University of Alberta
Implant promises widened access to life-saving diabetes treatment
Long-term survival of encapsulated islets without immunosuppression via inflammation-induced neovascularization.
Spider pulsars- 17,700 light-years away- destroying nearby stars
The combined data allowed researchers to better understand how spider pulsars prey on their companion stars.
Detecting signs of Alzheimer’s across languages
Researchers meet the challenge of developing a model that uses speech traits to detect cognitive decline.
Mild fever helps clear infections faster, study
Waiting before reaching for medications may be beneficial for humans.
Study unveils a new mechanism that enables cancer cells to spread
New clue discovered for how and why cancer cells spread.
Spin-sonics: Acoustic wave gets the electrons spinning
Team of researchers first to demonstrate spin of nano-sonic wave
Weather systems on Jupiter and Saturn might be driven by internal forces
The study also describes the formation of famous red spot on Jupiter.
An explanation for why changes to Earth’s magnetic field are weaker over the Pacific
Like winds in the atmosphere or currents in the ocean, there are fluid motions in the liquid core of the Earth. These core flows...
The pink eye is a primary symptom of COVID-19
The earlier list of symptoms of coronavirus includes Cough, fever, and Shortness of breath. Later on, CDC offers six new symptoms of COVID-19 that...
New paper-based sensor to detect potent nerve toxins
Sensor combined with smartphone application can detect the presence and amount of two pesticides thought to be used in chemical warfare.
A strange new mineral found in the diamond
The mineral is highly unusual for an inclusion captured by diamond.
Physicists created new, simpler-than-ever quantum hard drive for light
Physicists at the University of Alberta have built up another approach to manufacture quantum memory that could help make ready for a cutting-edge quantum...
First fossilized snake embryo ever discovered rewrites history of ancient snakes
The first-historically speaking disclosure of an old snake fetus, protected in 105-million-year-old amber, gives essential new data on the advancement of modern snakes, as...
The molecules that energize babies’ hearts
Before birth, cardiac muscle cells use energy generated by breaking down glucose. Immediately after birth, they rapidly switch to breaking down fatty acids. This...
Scientists found the world’s fourth most abundant mineral in diamond
For the first time ever, scientists at the University of Alberta have discovered Earth’s fourth most abundant mineral—calcium silicate perovskite, at Earth’s surface. Scientists found...