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U of A spinoff, U.S. firm merge to commercialize transplant technology

Cardiac surgery professors Jayan Nagendran (left) and Darren Freed with the EVOSS system they developed to extend the time donated lungs can be kept healthy while they are transported for transplant. The innovative technology took a major step toward approval, manufacture and global distribution with the merger of the U of A spinoff company Tevosol and the U.S.-based medical tech company Bridge to Life. (Photo: University Hospital Foundation)

Reading Time: 5 minutes Bridge to Life commits US$10 million to clinical trial and commercial development of Tevosol Ex-Vivo Organ Support System

High-tech rehabilitative platform connects rural Albertans to specialists

(From left) A physiotherapy patient and her husband from Pincher Creek take part in a Tele-Rehab 2.0 session with physiotherapists Sheelah Woodhouse and Alec Chisholm, U of A project co-ordinator Emily Armstrong and students Amber Wardrop and Kamalpreet Mann. (Photo: Supplied)

Reading Time: 4 minutes Platform allows specialists to offer physiotherapy expertise for patients in smaller communities

How zebra finches choose materials for their nests

Reading Time: 3 minutes U of A scientists find that learning and past success play a role in how birds build their nests

Fat cells may influence how the body reacts to heart failure

Reading Time: 3 minutes Promising results in mice open door to new areas of research in treating patients with heart failure

Research aims to reduce use of chemical pesticides

U of A entomologist Boyd Mori is using next-generation DNA analysis to find out whether ground beetles like Calosoma calidum, the "fiery hunter," can serve as an effective, natural method of pest control for crop growers. (Photo: Supplied)

Reading Time: 3 minutes Innovative approach using DNA testing could help crop growers reduce reliance on chemical pesticides and conserve beneficial bugs

Investing in innovators its own reward says chair of mentoring service

(Photo courtesy of ThresholdImpact VMS)

Reading Time: 4 minutes For Kristina Milke, success is measured by the growth of an entrepreneurial community that helps people achieve the dreams that drive them

DeepMind funding diversity in AI with new scholarship program

Reading Time: 3 minutes Newly announced scholarships will support computing science students from under-represented groups

Stents more effective for patients with stable high-risk heart disease

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Location of blockages in a patient’s heart is a key consideration in selecting the right treatment, U of A cardiologists find

Putting bison back where they belong heals land and people: researchers

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Project to rebuild bison herd in Banff National Park shows how ecological restoration offers opportunities for reconciliation and decolonization

U of A neuroscientist Maria Ioannou receives Sloan Research Fellowship

U of A neuroscientist Maria Ioannou is among the newest recipients of the Sloan Research Fellowship, given annually to exceptional early career researchers in North America with the potential to make significant contributions to their field. (Photo: Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry)

Reading Time: 3 minutes Maria Ioannou’s research focuses on new approaches to lipid biology using powerful medical imaging techniques that could shed new light on a wide variety of diseases