Department of Biomedical Engineering /channels/taxonomy/term/23281/all en Made-to-order diagnostic tests may be on the horizon /channels/channels/news/made-order-diagnostic-tests-may-be-horizon-353167 <p>ƻԺ researchers have made a breakthrough in diagnostic technology, inventing a ‘lab on a chip’ that can be 3D-printed in just 30 minutes. The chip has the potential to make on-the-spot testing widely accessible.  </p> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 20:04:57 +0000 webfull 195255 at /channels Experts: Random COVID-19 testing resumes at four major airports /channels/channels/news/experts-random-covid-19-testing-resumes-four-major-airports-340380 <p>Mandatory random COVID-19 testing resumed on Tuesday, July 19 for vaccinated travellers coming into Canada through four major airports. The tests for select passengers landing in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and Montreal will be completed outside the airports, either through an in-person appointment or a virtual appointment for a self-swab test. (<a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/07/19/random-covid-19-testing-resumes-at-four-major-airports-tests-to-be-done-offsite.html" target="_blank">Toronto Star</a>)</p> Tue, 19 Jul 2022 20:37:13 +0000 webfull 180945 at /channels CTV NEWS | Loneliness can directly impair immune system, increase risk of death: study /channels/channels/news/ctv-news-loneliness-can-directly-impair-immune-system-increase-risk-death-study-322840 <p>The findings, published in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences earlier in June, show how social isolation can negatively affect the health of the brain as well as the immune system.“Social isolation, or a lack of social opportunity, gives rise to a sense of loneliness. Directly or indirectly, this feeling has many wide-ranging consequences for our psychological well-being as well as our physical health, even our longevity,” the study states.</p> Wed, 17 Jun 2020 22:42:47 +0000 webfull 161441 at /channels