��VR��Ƶ News - News releases

Brain discovery opens door to earlier detection of metabolic syndrome in women

webfull — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:07:07 +0000

��VR��Ƶ researchers have identified a brain function that helps explain why childhood stress raises metabolic health risks for some women later in life.

A new study found that variations in the brain’s insulin receptor network affect how women respond to early-life adversity. This effect has a lesser impact in men, suggesting there is a sex-specific process at play.

Published: 9 December 2025

��VR��Ƶ researchers develop a cheaper, safer material for use in solar panels, sensors and optical devices

webfull — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:38:33 +0000

Using proteins from a common tobacco plant virus, ��VR��Ƶ chemistry researchers have developed a simple, eco-friendly way to arrange gold nanoparticles into ultrathin sheets, strengthening the particles’ optical properties. The result: cheaper, safer materials for solar panels, sensors and advanced optical devices.

Published: 8 December 2025

Kering Foundation, SVRI and ��VR��Ƶ launch research program on the intersection of violence against women and children

webfull — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:17:30 +0000

The Kering Foundation, in partnership with ��VR��Ƶ and the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI), is launching an innovative research program to tackle the often-overlooked links between violence against women and violence against children – a critical global issue with deep social impact.

This multi-year initiative will strengthen evidence-based, locally led research to understand how violence against women and children intersects and to identify effective solutions through programs, services, and interventions.

Published: 8 December 2025

Researchers find link between psychosocial stress and early signs of heart inflammation in women

webfull — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:26:24 +0000

Women who report high levels of psychosocial stress, such as from caregiving and lack of emotional support, show signs of early heart tissue changes associated with cardiovascular disease – an association not observed in men, a new study reveals.

The results support the notion that there are sex-specific ways in which stress affects cardiovascular health and that risk-assessment processes should take psychosocial factors and mental wellness into account, the researchers said.

Published: 4 December 2025

Group therapy helps cancer survivors reclaim life after treatment

webfull — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:06:00 +0000

A program developed by a ��VR��Ƶ researcher to help cancer survivors cope with the fear their cancer will return is expanding across Canada.

The Fear of Recurrence Therapy (FORT) program offers evidence-based support to address what co-founder Christine Maheu calls one of the most overlooked aspects of recovery.

Published: 3 December 2025

Navigating the dating world? It’s important to know what you want, researchers say

webfull — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:38:47 +0000

Single people who date without a clear understanding of what they are looking for in a relationship experience more loneliness and decreased life satisfaction, ��VR��Ƶ researchers have found.

Published: 2 December 2025

Exoplanet is observed shedding its atmosphere in real time

webfull — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:36:10 +0000

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a team led by ��VR��Ƶ researcher Vigneshwaran Krishnamurthy has observed a giant cloud of helium gas evaporating from a distant giant exoplanet called WASP-107b.

Published: 1 December 2025

Scientists decode the full range of oat genomes, opening the door to more nutritious, climate-smart crops

webfull — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:16:51 +0000

Researchers have cracked one of agriculture’s most complicated genomes, revealing long-hidden DNA rearrangements that could help scientists breed oats that are more resilient, nutritious and sustainable.

The study, by an international consortium that included researchers from ��VR��Ƶ and published in Nature, presents the first-ever “pangenome” and “pantranscriptome” of oats. These map all known oat genes and track how they behave across 33 varieties that grow around the world.

Published: 28 November 2025

��VR��Ƶ researchers develop stretchable, biodegradable battery using eco-friendly acids

webfull — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:55:08 +0000

Researchers with ��VR��Ƶ’s Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design have developed a stretchable, eco-friendly battery suitable for use in wearable and implantable devices. The battery, which uses citric or lactic acid and gelatin to achieve flexibility and performance without relying on toxic materials, stands to reduce electronic waste.

Published: 25 November 2025

��VR��Ƶ researchers track boulders’ influence on snow melt, watersheds using unique combination of methods

webfull — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:30:56 +0000

Thanks to their use of a unique methodology, a ��VR��Ƶ-led research team has obtained new insights into how boulders affect snow melt in mountainous northern environments, with implications for local water resources.

The team found that snow near boulders melts faster, not only because rocks radiate heat, but also due to subtle processes that reshape the snow’s surface. This information will help researchers understand how small-scale processes affect downstream water resources.

Published: 11 November 2025

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