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Smallest diplodocid dinosaur skull provides clues about sauropod life
Scientific Reports Published October 11, 2018 09:00 EDT (News release from Nature Research Press) The smallest skull yet discovered of a long-necked dinosaur ― with a total cranial length of approximately 24 centimetres ― suggests young sauropods may have had different diets, shown different physical features, and lived in separate groups from their parents. Compared to […]
Planned intermittent fasting may help reverse type 2 diabetes
BMJ Case Reports Published October 9, 2018 18:30 EDT (News release from BMJ) Planned intermittent fasting may help to reverse type 2 diabetes, suggest doctors after three patients in their care, who did this, were able to cut out the need for insulin treatment altogether. In addition, the patients also lost weight, reduced their waist circumferences and reduced their […]
Polar bears ate whales to survive past warm periods; won’t suffice as climate warms
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment Embargoed until October 9, 2018 12:00 EDT (News release from University of Washington) Researchers drew upon years of field observations to assess the importance of whale carcasses and how they might help polar bears survive an ice-free Arctic. Although whale carcasses provided critical fat and protein stores that helped […]
SMCC Heads Up | October 9, 2018
Smallest long-necked dino | Whale-eating bears | Refugee mental health | SMCC Heads Up – Embargoed and recently published research with a Canadian focus, curated by SMCC for science journalists. Read more>
Immigrant, refugee youth most likely to visit emergency departments with new, crisis mental health problems
Canadian Medical Association Journal Published October 9, 2018 00:15 EDT (News release from CMAJ) Refugee and immigrant youth in Ontario face barriers to accessing mental health services through primary care. Rather than presenting first to primary care, 61.3 per cent of refugee youth, 57.6 per cent of non-refugee immigrants, and 51.3 per cent of non-immigrant youth […]
Wild birds learn to sing new tunes
Current Biology Embargoed until October 4, 2018 11:00 EDT (News release from Cell Press) Researchers show for the first time that they can teach young, wild sparrows how to sing new tunes. The wild birds then passed the new songs on to the next generation. The findings also provide the first experimental evidence that timing of […]
Gluten-free industry a double-edged sword for individuals with celiac disease
Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics Published October 3, 2018 00.01 EDT Adults with celiac disease living in Canada experience the recent proliferation of the gluten-free industry as a “double-edged sword.” While study participants were grateful for more palatable gluten-free options, they were increasingly faced with misunderstandings about the severity of celiac disease due to many non-celiac disease […]
Warming climate shifts feeding relationships among Arctic predators
Royal Society Open Science Published October 2, 2018 During a 22-year period (1990–2012) of increasing sea temperature (1.0°C) and decreasing sea ice extent (12%) in Cumberland Sound, Nunavut, researchers examined how the feeding relationships between beluga whales, ringed seals, Greenland halibut and Arctic char have changed with the prevalence of capelin, a forage fish associated with the […]
SMCC Heads Up | October 2, 2018
Wild birds, new tunes | Kids’ physical literacy | Arctic-predator shifts | SMCC Heads Up – Embargoed and recently published research with a Canadian focus, curated by SMCC for science journalists. Read more>
Canada’s first ‘state of the nation’ report on children’s physical literacy
BMC Public Health Embargoed until October 2, 2018 06:00 EDT (News release from Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute) Two-thirds of Canadian children are physically illiterate. Physical literacy includes fitness and motor skill, as well as the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding to value and take responsibility for engaging in physical activities […]
SMCC Heads Up | September 25, 2018
Marketing stem cell therapies | Ancient sick care | Pulsar cools its jet | SMCC Heads Up Embargoed and recently published research with a Canadian focus, curated by SMCC for science journalists. Read more>
SMCC Heads Up | September 18, 2018
Parasitic plants | Sexy flies | Chimp flu | SMCC Heads Up Embargoed and recently published research with a Canadian focus, curated by SMCC for science journalists. Read more>
SMCC Heads Up | September 11, 2018
Fledgling decisions | Delayed blood-sugar effects | SMCC Heads Up Embargoed and recently published research with a Canadian focus, curated by SMCC for science journalists. Read more>
SMCC Heads Up | September 4, 2018
Glacier tsunamis | Forest carbon | Concussion guidelines | SMCC Heads Up Embargoed and recently published research with a Canadian focus, curated by SMCC for science journalists. Read more>
SMCC Heads Up | August 28, 2018
Boreal birds | Gunshot deaths going up | Particle acceleration | SMCC Heads Up | Embargoed and recently published research with a Canadian focus, curated by SMCC for science journalists. Read more>
