8 h. ago Age, previous sports experience, stronger predictors of performance in children than previous concussions, York University study finds

Toronto, April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A new study from York University’s Faculty of Health may offer reassuring news for parents whose children have a history of concussion, but want to get back to playing sports. Researchers from York University’s Faculty of Health spent more than a decade scouting fields, rinks and courts across the […]

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7 d. ago Sportradar Announces Preliminary First Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Release of Full First Quarter Results and Earnings Call to Take Place on May 12, 2025 ST. GALLEN, Switzerland, April 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sportradar Group AG (NASDAQ: SRAD) (“Sportradar” or the “Company”), a leading global sports technology company focused on creating immersive experiences for sports fans and bettors today announced, in conjunction with […]

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2 w. ago Artificial intelligence, wearable tech can improve safety in stroke rehab: study

Artificial intelligence combined with wearable technology has the potential to improve safety among people recovering from a stroke, suggests a study from researchers, including a team from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. Gustavo Balbinot, an assistant professor in neurorehabilitation, said the research opens doors for the development of new technologies in stroke rehabilitation. The […]

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2 w. ago Lawsuit alleging Alabama officials illegally harvested inmates’ organs can proceed, judge rules

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A lawsuit that accuses Alabama prisons of illegally harvesting the organs of people who died while incarcerated will be allowed to proceed, a state judge ruled on Tuesday. The consolidated lawsuits filed by eight families alleges that the Alabama Department of Corrections illegally allowed the University of Alabama at Birmingham to study […]

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3 w. ago Le Canada est expérimenté, mais amoché au Mondial de hockey féminin

Le Canada entamera la défense de son titre jeudi contre la Finlande à Ceske Budejovice, en Tchéquie.

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3 w. ago In tree rings, Concordia researchers peer into Quebec’s 19th century climate

Quebec tree rings dating back nearly 200 years indicate snowpack in the Gaspesie mountains has declined considerably in recent decades, Concordia University researchers suggest in a study that could give further insight into dwindling caribou herds and hydro energy forecasts. The tree ring study goes back to 1822, extending by more than 100 years the […]

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last month Prolific local DJ dropping album of sounds recorded around Toronto

An award-winning Toronto-based DJ and musician is about to drop an album of sleep sounds with a decidedly 'Six twist: it's all sounds found in and around the city.Local DJ Andrew McDonnell is no stranger to making and mixing music; for as long as he can remember, he's had a passion for sound.What began with him making mixtapes as a kid turned into buying turntables and learning how to DJ vinyl. After university, he headed to Toronto's Harris Institute to study producing and engineering, and the rest, one might say, was history.From there, he began working on post audio for television shows, which, over the years, have landed him a series of Canadian Screen Awards, Daytime and Children & Family Emmy nominations, all while spinning in Toronto on the side.He's played the likes of Coda, Nest, Danforth Music Hall and Velvet Underground, on top of producing his own music, which has caught the attention of a number of international DJs like Hernan Cattaneo and John ...

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