On Feb. 22, the University of Manitoba’s Café Scientifique hosted a session on innovative health-care technologies and their use in understanding and improving patient experiences.  The panelists included a team of interdisciplinary researchers who spoke...

Rare earth elements and other metals are often termed “critical minerals,” as they are in high demand and economically essential.  From aerospace and electronics to national defence and energy generation, critical minerals are applied in...

I was raised on a quiet estate in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja. On Sunday evenings, my mum, little brother and I would drive to Jabi Lake Park — 10 minutes away from our home —...

Nature is resilient.  The natural world has the ability to self-renew, self-repair and maintain function despite disturbances.   Biomimetic designs draw abstract lessons from nature and use them as a source of inspiration in various systems.  This is...

Of all eight billion people on the planet, no two individuals share the exact same genetic makeup.  These genetic variations account for different responses and treatment outcomes in different people.  Fields of study such as precision...

Arguably, preliminary evidence that fish oil fatty acids were effective in coronary heart disease prevention came from Danish physicians Jörn Dyerberg and Hans Olaf Bang. The two physicians discovered that Greenlandic Inuit had lower...

What we consume directly influences our overall health and well-being.   A healthy diet is vital in supplying our body with fuel for effective work, required nutrients for growth and development and in reducing the risk...