/foodscience/taxonomy/term/5/all en /foodscience/channels/news/experts-mcgill-boosts-research-improve-mpox-vaccines-363592 <p>Developing RNA-based vaccines has become a key focus in the fight against Mpox, which has spread to 116 countries, with over 100,000 confirmed cases worldwide, including more than 1,900 in Canada. The disease was once endemic to parts of Central and West Africa.</p> <p>RNA-based vaccines offer the potential for better protection, adaptability to new strains, and faster production compared to existing vaccines.</p> Thu, 13 Feb 2025 15:12:13 +0000 admin 11509 at /foodscience /foodscience/channels/news/bioresource-engineering-professors-company-develops-new-technology-sex-chicks-hatching-363585 <p>A company founded by Department of Bioresource Engineering James º«¹úÂãÎè Professor <a href="/macdonald/michael-ngadi">Michael Ngadi</a> has succeeded in developing HyperEye, a new technology that uses hyperspectral imaging and AI to quickly and non-invasively identify the sex of a chick before it hatches. </p> Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:49:28 +0000 admin 11164 at /foodscience /foodscience/channels/news/experts-influenza-cases-surge-canada-363542 <p>Canada is experiencing a late-season surge in flu cases, with test positivity rates reaching 21.2 per cent last week, surpassing last season’s peak, according to <a href="https://health-infobase.canada.ca/respiratory-virus-surveillance/influenza.html">national data.</a> Flu activity is considered widespread in several Quebec regions.</p> <p>Here are experts from º«¹úÂãÎè who can comment:</p> <p><a href="/oss/christopher-labos-md-msc-associate"><b>Christopher Labos</b></a><b>,</b> <b>MD, Associate, Office for Science and Society</b></p> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:35:10 +0000 admin 10435 at /foodscience /foodscience/channels/event/author-talk-book-signing-dan-brisebois-author-seed-farmer-complete-guide-growing-using-and-selling-362836 <p><em>La version française suit.</em></p> Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:34:21 +0000 admin 8993 at /foodscience /foodscience/channels/news/prof-emeritus-david-bird-wild-turkey-sightings-montreal-363460 <p>Wild turkey sightings in Montreal are on the rise, <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10986870/wild-turkeys-montreal/">Global News reports.</a></p> <p>Experts told them wild turkey populations in southern Quebec have steadily climbed over the past two decades due to warming temperatures.</p> <p>This has raised concern that predators could be following close behind.</p> Wed, 05 Feb 2025 18:47:24 +0000 admin 8694 at /foodscience /foodscience/channels/news/communication-between-body-muscle-and-brain-influences-fertility-study-finds-363063 <p><!-- x-tinymce/html --></p> <p>A newly discovered line of communication between body muscle and the pituitary gland may play an unexpected role in female fertility, according to a new study.</p> <p>º«¹úÂãÎè researchers found that a protein produced in the muscles helps manage the release of a hormone made in the pea-sized gland attached to the base of the brain.</p> <p>The findings, published in <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adi4736"><em>Science</em></a>, could lead to new treatment options for infertility, the researchers said.</p> Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:53:33 +0000 admin 8637 at /foodscience /foodscience/channels/news/when-using-music-alleviate-pain-tempo-matters-362884 <p>Music has the best chance of providing pain relief when it is played at our natural rhythm, a º«¹úÂãÎè research team has discovered.</p> <p>This suggests it may be possible to reduce a patient’s level of pain by using technology to take a piece of music someone likes and adjust the tempo to match their internal rhythm, the researchers said.</p> <p>The discovery was the subject of a paper published this week in <i>Pain</i>, the top journal in the field of pain medicine and research.</p> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:32:01 +0000 admin 7931 at /foodscience /foodscience/channels/news/department-bioresource-engineering-welcomes-astronaut-david-saint-jacques-363047 <p>The <a href="/bioeng/">Department of Bioresource Engineering</a> (BREE) enjoyed a visit last month from David Saint-Jacques, astronaut and Deputy Director, Lunar Exploration at the Canadian Space Agency, and BREE graduate Chris Patterson. They met with BREE undergrad and grad students who presented their projects, highlighting links between their research and bioregenerative life support system goals for extended space missions on the lunar surface and beyond in the near future.</p> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:32:07 +0000 admin 7873 at /foodscience /foodscience/channels/news/experts-deep-seek-ai-363041 <p>Chinese startup Deep Seek recently launched its latest AI models, which are widely considered better than the current leading competitors and are available for a much lower price.</p> <p>These experts from º«¹úÂãÎè can share their insights:</p> Fri, 31 Jan 2025 19:38:22 +0000 admin 6904 at /foodscience /foodscience/channels/news/experts-us-tariffs-steel-and-aluminum-363042 <p>U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday announced plans to impose tariffs of 25 per cent on steel and aluminum imports. Meanwhile, his plan to impose 25 per cent tariffs on many other imports from Canada and Mexico has been put on hold for a month.</p> <p>These º«¹úÂãÎè experts can share their expertise about the potential effects of these tariffs on the aluminum and steel industries in Canada:</p> Fri, 31 Jan 2025 19:50:37 +0000 admin 6902 at /foodscience /foodscience/channels/news/experts-world-cancer-day-2025-363013 <p>Feb. 4 is <a href="https://www.worldcancerday.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">World Cancer Day</a>, a chance to raise awareness about the second-leading cause of death globally.  </p> <p>These experts from º«¹úÂãÎè are available to share their insights: </p> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:18:47 +0000 admin 6600 at /foodscience /foodscience/channels/news/expert-quebec-legislation-integration-immigrants-362997 <p>On Thursday, Quebec’s Immigration Minister, Jean-François Roberge, is expected to introduce a bill on the integration of immigrants.</p> <p>This expert from º«¹úÂãÎè can share his insights:</p> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:21:40 +0000 admin 6582 at /foodscience /foodscience/channels/news/fmt-director-pascal-theriault-comments-boycott-american-products-362989 <p>American companies that employ hundreds of Quebec workers could suffer from a call for a boycott as suggested on certain social media, reports <em><a href="https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2025/01/28/boycott-de-produits-americains-des-quebecois-pourraient-en-subir-les-contrecoups">TVA Nouvelles</a> </em>and others.</p> Wed, 29 Jan 2025 18:58:24 +0000 admin 6429 at /foodscience /foodscience/channels/news/remote-sensing-tools-yield-insights-abandoned-pre-columbian-mexican-city-362490 <p>A º«¹úÂãÎè researcher has discovered that Guiengola, a 15<sup>th</sup> century Zapotec site in southern Oaxaca, Mexico, which had been thought to be simply a fortress where soldiers were garrisoned, was in fact a sprawling, fortified city. It covered 360 hectares, with over 1,100 buildings, four kilometres of walls, a network of internal roads and a clearly organized urban layout with temples and communal spaces such as ballcourts, and the elites and commoners lived in separate neighbourhoods.<br /> <br /></p> Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:57:34 +0000 admin 6399 at /foodscience /foodscience/channels/news/expert-foreign-interference-canadian-elections-362961 <p>Canada’s commission on foreign interference in elections is expected to table its report today. The commission looked both at possible foreign interference in the federal elections of 2019 and 2021, and at whether Canadian institutions can detect and block future interference.</p> <p>This º«¹úÂãÎè expert can share his insights:</p> Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:29:17 +0000 admin 6211 at /foodscience