ESSENTIAL TREMOR Medical cannabis can reduce essential tremor in mice. By injecting a specific synthetic cannabinoid into the spinal cord of mice suffering from essential tremor, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have shown that the drug can reduce involuntary shaking – as the cannabinoid activates a particular type of cell, the so-called astrocytes.
Although only recently recognized as an issue in wildlife ecology, snake fungal disease (SFD) is of emerging concern in the U.S., with parallels among other better-known wildlife fungal diseases such as white-nose syndrome in bats.
Could the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine reawaken previous antibody responses and point the way to a universal coronavirus vaccine?
What do Mars and Iceland have in common?
Thousands of chemicals are released into the environment yearly for agricultural, industrial and health-related needs.
How can you eliminate a pervasive, yet undiscussed, bacterial infection from the Navajo Nation? For a collaborative group of researchers, it requires dedication, hours of travel and unfailing commitment to present information in a respectful, culturally relevant way.
By the end of this century, permafrost in the rapidly warming Arctic will likely emit as much carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere as a large industrial nation, and potentially more than the U.S. has emitted since the start of the industrial revolution.
As masking policies ease and vaccine mandates drop, McMaster scientists are leading research to understand ways to protect older Canadians, who still make up the vast majority of people dying and being hospitalized for COVID.
McMaster University researchers Dena Zeraatkar and Tyler Pitre have found that the drug solriamfetol is the most effective treatment for excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) for people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally and continues to influence emissions as the response to COVID-19 evolves.
FATHERS Conceiving a child becomes more difficult with age. Nevertheless, a lot of young men postpone having their first child. New research shows that these men postpone starting a family because they want to do things in the ‘right order’ and, among other things, fear losing their friends in the process.
With intense wildfires in the western United States and frequent, intense hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, the nation is again affected by extreme weather-related events resulting from climate change.
he world’s oceans are getting hotter and acidifying under climate change at unprecedented rates, threatening coastal and high-mountain communities, marine ecosystems and global fishing stocks, according to a new Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) released this week by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Some bacteria have double-layered membranes that prevent antibiotics from effectively reaching their targets, but researchers at McMaster University have discovered a new way to overcome these barriers.
PROTEOMICS Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a first-of-its-kind method called Deep Visual Proteomics. It allows them to combine the visual features of cells with their underlying molecular profile, giving the researchers an unprecedented insight into diseases such as cancer.
Tropical butterflies with bigger, longer and narrower wings are better able to stay cool when temperatures get too hot.
Infections that can’t be treated with antibiotics are a global health crisis and experts are calling for the Canadian government to use COVID-19 resources to address the “silent pandemic” of superbugs.
An enzyme that drives the growth of an often-lethal childhood brain cancer may hold the key to a future treatment, says a McMaster University-led study.
New research involving Cambridge University has found evidence — locked into an ancient stalagmite from a cave in the Himalayas — of a series of severe and lengthy droughts which may have upturned the Bronze Age Indus Civilization.
Researchers tested samples of raw pheasant dog food and discovered that the majority contained high levels of lead that could put dogs’ health at risk if they eat it frequently.