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Doctors often struggle to distinguish early dementia with Lewy bodies from early Parkinson's disease.

For more than a decade, Waterloo co-op students have brought curiosity, compassion and leading-edge skills to Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Canada's largest children's rehabilitation hospital.

Researchers show retinal images can accurately differentiate ALS and Alzheimer's, increasing possibility of earlier diagnosis  A retinal image could help doctors quickly distinguish between similar n

To address persistent concerns about harassment, boundary violation and user safety in digital dating spaces, a research team led by the University of Waterloo has launched an  interactive Safety Map  to coincide with International Women's Day.

The first survey of Canadian consumers regarding their purchase and disposal of electronics reveals that 64 per cent of people replace their items for reasons other than the device breaking down or being obsolete.

Waterloo research reshapes Paralympic vision impairment sport. When Kristine Dalton (OD '07, MSc '10) first stepped into a meeting on Paralympic classification more than a decade ago, she had no idea it would change the trajectory of her career or the landscape of winter parasport.

A new study is the first to suggest realistic ways to integrate wisdom into artificial intelligence, to create AI systems that will be more robust, transparent, cooperative and safe.

A research team led by the University of Waterloo is developing a novel tool to treat cancer by engineering hungry bacteria to literally eat tumours from the inside out.

Waterloo researchers turning plastic waste into vinegar. Researchers at the University of Waterloo have discovered a way to turn plastic waste into acetic acid, the main ingredient of vinegar, using sunlight.

M illions of bats in North America have died from white-nose syndrome , and a new study from the University of Waterloo explores why and how the fungal disease has devastated bat populations on this continent, wh ile it has had little effect on bats in Europe. White-nose Syndrome (WNS) is a fungal pathogen in bats caused by the psychrophilic fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans.

As a leader in health research, the University of Waterloo is home to extraordinary researchers who collaborate across fields, turning complex, interconnected challenges into opportunities for global change.

Large-scale m'elting of the   Greenland Ice Sheet is irreversible and happening  at a rapid rate, and  now a new  international study is the first  to understand why.

Study reveals changes International Olympic and Paralympic Committees could implement to keep Games viable and safer for athletes New research into the impact of climate change on snow sports provides recommendations to increase the climate-resilience of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Drug development is an arduous process that costs billions of dollars and can last for years or even decades.

Kathleen Vanderlinden enjoys being out in her community. A walk through her neighbourhood. A visit to the public library.

A natural, superabsorbent material developed at the University of Waterloo could dramatically reduce the environmental impact of personal hygiene products like diapers, menstrual pads and tampons.

Scientists, including Waterloo's Professor Lisa Dang from the physics and astronomy department, have discovered a huge cloud of helium gas is escaping from the atmosphere of the exoplanet WASP-121 b, an "ultra-hot Jupiter.