Une chorégraphie exceptionnelle, qui ne se reproduira que dans 105 ans et demi, sera visible dans le ciel le 5 juin prochain à partir de 18 h. Les interprètes de ce ballet céleste, appelé « passage de Vénus », seront le Soleil et la brillante Vénus.
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Published on: 2 Jun 2012
For anyone to speak out openly and honestly about their struggle with mental illness is an act of bravery. According to a new study of Canadian media coverage of mental illness, journalists rarely quote individuals with mental illness. The study, "Together Against Stigma: Changing how we see mental illness," will be presented Monday at an international conference in Ottawa.
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Published on: 1 Jun 2012
New York Daily News, Daily Mail - Why some people think they're trapped in a real-life "Truman Show"
In the age of instant Internet fame, everyone can entertain dreams of becoming a celebrity — but some people think they’re actually trapped inside a reality show and can’t escape. A stunning new report details the stories of five patients who display signs of what a pair of scientists have dubbed the “The Truman Show delusion.”
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Published on: 1 Jun 2012
Les fibres musculaires du coeur sont assemblées en hélices pour donner un maximum d'efficacité lors des contractions du muscle, a découvert une équipe internationale de scientifiques à laquelle ont participé des chercheurs de l'Université McGill.
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Published on: 30 May 2012
Engadget - Ď㽶ĘÓƵ student plan provides healthcare to rural areas with Windows Phone and Windows 8
Those of us living in metropolitan areas don't think twice about our ease of access to medical care, but those in rural areas don't enjoy such easy access to a doctor.
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Published on: 29 May 2012
Scientists think of these annoying sound segments as "ear worms." They don't yet know much about why they happen, but research is making headway on what's going on.
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Published on: 28 May 2012
The OraQuick In-Home HIV Test was recently approved by the FDA advisory committee for sale over the counter. FDA regulators will take a decision in a few months' time. The committee felt that the benefits of the oral swab test far outweigh the risks of false positive and false negative test results.
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Published on: 24 May 2012
World-renowned affordable housing expert Avi Friedman doesn’t like to refer directly to the communities where he gives his highly entertaining and informative talks. Yet when he spoke at a recent affordable housing forum in Kingston, one couldn’t help but wonder: Is he talking about us?
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Published on: 24 May 2012
Les policiers ne sont plus les seuls à s’attaquer au fléau des vols de vélos. Des chercheurs de l’Université McGill tiennent actuellement un sondage en ligne en vue d’avoir un juste portrait de ce problème majeur dans la métropole.
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Published on: 23 May 2012
Le célèbre "gourou" du management part en guerre contre le poids excessif des firmes géantes et de la finance. Il prône le développement de nouvelles organisations issues du mouvement social, le "secteur pluriel".
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Published on: 22 May 2012
The big news in Quebec universities is not just about tuition fees. It’s also about top-notch research. This month, ACFAS – l’Association francophone pour le savoir – held its 80th annual scientific congress in Montreal.
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Published on: 22 May 2012
For most MBA students, the closest they will get to the health-care sector and agriculture during their time at business school will be the hefty checks U.S. schools require for medical insurance and the pizza and subs that fuel all-night assignments.
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Published on: 21 May 2012
Of all the management courses in all the world, there are probably a few others that tell students they will need hiking boots and waterproof jackets.
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Published on: 20 May 2012
Astrophysicists from the Ď㽶ĘÓƵ in Quebec, Canada, have discovered two giant galaxies connected by a filament of stars which appear to be colliding. When combined, this supercluster of galaxies could be one of the largest structures in the universe.
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Published on: 19 May 2012
La Faculté de médecine de l’Université McGill met désormais l’accent sur la formation d’omnipraticiens ainsi que sur la recherche en médecine familiale.
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Published on: 19 May 2012
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