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A new study led by University of Ottawa professors has found Canadian provinces that annually screen women aged 40-49 had lower proportions of advanced breast cancer compared to women aged 50-59 from provinces that did not hold annual mammograms.

Study published in Science opens up new avenues for enhancing muscle regeneration

More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, most of us have been subjected to the long swab up the nose to test for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection. For kids, this “booger tickler” known as the deep nasopharyngeal swab can be quite the unpleasant experience, but it is the current gold standard for COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing.

Vitamin K is well-known for its blood clotting and bone building properties but today a new study published in Nature reports on a novel function for vitamin K.

Philosopher Francis Bacon said it best: knowledge is power. Those words motivated a group of local researchers to use wastewater to track influenza, a viral infection commonly known as “the flu”.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world due to variants. In Canada, it’s estimated that over 80% of current infections are due to the BA.5 Omicron subvariant , new to Canada this spring. Yet, it remains unclear which variant(s) Canadians will keep facing in the coming months. New variants will continue to affect the global population until more solutions are found to limit t...

Public heat warnings have often been impugned for not reaching people soon enough, or worse still, deluging them with contradictory advice

Building on over 20 years of expertise, the University of Ottawa brings quantum research on its campus to the next level by consolidating its researchers’ talents and skills to create an institute in quantum technologies to build on its research expertise in materials science and photonics – the science that examines the interaction between light and matter.

The use of precise, accurate language in defining Black communities in healthcare research must improve in Canada or risk failing that population’s needs, argues a University of Ottawa professor in a commentary published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Faculty of Medicine-led team demonstrates potential of deep-learning architecture to identify rare, life-threatening disorders from ultrasound scans