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Researchers at Թ and the have found that plants living in areas where human activity has caused population crashes carry long-lasting genetic traces of that history, such as reduced genetic diversity. Because genetic diversity helps species adapt to climate change, disease and other stresses, the study suggests it is vital to consider a population’s history-influenced genetics alongside its size and habitat in conservation planning.

Classified as: daniel schoen, botany, jewelweed, genetic diversity, Plants, conservation biology
Published on: 12 Feb 2026

A new Թ study suggests that problematic social media use among teens is in part related to broader social inequalities.

Zékai Lu, a PhD student in Թ’s Department of Sociology and author of the study, had set out to determine whether problematic social media use is driven mainly by individual traits or whether the social environment of the country a teen lives in also plays a significant role.

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Published on: 11 Feb 2026

A new co-authored by Թ researchers suggests people can be taught to reject unfair advantages.

“We often benefit personally from an unequal distribution of resources, a phenomenon known as advantageous inequity – for example, receiving a higher salary than a colleague with the identical role,” said senior author Ross Otto, a psychology professor. “Here we ask whether people can learn to punish advantageous inequity merely by observing the inequity-averse preferences of another person.”

Published on: 11 Feb 2026

A Թ-led study on the role played by shame in the continuing trauma suffered by survivors of childhood sexual abuse indicates that addressing shame should be a focal point of treatment. Clinicians should use strategies that normalize disclosure, validate survivors’ feelings and integrate shame-resolution techniques into their therapy plans, the researchers suggested.

Classified as: Rusan Lateef, Delphine Collin-Vézina, child sexual abuse
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Published on: 10 Feb 2026

For over 50 years, Թ has been collaborating with Indonesia’s education sector. Now a planned donation of US$12.8 million from the UAE via the Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation to Թ will establish the UAE-Indonesia Future Leaders Program to support Indonesia’s national and global development objectives. The program will mobilize expertise and scholarship to lead societal change and respond to future needs and challenges in areas such as sustainability, engineering, health, and teacher education that are crucial to Indonesia’s future.

Classified as: university advancement
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Published on: 5 Feb 2026

The Pan-Canadian Genome Library (PCGL), hosted at Թ, today announced a major milestone in the implementation of Canada’s national genomics infrastructure with the planned integration of data from CGEn’s HostSeq Initiative and the Biobanque Québécoise de la COVID-19 (BQC19). This achievement marks a significant step in transforming Canada’s world-class genomic data assets into a coordinated, accessible, and impactful national resource. 

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Published on: 5 Feb 2026

New research suggests the liver plays a previously unrecognized role in bone health, but only in males.

A Թ-led study published in Matrix Biology found that a protein made in the liver helps regulate bone growth in male mice, but not in females. The findings may help explain why men with liver disease are more likely to experience bone loss.

Classified as: Mari Tuulia Kaartinen, faculty of dental medicine and oral health sciences, osteoporosis
Published on: 5 Feb 2026

Թ researchers have developed a diagnostic system capable of identifying bacteria –and determining which antibiotics can stop them – in just 36 minutes, a major advance in the global effort to curb antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Current clinical testing methods typically take 48 to 72 hours, leaving physicians without timely guidance.

The researchers say this innovation arrives at a critical moment due to the urgency of the AMR crisis, which arises from bacteria developing resistance to antibiotics.

Classified as: Sara Mahshid, antimicrobial resistance
Published on: 4 Feb 2026

Teenagers who are pathological liars also tend to struggle with executive function deficits, such as poor memory or impulse control, researchers have found.

Classified as: Victoria Talwar, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology
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Published on: 3 Feb 2026

The familiar labels “night owl” and “early bird,” long used in sleep research, don’t fully capture the diversity of human internal clocks, a new study has found.

The Թ-led study published in found the two sleep-wake patterns, called chronotypes, contain a total of five distinct biological subtypes, each associated with different patterns of behaviour and health.

Classified as: Le Zhou, Danilo Bzdok, sleep, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Published on: 2 Feb 2026

A preclinical study published in Nature has found evidence that the hippocampus, the brain region that stores memory, also reorganizes memories to anticipate future outcomes.

Classified as: Mark Brandon, Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Research Centre
Published on: 29 Jan 2026

Research by an interdisciplinary team from Թ and Université Laval provides new insights into the links between social factors and cognitive health among aging adults.

While previous research had found positive correlations between specific measures of social connectedness and a variety of health outcomes, this study appears to have been the first to create profiles aggregating multiple social factors and to see how those correlated with cognitive health in older adults, the researchers said.

Classified as: Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Desautels Faculty of Management
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Published on: 27 Jan 2026

Microbes across Earth’s coldest regions are becoming more active as glaciers, permafrost and sea ice thaw, accelerating carbon release and potentially amplifying climate change, according to a new international review from Թ. 

Classified as: Lyle White, Scott Sugden, Christina Davis, Arctic climate, microbes, climate & global modelling, climate change
Published on: 26 Jan 2026

Թ engineers have developed new ultra-thin materials that can be programmed to move, fold and reshape themselves, much like animated origami. They open the door to softer, safer and more adaptable robots that could be used in medical tools that gently move inside the body, wearable devices that change shape on the skin or smart packaging that reacts to its environment.

Classified as: Hamid Akbarzadeh, Marta Cerruti
Published on: 23 Jan 2026

Lithium, a widely used treatment for bipolar disorder and other mood disorders, has shown early promise in suppressing HIV, Թ researchers report.

A new study published in iScience found lithium can prevent infected cells from reactivating, and that it does so through an unexpected biological mechanism.

The findings point toward future treatments designed to mimic lithium’s beneficial effects while avoiding its broader impacts on the body.

Classified as: Andrew J. Mouland, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Department of Medicine
Published on: 21 Jan 2026

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