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Media opportunity: Majority of pediatric deaths in Nova Scotia involve males in rural areas, with car crashes causing most of the pre‑hospital traumas: research study
Communications and Marketing  –  News
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
More than 10 per cent of pediatric trauma victims in Nova Scotia die before reaching a hospital, according to a new study by researchers at Dalhousie University
Media release: Global study documents increasing trend in shark mortality despite finning regulations, identifies pathways to save threatened species
Communications and Marketing  –  News
Thursday, January 11, 2024
A new global assessment has revealed that, while some shark finning regulations do work, overall sharks are caught by coastal fisheries at increasing rates.
Media opportunity: Rates of long COVID significantly lower in children compared to adults: IWK and Dalhousie University research study
Communications and Marketing  –  News
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Canadian researchers have found that the rates of long COVID are significantly lower in children compared to adults
Media opportunity: Sperm whales and humans share similar cultural, ethno‑linguistic associations and could improve our understanding of human social evolution while guiding future whale research
Communications and Marketing  –  News
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Researchers find similarities between sperm whale clans and human ethno-linguistic groups
Media opportunity: How are the world's reef sharks doing and what can be done to save them? Researchers will revisit marine protected areas in 26 nations to check their numbers and help design new conservation sites
Communications and Marketing  –  News
Thursday, January 4, 2024
Researchers from across the globe are updating a seminal shark survey to assess their numbers and help in the design of new marine protected areas, or MPAs, that have been shown to stem their decline