Archive for: research

 
Study: Acid Damaged Lakes May Take Decades to Recover

Study: Acid Damaged Lakes May Take Decades to Recover

The ecological recovery of lakes damaged by industrial emissions could take decades longer than originally expected, even when acidity levels in many lakes have...

 
 
Researchers Discover Possible Cause of Gene Destruction in Prostate Cancer

Researchers Discover Possible Cause of Gene Destruction in Prostate Cancer

Researchers at Queen’s University have identified a possible cause for the loss of a tumour suppressor gene (known as PTEN) that can lead to the development...

 
 
Study: Religion Helps People Gain Self-Control

Study: Religion Helps People Gain Self-Control

Thinking about religion gives people more self-control on later, unrelated tasks; according to results from a series of recent Queen’s University study. “After...

 
 
Queen’s University Research Provides Hints on How Children Learn to Talk

Queen’s University Research Provides Hints on How Children Learn to Talk

Researchers have discovered that children under the age of two control speech using a different strategy than previously thought. During the study at Queen’s...

 
 
Queen’s University Prof Receives China-Canada Joint Health Research Funding

Queen’s University Prof Receives China-Canada Joint Health Research Funding

For the first time ever, a Queen’s University professor has received funding from the China-Canada Joint Health Research Initiative. Colin Funk has been awarded...

 
 
National Medical Research Guide Modelled After Queen’s University Course

National Medical Research Guide Modelled After Queen’s University Course

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada has published a handbook for conducting research in medicine modelled after a syllabus developed by faculty...

 
 
Danish Researchers: Omega-3 for Women in Their 30s to Protect Heart

Danish Researchers: Omega-3 for Women in Their 30s to Protect Heart

According to researchers in Denmark, women in their thirties should eat fish rich in omega-3 to prevent heart problems in the future. The Copenhagen study indicated...

 
 
Queen’s University Master’s Students Conduct HIV/AIDS Research in Cape Town

Queen’s University Master’s Students Conduct HIV/AIDS Research in Cape Town

A partnership between Queen’s University’s department of Global Development Studies and South Africa’s University of Cape Town (UCT) is allowing graduate...

 
 
Queen’s University: Heart Drug May be Effective for Managing Certain Cancers

Queen’s University: Heart Drug May be Effective for Managing Certain Cancers

Researchers at Queen’s University have identified a new mechanism that could potentially explain why the body’s immune system sometimes fails to eliminate...

 
 
New Hospital Disinfection Technology Effective in Killing Bed Bugs

New Hospital Disinfection Technology Effective in Killing Bed Bugs

A Queen’s University infectious disease expert has collaborated in the development of a disinfection system that may change the way hospital rooms all over the...