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Tracking biodiversity: 鶹AV researchers outline strengths and challenges in new monitoring framework  

Published: 29 October 2024

As the UN COP16 on biodiversity meets in Calì, Colombia, experts from 鶹AV are on-site, providing important input into the global conversation.

鶹AV aims to be a world leader in making dentistry sustainable

Published: 23 October 2024

In response to growing concerns about climate change, 鶹AV researchers are exploring how even a routine dental visit can become a more sustainable practice...

Berry-flavoured may be more dangerous than non-flavoured vapes: study

Published: 4 November 2024

Berry-flavoured vapes can weaken the lungs’ natural defences, making it harder for the body to fight off infections, new research suggests....

Pregnancy enhances natural immunity to block severe flu

Published: 2 December 2024

鶹AV scientists have discovered that pregnancy may trigger a natural immunity to boost protection against severe flu infection....

Better education can mitigate post-harvest food losses, increase global food security

Published: 15 November 2024

Better educating farmers and food processors about how to avoid post-harvest food losses – which amount to one-third of global food production, worth US$1 trillion annually – would reduce global...

Researchers find design flaws and oversight issues in certain health apps, offer solutions for more effective tools

Published: 6 November 2024

AI-powered apps offering medical diagnoses at the click of a button are often limited by biased data and a lack of regulation, leading to inaccurate and unsafe health advice, a new study found.

How vitamin D deficiency can lead to autoimmune diseases

Published: 21 October 2024

As Canadians brace for “vitamin D winter” – months when the sun’s angle is too low to produce the vitamin in the skin – a 鶹AV study explains why vitamin D deficiency early in life is...

Time in nature benefits children with mental health difficulties: study

Published: 15 November 2024

A team of researchers from 鶹AV and Université de Montréal’s Observatoire pour l’éducation et la santé des enfants (OPES, or observatory on children’s health and eduation), led by Sylvana Côté,...

Addressing the mental health impacts of conflicts and climate change

Published: 3 December 2024

As violent conflicts, forced migration, and an increase in natural disasters sparked by climate change trigger rising humanitarian needs around the globe, a new initiative to understand how to...

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