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A new study has found that “skinny fat” – the combination of low muscle mass and strength in the context of high fat mass – may be an important predictor of cognitive performance in older adults. While sarcopenia, the loss of muscle tissue that is part of the natural aging process, as well as obesity both negatively impact overall health and cognitive function, their coexistence poses an even higher threat, surpassing their individual effects.
UBC researchers have found a cheap, sustainable way to build a solar cell using bacteria that convert light to energy.
When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Hurricane Fabio in the Eastern Pacific Ocean it had strengthened into a hurricane hours earlier. Infrared imagery showed that Fabio appeared more organized.
In a perfect world, garden plants would feed themselves. As it is, we’ve got to help them along sometimes.
The system could one day be adapted into solar-powered water purification stations for use in developing regions where fresh water is a precious commodity.
At the University of Saskatchewan, researchers have been working on a novel salmonella vaccine that holds promise for preventing this food-borne infection.
