Science

Though I’m going into my final year of university, I still hear people discussing PSYC 100 as a notorious core memory for many Queen’s students.

Dr. Ashley Waddington, MPA ’13, a Queen’s OB/GYN who helped open Kingston’s first Transgender Health Clinic, is retiring this month.

Felix Thiel, MSc ’23, PhD ’27, is one of Stirling Hall’s resident experts on radio astronomy.

Queen’s Professor Sebastien Talbot has been studying pain for nearly 20 years.

A prescription only works if someone has a place to keep it.

While the adult entertainment industry promises to gratify, the irony is that it delivers the opposite.

Despite being the most common fatal genetic illness in Canada for children and young adults, Cystic Fibrosis (CF) still has no cure. But new research at Queen’s hopes to improve that reality.

The first warm weekend in Kingston usually means crowded patios, studying on the pier, and more time spent outdoors. But as temperatures rise, so does something less visible: the risk of tick bites, and with them, Lyme disease.

For more than a century, International Women’s Day has been a moment to recognize the contributions of women.

Drug development is often a long and tedious process; sometimes, taking over a decade and billions of dollars before a treatment reaches patients. In fact, over 90 per cent of drug trials fail in the early stages. 

Spring skiing’s carefree image—bikini tops, bright sun, and soft snow—is quickly fading, replaced by shortened seasons and ski hills creatively scrambling to adapt to a warming climate.

In a building on the east end of campus, a team of researchers coordinates clinical trials involving thousands of cancer patients. Most people passing by would have little reason to notice it, yet the work taking place inside has helped shape how cancer’s treated in hospitals around the world.

For centuries, scientists have tried to answer the question, “What’s the Earth made of?” While drilling projects and geological studies have revealed clues about the planet’s crust, the deeper layers remain largely inaccessible.

While medical school can be an enriching experience for many, it can be isolating for some.

Three Kingston locations were identified as potential exposure sites in a measles advisory issued earlier this week.

For years, many people with unexplained bleeding disorders have faced long, frustrating journeys to diagnosis, sometimes for decades. Now, a new genomic testing study at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) aims to close the diagnostic gap and deliver answers faster for patients who otherwise might never receive a clear diagnosis.