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Nova Scotia

Climate change is hard on our lungs. New research aims to help Nova Scotians prepare

As Nova Scotians grapple with the growing effects of climate change, new research is attempting to help clarify how those…

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Health

New research centre in Kingston looks to answer key questions about psychedelics in health care

Canadians have seen a lot of hopeful headlines about psychedelics in recent years, as evidence indicating they can help people suffering…

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Lifestyle

Parent jokes good for kids’ growth, research says

When things would get tense between the kids in my house, sometimes my dad would sit beside us and talk…

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Canada

Research team descends on Alberta to track frequency, severity of hailstorms

A group of Western University students are camping out in rural Alberta to collect hail data in hopes of developing the…

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Health

Montreal HIV research network to tackle ‘explosion’ in STIs in new trials

A Montreal-based HIV/AIDS research network is expanding its scope in response to a dramatic rise in rates of some sexually…

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Tech

Ants can perform life-saving limb amputations on each other, new research shows

Surgeons will amputate a limb when a traumatic injury causes major tissue destruction, or in instances of serious infection or disease.…

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Nova Scotia

Tick-killing fungus research underway at N.S. university

A potential form of tick control that could limit the spread of Lyme disease is being studied at a Nova Scotia…

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Health

Extreme heat is a global killer — and worse for our health than previously thought, new research shows

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers…

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Tech

Research project aims to restore peatland carbon sink in Sudbury, Ont.

Researchers from across Canada are working to restore peatland in Sudbury, Ont., that was killed from decades of mining in…

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Canada

Research finds log booms harmful to B.C. salmon and fish habitats

Two new studies are highlighting what researchers say is the harmful effect of log booms — floating structures that contain logs before…

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