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What is at stake in the psychedelic renaissance?
Professor Erika Dyck, Canada Research Chair in the History of Health & Social Justice, discusses the extensive history and growing medical application of psychedelics known as the psychedelic renaissance.
Healthy aging and physical activity practice: The missing link
Isabelle J. Dionne, PhD, Professor, Université de Sherbrooke, walks us through physical activity practice and how it impacts research on healthy aging.
Applications of discrete computation in paleoclimate systems
In this earth climate system focus, Michael R. Gipp, Acting President from Marine Mining Corp, details the applications of discrete computation in paleoclimate systems.
Bridging the cultural divide in social discourse, Part 5: Practicing intellectual humility in the...
In this fifth and final article in this series, Peter C. Hill discusses bridging the cultural divide in social discourse, mainly practicing intellectual humility in the real world.
Glutamate excitotoxicity in the cochlea
Mark Rutherford, Associate Professor at Washington University School of Medicine, discusses the burden and causes of hearing dysfunction, as well as the possible solutions for mitigating glutamate excitotoxicity.
Understanding empathetic design principles in engineering courses
Marcia Friesen, Dean at the Price Faculty of Engineering, the University of Manitoba, Canada, explores what empathic design principles in engineering courses can look like with advanced social justice.
NIJ puts science to work for justice system stakeholders
Nancy La Vigne PhD, Director of the National Institute of Justice, shares perspectives on how the Institute advances justice across the nation and beyond, strengthening the scientific tools and discoveries that support justice system stakeholders.
Improving AI/ML services for ophthalmology and medicine
Eric Buckland, PhD of Translational Imaging Innovations, delves into how we can achieve better transparency, traceability, and reproducibility in AI/ML for ophthalmology and medicine.
Pioneering biomass transformation to unique multifunctional/ biocompatible ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCDTM)
O. Auciello's group atThe University of Texas-Dallas is developing a new revolutionary low-cost microwave plasma pyrolysis process, implemented in a kitchen microwave oven, for biomass transformation.
Understanding immune mechanisms to create novel treatments for primary biliary cholangitis
Professor Channakeshava S Umeshappa from Dalhousie University discusses the burden of primary biliary cholangitis and how understanding immune mechanisms may help to treat it.
Clinical trial challenges for new technology in radiation oncology
Stephen Kry, Professor from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, explores clinical trial challenges for new technology in radiation oncology, including the radiotherapy treatment technique, proton therapy.
Food webs and fish: Ocean climate change in Alaska
Open Access Government talks to ocean climate expert Dr. Robert Suryan, who is the lead of an ecosystem studies program at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center’s Auke Bay Laboratories.
First international meeting towards eliminating paralysis after aortic aneurysm surgery
Professor Hamdy Awad, MD, FASA, from the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, examines the dangers of aortic aneurysm surgery and the importance of continued research towards eliminating paralysis.
How to convert CO2 to bioplastics in the age of global warming
Arpita Bose, PhD, Associate Professor, describes how to convert CO2 to bioplastics through new bugs and novel tools with a focus on fighting global warming.
Opioid use for chronic pain: Part 2
Norm Buckley and Jason Busse from the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research & Care in Canada probe the effectiveness of opioid use in Canada as a treatment for chronic noncancer pain.
The next frontier in anti-cancer drugs
Dr Anthony J. Berdis, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center discusses the future of cancer treatments and anti-cancer drugs.
Supporting ICT employment opportunities for women in Egypt
Ragui Assaad and Irene Selwaness examine the increase of women in ICT jobs in Egypt, as well as gender disparities and the efforts to promote ICT employment growth.
Inspiring STEM education focused on solutions
Nancy Butler Songer, from the University of Utah, makes a call for collective action to create a new curriculum focused on the design of solutions.
AARS urzymes: Experimental biochemistry to map genetic coding
Dr Charlie Carter from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill explores how advances in enzymology and phylogenetics enable biochemical measurements that could map the ancestral development of genetic coding.
Stored fuel’s importance for migrating monarch butterflies: Implications for conserving all migrant animals
In his latest research, Keith A. Hobson, Research Scientist and Professor at Western University, explores why stored fuel is critical to migrating animals, such as monarch butterflies.