Karyn Ho

{New post} Whales, dolphins, and porpoises descended from land animals! How did mathematical modeling help resurrect an ancient protein that would have been key to the land-to-sea transition? research2reality.com/energy-environ… @UofT @researchuoft @UofTNews @eebtoronto

{New post} The antimicrobial properties of silver have been used in medicine for thousands of years, but creating a silver-based coating for medical devices has been a challenge. Here's how researchers at @UBC + @VCHResearch tackled the biggest obstacles: research2reality.com/health-medicin…

ICYMI Asthma complications are a top reason for why kids miss school, and there's a 90% chance they're not using their inhalers properly. This startup aims to change that with a pocket-sized spacer that kids are proud to use: research2reality.com/health-medicin… @hollomedical @DalNews

@CBCAboutTime @TomAllenStories I heard that you gave a tribute my late friend Don Coakley on your show today but I missed it. Would mean a lot to me to be able to replay your segment. Is there any way to listen to the audio?

{New post} Is It Nature or Nurture That’s Causing #Cancer? There's no tidy, one-size-fits-all answer, but new research does suggest that cancer is much less heritable than it's often thought to be: research2reality.com/health-medicin… @UofAResearch @UAlberta @ualbertaScience

{New post} If the wall of a blood vessel in the brain weakens, it expands outwards like a balloon, silently growing until the day it begins to leak or bursts. This innovative hybrid polymer-metal stent offers new possibilities: research2reality.com/health-medicin… @UCalgary @UCalgaryMed

{New post} What sound does a fish make? And how are climate change and human activity drowning out this underwater chorus? research2reality.com/energy-environ… @uvicnews @UVicResearch @DalNews @DalhousieU @MemorialU @UFNews

{New post} It’s clear that Canada has a problem with consuming too much free #sugar — whether it’s the sugar added to sodas and processed foods, or the naturally-occurring sugar found in juices and syrup. But what's the solution? research2reality.com/health-medicin… @UofAResearch @UAlberta

{New post} Falling behind on car repairs? Those leaks and paint chips could be dumping contaminants into your local watershed: research2reality.com/energy-environ… @UofTNews @UofT @UTSC @UTSCresearch

ICYMI People with Duchenne muscular dystrophy often die of heart failure in their 20s and 30s because their muscle cells are easily damaged. This treatment may one day help ease symptoms in more patients: research2reality.com/health-medicin… @ualberta @UofAResearch

{New post} Blood type is vital to successful organ transplantation. What would happen if we could convert donor organs to the 'universal' type O? research2reality.com/health-medicin… @uhn @UHN_Research @ubc @ubcnews @uoft @researchuoft @UofAResearch @UAlberta

{New post} These Menu Options Are Out of This World! From crickets and algae to space composting and AstroYeast, ideas abound on how to keep astronauts fed on deep-space missions: research2reality.com/space-quantum/… @csa_asc @NASA @UWaterloo @mcgillu @AlgaBloom_int @EcoationCanada @uofg

{New post} Even at rest, the human body is in constant motion. So how do you repair something like a heart that is constantly beating? research2reality.com/health-medicin… @mcgillu @McGill_Eng

{New post} Every second on Earth, the human body both creates and destroys two million red blood cells. What's the strange truth about how this changes when astronauts are in space? research2reality.com/space-quantum/… @uOttawa @uOttawaResearch @OttawaHospital

Lots of noise in the medical illustration world on plagiarism and diversity. They’re two separate things. Please don’t hijack the conversation. It’s also especially the time to make space for BIPOC to speak up and share work—not drown them with yours.

{New post} How AI Could Bring Personal DJs Into the ICU: Driven by machine learning, an experimental system could reduce patient anxiety by providing soundscapes tailored specifically to them research2reality.com/health-medicin… @UofAResearch @UAlberta @UAlbertaNursing

{New post} Think2Switch headsets allow kids with limited mobility to control toys with their minds! But that's just the stepping stone to training them to control power wheelchairs and more: research2reality.com/health-medicin… @UofAResearch @UofARehabMed @BCI4kids @UCalgary

@JPSoucy Do you have a list of locations?

@TOPublicHealth Are any of these locations accepting walk ins for 18+?

ICYMI: Residents 12+ can come get their 1st, 2nd doses or 3rd dose (eligible population groups) of the #COVID19 vaccine at any one of these Vax the Holiday clinics:toronto.ca/home/covid-19/…

{New post} A third of the microplastic pollution in our oceans comes from synthetic microfibres, many of which come from doing laundry. Installing a filter on washing machines could drop release at the source: research2reality.com/energy-environ… @UofT @UofTNews @researchuoft @gbayforever