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University of Ottawa Heart Institute, the University of Ottawa and McGill University launch ARCHIMEDES to advance health research in Canada

University of Ottawa
Business Announcement

Researchers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, the University of Ottawa and McGill University have launched ARCHIMEDES (Advanced Research Collaboration for Health Integration, Medical Exploration, and Data Synthesis), a national platform designed to give Canadian health researchers secure access to diverse health data, enable responsible data sharing across institutions and health data types, and support the development of advanced analyses, including AI algorithms.

Funder: Canada First Research Excellence Fund

Novel plant-based approach to a better, cheaper GLP-1 delivery system

University of Pennsylvania
Peer-Reviewed Publication

GLP-1 drugs have revolutionized the treatment of diabetes and obesity, but hurdles remain to their more widespread use. A study led by biochemist Henry Daniell of the School of Dental Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania investigates a new lettuce-based oral delivery of two GLP-1 drugs previously approved by the FDA in injectable form. The results could lead to more affordable and better-tolerated oral medications for diabetes and obesity.

Journal: Plant Biotechnology Journal

Digital transformation of food retail is reshaping food access for consumers

Elsevier
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research report in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (JNEB), published by Elsevier, examined how the rapid digitalization of the retail food environment is reshaping food access in the United States and highlights implications for public health nutrition research, practice, and policy. The authors describe how online grocery platforms, mobile food delivery applications, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital marketing are transforming the way consumers encounter and purchase food.

Journal: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

UH engineers issue hot take on cold-steel: Finding hidden damage requires radar, AI

University of Houston
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A University of Houston engineer has developed new technology that uses ground-penetrating radar and artificial intelligence to detect damage in materials like studs and joists made of the lightweight steel found in 30% to 35% of nonresidential buildings in the United States.

Journal: Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Magnetofluids help to overcome challenges in left atrial appendage occlusion

Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study published in Nature on March 4 and led by Prof. XU Tiantian's team from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with Prof. PAN Xiangbin's team from Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, developed a novel material, magnetofluids, realizing long-term thrombus-free left atrial appendage occlusion.

Journal: Nature

Share of migratory wild animal species with declining populations despite UN treaty protections worsens from 44% to 49% in two years; 24% face extinction, up 2%

Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
Reports and Proceedings

An interim update to the landmark State of the World’s Migratory Species of 2024 warns that 49% of migratory species populations protected under a global treaty are declining, up 5% in just two years, and 24% of species face extinction, up 2%. The new warnings will be presented to the 15^th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP15), a legally-binding UN treaty, in Campo Grande Brazil March 23-29.

Soybeans recruit beneficial soil microbes to defend against major pest

American Phytopathological Society
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the North Central Agricultural Research Laboratory, part of the USDA Agricultural Research Service, in Brookings, South Dakota, report new evidence that the key to stronger protection may lie not just in plant genetics or chemicals but in the soil microorganisms surrounding the roots.

Journal: Phytobiomes Journal
Funder: Agricultural Research Service

Study confirms food fortification is highly cost-effective in fighting hidden hunger across 63 countries

Cochrane
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A comprehensive new systematic review published in The Journal of Nutrition provides the latest evidence that large-scale food fortification is a highly cost-effective intervention for reducing global malnutrition.

Journal: Journal of Nutrition
Funder: United States Agency for International Development

Most workers embrace AI, but 84% worry about the risks, study says

Taylor & Francis Group
Book Announcement

Workers think that Artificial Intelligence (AI) makes them more efficient, but many don’t trust it.