Earlier this year, Michael Houghton, University of Alberta virologist and co-recipient of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, mobilized his hepatitis C lab to join the charge to produce a vaccine for COVID-19.
His lab was a perfect fit...
In some Canadian provinces, people who choose to receive medical assistance in dying can only access it on evenings and weekends, whereas in other provinces it’s only available on weekdays during business hours.
That’s because while the 2016 legislation that allowed...
There’s nothing like working in the front yard garden to call the neighbours over. On their way to get the mail or while out walking the dog, they’ll come by to see what you’re doing. Gardening is an easy conversation...
A friend of mine was talking with me recently about how his visit to the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia brought home to him the powerful impact of drug addiction in America today. Walking through North Philadelphia neighborhoods he described...
Did you know that to craft a single pound of honey, bees fly around 80,000 kilometres and visit some two million flowers? However, their impact goes far beyond supplying sweetener for your beverages and baked goods.
“Bees are really important for...
I call clinical depression the Black Dragon because it is so powerful, dark, and often lethal. It whispers constantly in my ear:
“You’re a loser”
“You’re a burden to your family”
“No one loves you anymore”
“You’ll never get better”
“If you die then the...
In the human central nervous system, there are tiny cells that — for most people, most of the time — provide important immune protection to the brain and spinal cord. Occasionally these microglia cells run terribly awry, leading to neurodegenerative...
My garden will always have marigolds! Ask any gardener what their favourite plant is, and most will tell you they can’t choose—it’s too hard to pick. Ask what they will always grow … and plants spring to mind. Plants gardeners...
University of Alberta researchers have identified a neurochemical marker related to the loss of motor function and communication breakdown between the primary motor cortex — the part of the brain that controls our muscles — and the rest of the...
Spring on the prairies is beautiful. Interspersed along clumps of tall and short grasses that undulate in the breeze are bright yellow, pink, and blue blossoms.
Then, as the seasons change, the grasses change colour and the flower colour palette moves...
