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2025
This research tackles Canada’s massive meat-by-product waste by repurposing highly nutritious organs into sustainable, functional food products. Through consumer surveys, protein extraction, and product development, the project aims to shift…
2025
Prion diseases like CJD are extremely hard to detect early because harmful prions resemble normal brain proteins. This research introduces a new “flashbody” detection tool that binds only disease-causing prions, providing rapid, accurate, equipment-…
2025
Athabasca tailings ponds contain over 1.2 trillion litres of toxic wastewater that grows daily. Conventional drying is slow and inefficient, so this research team developed a solar-heated cotton-layer device that accelerates evaporation by 400%.…
2025
Hip dysplasia is often diagnosed too late or too inconsistently, leading to lifelong pain. The speaker’s research builds the first open-access AI tool for detecting and studying the condition, enabling portable automated diagnosis and global…
2025
Umami, the savory fifth taste, can significantly increase saliva production and stimulate the swallowing reflex, offering potential benefits for people with dysphagia. In a study of 70 participants, foods high in umami boosted salivation, swallowing…