Reading Time: 2 minutes Cutting-edge techniques the first step toward understanding heart disease and developing new targeted treatments to stop it
Author: University of Alberta
Antiviral drug remdesivir offers second mechanism of attack
Reading Time: 3 minutes Understanding how the conditionally approved COVID-19 drug works is key to improving treatments, says U of A researcher
Wildfires, logging affect key fungi in pine forests: studies
Reading Time: 3 minutes Disturbances by humans or nature change the balance of fungi in soil, potentially making it harder for seedlings to regenerate
Little evidence vitamin D prevents severe COVID-19
Reading Time: 3 minutes Getting too much vitamin D can also cause health problems, says U of A pediatric kidney specialist
Group designs better CPR board for resuscitating COVID-19 patients
Reading Time: 3 minutes Pandemic inspires University of Alberta innovation in emergency and critical care
Forensic anthropologist helps police identify unknown victims
Reading Time: 4 minutes For Pamela Mayne Correia, the most satisfying cases are the ones she helps solve with the scarcest of skeletal remains
Butterflies ‘sentinels’ of climate change in mountain ecosystems
Reading Time: 4 minutes U of A scientists urge more monitoring of butterfly populations to help understand alpine environments predicted to change rapidly
Neonatal heart surgery survivors face kidney, blood pressure issues
Reading Time: 4 minutes U of A-led research shows only a third of babies who had cardiac surgery are checked for kidney issues by age six
How parents can help their kids succeed at online learning
Reading Time: 4 minutes Teamwork by parents, teachers and students is key, says U of A education expert who offers four ways to make it happen
Caregiving can last for decades, new research shows
Reading Time: 4 minutes Understanding different lifetime patterns of caregiving can inform supportive policies to help people cope, say U of A researchers