February 2008

Walter Herzog	Botox travels February 26, 2008 New research at the University of Calgary Faculty of Kinesiology suggests that Botulinium type-A toxin (BTX-A) passes easily to surrounding muscles and is more difficult to control once injected than many people suspect.
Daniel Muruve	Host DNA can trigger inflammation, UCalgary study finds February 21, 2008 A new study at the University of Calgary reveals how the immune system triggers inflammation. Published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature, the research aims to enhance treatments for people with lupus, kidney failure, heart disease, arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease.
Tim Welsh	Who’s slowing you down? February 20, 2008 You may not be aware of it - they might not be aware of it, but the people in your work environment might be slowing you down. New research by Faculty of Kinesiology researcher Tim Welsh says that regardless of their intentions, having an individual working on a different task—within your field of vision—could be enough to slow down your performance.
	Groundbreaking study: teen years February 10, 2008 The University of Calgary announced today the results of an independent study offering hope to parents and teens struggling through difficult teenage years. The research found students involved in the Werklund Foundation’s Teen Leadership Breakthrough program had increased selfesteem, confidence, emotional intelligence, and social and communication skills and maintained these improvements for six months.
Jana Vamosi	Big Mac: The whole world on your plate February 5, 2008 Humble fast food meal dissected in new study of globalization and diversity of the human diet A burger and fries may be the quintessential North American meal but it can also be viewed as the perfect example of humanity’s increasingly varied diet, according to researchers who have conducted a unique study of the plants used around the world for food.
David Cramb and George Shimizu	Rounding up gases, nano style February 1, 2008 Chemists unveil new process for capturing and storing gas. Potential spin-offs include improvements to greenhouse gas management and fuel cell development. A new process for catching gas from the environment and holding it indefinitely in molecular-sized containers has been developed by a team of University of Calgary researchers, who say it represents a novel method of gas storage that could yield benefits for capturing, storing and transporting gases more safely and efficiently.

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