Folio

$$_EscapeTool.xml(${alt})$

New anti-obesity drug shows promise in preventing heart failure related to Type 2 diabetes

Researcher finds experimental weight loss drug GDF15 improves heart function in mice with diabetes, independent of its weight loss effects.

October 21, 2024
By Gillian Rutherford

The U of A’s performance in the latest Maclean’s rankings highlights long-standing excellence in nursing, with four additional programs ranked among the best in Canada. (Photo: Alex Pugliese)

Health And Wellness, Society and Culture, Business, Science and Technology

Maclean’s rankings highlight U of A excellence in nursing, education

Five programs ranked among the finest in Canada, showcasing expertise in a range of fields.

October 18, 2024
By Adrianna MacPherson

Wyvern, an innovative space data startup founded by U of A graduates, is set to launch to its next level of growth with help from an investment by the university’s Innovation Fund. (Photo: Getty Images)

Society and Culture, Business, Science and Technology

Investing in the next generation of entrepreneurs and innovators

Donor-supported U of A Innovation Fund continues propelling promising startup ventures — including a company putting Alberta at the global forefront of satellite technology.

October 17, 2024
By Adrianna MacPherson

Parkinson’s disease makes it harder to perform movements mentally as well as physically, according to new research that suggests rehabilitation efforts aimed at improving motor imagery could benefit people living with the disease. (Photo: Getty Images)

Health And Wellness, Research

For people with Parkinson’s, moving is a mental challenge as well as a physical one

Focusing on cognition and targeted rehabilitation could help balance deficits in motor imagery, researchers find.

October 16, 2024
By Adrianna MacPherson

Michael Houghton Awarded 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

University of Alberta virologist awarded Nobel Prize

Michael Houghton wins Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of the hepatitis C (HCV) virus.

Read story

Science and Technology, Research

U of A Nobel winner’s impact extends from personal to global

Michael Houghton’s colleagues and trainees describe the determination that led him to discover the hepatitis C virus and continue his quest for vaccines that will save millions of lives.

08 October 2020 By Gillian Rutherford

Research, Science and Technology

COVID-19 has ‘created a new paradigm for developing vaccines,’ says U of A Nobel winner

A vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 is essential—and thanks to scientific advances and global will, it will likely come faster than any previous vaccine, according to virologist Michael Houghton.

08 October 2020 By Michael Brown

Research, Health And Wellness

Michael Houghton reacts to receiving Nobel Prize

U of A virologist Michael Houghton explains the only thing that could best receiving a Nobel Prize.

07 October 2020