Neuroscience
Ancient spinal injury—a story of survival
It was a single fragment of bone, but to Angela Lieverse, it told an 8,000-year-old tale of violence and compassion.
Aug 14, 2017
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Health
Tractor vibrations can be bad for farmers' backs
Researcher Catherine Trask and recent master's graduate Xiaoke Zeng have found that farmers experience prolonged "body shock" when riding horses or driving farming machinery on uneven terrain during an average workday. Whole ...
Jun 19, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Examining elderly bullying
Men and women who were once mobile, busy and hard-working often find themselves contained by the physical limitations of their aging bodies, a consequence of growing old.
Jun 12, 2017
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Caffeine-based compounds show promise against Parkinson's disease
A team of researchers from the University of Saskatchewan has developed two caffeine-based chemical compounds that show promise in preventing the ravages of Parkinson's disease.
Sep 30, 2016
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Medical research
Study clues to aging bone loss
In Canada, bone fractures due to osteoporosis affect one in three women and one in five men over their lifetimes, costing the health care system more than $2.3 billion a year.
Sep 30, 2014
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Medical research
Researchers create powerful new tool for research and drug development
(Medical Xpress) -- A University of Saskatchewan research team led by Tony Kusalik and Scott Napper have harnessed bioinformatics and molecular biology to create powerful software that promises to become a “must have” ...
Jun 4, 2012
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