: working towards a customised approach

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Science article about the behavioural effects of fluoxetine (Prozac) on children

Dr Mari Golub from the Environmental Toxicology Department at the University of California at Davis, has recently completed a five-year research project looking at the behavioural effects of fluoxetine (Prozac) […]

Communicating the language of plants through inositol phosphates

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Dr Perera and her colleagues’ aim with this project is to understand how inositol phosphates are used to sense the energy and nutrient status of plant cells, and how they signal this status so that the plant can use this information.

Organisms require a variety of signalling pathways to communicate with and respond to their environment. Components such as signalling molecules function as the communicators of cellular language. Dr Imara Perera […]

Controlling magnesium flux: a central role for the PRL-CNNM complex

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a science article about a newly discovered pathway (PRL-CNNM) that could help us use magnesium to help our understanding of cancer, metabolism, circadian rhythm and infectious disease.

Magnesium is an essential metal ion for human health. However, its ability to act as a supplementary therapy against disease is a poorly understood area of science. Professor Michel L. […]

Blood, skin and bone: the complex control of blood pressure

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It is well-known that excessive salt intake can be a risk factor for high blood pressure. But how this effect is mediated – and why some people are more susceptible […]