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Supporting the mental health needs of children with language and literacy difficulties
Professor Mark Boyes, Curtin enAble Institute, spotlights mental health in the context of language and literacy difficulties, including the urgent need for accessible mental health interventions.
Learning from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Next-generation universal vaccines and immunotherapeutic research
With the COVID-19 pandemic behind us, we need to focus on universal vaccines and/or immunotherapeutic strategies and technologies to tackle ongoing endemic infections with SARS-CoV2, influenza, and RSV and prepare for any future pandemics, says Dr Babita Agrawal.
EUCTER: From a Jean Monnet Network to the European Counter-Terrorism and Security Institute
Christian Kaunert, Professor of Policing and Security at the University of South Wales, describes the scope of EUCTER, from a Jean Monnet Network to the European Counter-Terrorism and Security Institute.
Transnational flows of living cultural heritage: African screen media in the world
Dr. Sheila Petty, FRSC, Professor of Media Studies and SaskPower Research Chair in Cultural Heritage, at the University of Regina, explores transnational movements of living cultural heritage in African screen media.
Cigarette smoking focus: A modeling approach for estimating the impact of health programs
Theodore R. Holford from Yale University charts a modeling approach for estimating the impact of health programs in this cigarette smoking research focus.
Arc: A new target for treating alzheimer’s disease
Antonius M. VanDongen, Associate Professor from Duke University, walks us through Arc, a new target for treating Alzheimer’s disease.
Pioneering solutions for sustainable protein production in future
InnoProtein consortium, explain why sustainable protein production is urgently needed and how, with its circular, zero-waste approach, InnoProtein supports this goal.
Global centre for climate change impacts on transboundary waters
Dr. Gail Krantzberg and Dr. Andrew Gronewold, unpack the priorities of the Global Centre for Climate Change Impacts on Transboundary Waters.
Treating neuropathic pain and nicotine dependence: Epibatidine derivatives as potential therapeutics
Lance R. McMahon, Ph.D. and Jenny L. Wilkerson, Ph.D. from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, describe the search for the magic bullet to treat both neuropathic pain and nicotine dependence using novel epibatidine derivatives as potential therapeutics.
Flipons: The discovery of Z-DNA and soft-wired genomes
Alan Herbert, Founder and President of InsideOutBio, discusses alternative DNA conformations and understanding of their biological functions.
Algorithm “DPTM” for continuous authentication with behavioural biometrics
Takeshi Yamada, Professor from Daiichi Institute of Technology, describes the algorithm “DPTM” for continuous authentication with behavioural biometrics, beginning with the current device security outlook.
An organizing protocol for society’s approach at responding to climate change
Huffington Foundation Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, Emeritus Gary Yohe argues that adopting an iterative risk management approach is the most effective way when responding to climate change uncertainties.
Assessing blood clot risk in venous catheter selection for patients with haematological cancers
Venous catheters enable patients with haematological cancers to receive vital chemotherapy. However, there is a risk of thrombosis. Consultant Haematologist Priya Sriskandarajah analysed a group of patients with haematological cancers to study the implications of catheter selection.
Co-construction: A key to preventing mental health injuries in occupational settings
Dr Mélanie Dufour-Poirier from the Université de Montréal and Dr Jean-Paul Dautel from the Université du Québec en Outaouais outline a new approach to preventing workplace mental health injuries and improving wellbeing.
Improving the wellbeing of older adults through community-based music and movement programs
Find out here about a geriatric psychiatry program at the Music and Mental Health Research Clinic that improves the wellbeing of older adults.
Transfer RNA as a written molecular history of the life transition on earth
Zachary Burton, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, reports on tRNA (transfer RNA) as a written molecular history of the pre-life to life transition on Earth ~4 billion years ago.
