- Joint research team of DGIST and KBSI developed precision protein analysis technology to identify causes of intractable diseases - Presented a new analytical horizon for developing treatments for neurodegenerative and metabolic diseases, such as dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and diabetes - Developed an innovative analytical method for structural analysis of proteins lacking Specific 3-dimensional structures

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have uncovered new insights into how estrogen protects against high blood pressure, a condition affecting more than one billion people worldwide. Using an advanced mathematical model of the cardiovascular and kidney systems, a team led by Anita Layton, Canada 150 Research Chair Laureate in Mathematical Biology and Medicine, found that estrogen’s ability to relax and widen blood vessels (vasodilation) plays the most significant role in reducing hypertension risk. The model also suggests that angiotensin receptor blockers may be more effective than ACE inhibitors for treating women with high blood pressure after menopause. The findings, published in Math Biosci., support more tailored and equitable approaches to women’s health care.

Taller buildings get a bad rap. New research from University of Toronto Engineering’s Centre for the Sustainable Built Environment has found that while adding height does slightly increase embodied emissions, other building and neighbourhood design factors are far more important. The paper, recently published in Resources, Conservation and Recycling, looked at how building height affects embodied emissions for new five- to 20-storey reinforced concrete residential buildings.

A new strategy for estimating how much rainwater finds its way into sanitary sewer systems could help prevent problems such as backups and floods, while reducing treatment costs. The tool is particularly useful in areas where accurate data about sewer flow rates is difficult to find, such as in low and middle-income countries, where many new sewer systems are being built.