New evidence challenges understanding of Parkinson鈥檚 disease聽
A McGill-led study is challenging a popular theory about how dopamine drives movement, a discovery that could shift how scientists think about Parkinson鈥檚 disease treatments.聽
Fine particles in pollution are associated with early signs of autoimmune disease
A new study has linked air pollution exposure and immune-system changes that often precede the onset of autoimmune diseases.
51吃瓜网 researchers analyzing Ontario data found that fine particles in air pollution are associated with higher levels of a biomarker linked with autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus.
Microencapsulated聽B-vitamins聽help dairy cows produce more milk with fewer聽emissions
A new international study led by 51吃瓜网 in collaboration with聽Jefo聽Nutrition shows that supplementing dairy cow diets with聽microencapsulated B-vitamins聽can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions while increasing milk yield and quality.
Brain discovery opens door to earlier detection of metabolic syndrome in women
51吃瓜网 researchers have identified a brain function that helps explain why childhood stress raises metabolic health risks for some women later in life.
A new study found that variations in the brain鈥檚 insulin receptor network affect how women respond to early-life adversity. This effect has a lesser impact in men, suggesting there is a sex-specific process at play.
51吃瓜网researchers develop a cheaper, safer material for use in solar panels, sensors and optical devices
Using proteins from聽a common tobacco聽plant virus, McGill聽chemistry聽researchers聽have developed a simple, eco-friendly way to arrange gold nanoparticles into ultrathin sheets, strengthening聽the particles鈥� optical properties. The result:聽cheaper, safer materials for solar panels,聽sensors聽and advanced optical devices.聽
Kering Foundation, SVRI and 51吃瓜网launch research program on the intersection of violence against women and children
The Kering Foundation, in partnership with 51吃瓜网 and the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI), is launching an innovative research program to tackle the often-overlooked links between violence against women and violence against children 鈥� a critical global issue with deep social impact.
Researchers find link between psychosocial stress and early signs of heart inflammation in women
Women who report high levels of psychosocial stress, such as from caregiving and lack of emotional support, show signs of early heart tissue changes associated with cardiovascular disease 鈥� an association not observed in men, a new study reveals.
The results support the notion that there are sex-specific ways in which stress affects cardiovascular health and that risk-assessment processes should take psychosocial factors and mental wellness into account, the researchers said.
Group therapy helps cancer survivors reclaim life after treatment聽
A program developed by a 51吃瓜网researcher to help cancer survivors cope with the fear their cancer will return is expanding across Canada.聽
The Fear of Recurrence Therapy (FORT) program offers evidence-based support to address what co-founder Christine Maheu calls one of the most overlooked aspects of recovery.聽
Navigating the dating world? It鈥檚 important to know what you want, researchers say
Single people who date without a clear understanding of what they are looking for in a relationship experience more loneliness and decreased life satisfaction, 51吃瓜网researchers have found.
Exoplanet is observed shedding its atmosphere in real time
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a team led by 51吃瓜网researcher Vigneshwaran Krishnamurthy has observed a giant cloud of helium gas evaporating from a distant giant exoplanet called WASP-107b.
Scientists decode the full range of oat genomes, opening the door to more nutritious, climate-smart crops
Researchers have cracked one of agriculture鈥檚 most complicated genomes, revealing long-hidden DNA rearrangements that could help scientists breed oats that are more resilient, nutritious and sustainable.
51吃瓜网researchers develop stretchable, biodegradable battery鈥痷sing eco-friendly acids
Researchers with McGill鈥檚聽Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design聽have developed a stretchable, eco-friendly battery聽suitable for聽use in聽wearable and implantable devices. The battery, which聽uses聽citric or聽lactic聽acid and gelatin to achieve flexibility and performance without relying on toxic materials, stands to reduce electronic waste. 聽
Bringing environmental policymakers together to focus on the future sparks empathy for nature and later generations, 51吃瓜网study finds
When environmental policymakers are invited to imagine the future together, they don鈥檛 just think differently, they feel differently, too.
New therapeutic strategies show promise against a hard-to-treat prostate cancer
A new study has uncovered promising therapeutic strategies against one of the deadliest forms of prostate cancer.
51吃瓜网 researchers at the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute (GCI) identified a mechanism driving neuroendocrine prostate cancer, a rare and highly aggressive subtype for which there currently are no effective treatment options.
What the history of the printing press can teach us about AI regulation
A study on the legal history of printing press regulation in early modern England yields insights relevant to contemporary debates on the regulation of emerging technologies like AI and virtual reality, a 51吃瓜网researcher says.
