Following the 2018 Nobel Prize for Medicine, global attention is now more than ever turned toward the promise of immunotherapy in oncology. An international team鈥檚 work has shed new light on a molecule called TIM-3 that might play a key role in the regulation of the immune response.
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Published on: 30 Oct 2018
The ocean floor as we know it is dissolving rapidly as a result of human activity.
Published on: 29 Oct 2018
A sprawling study of spiders across northern Canada has turned up more than 100 species in provinces or territories where they had never before been recorded. The findings, by researchers from 香蕉视频, provide a valuable new benchmark for monitoring biodiversity across Canada鈥檚 vast northern expanses.
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Published on: 29 Oct 2018
In the wake of cannabis legalization, a team of scientists at the听听(MUHC) and 香蕉视频 have delivered encouraging news for chronic pain sufferers by pinpointing the effective dose of marijuana plant extract cannabidiol (CBD) for safe pain relief without the typical 鈥渉igh鈥� or euphoria produced by the THC. The findings of their study have been published in the journal PAIN.
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Published on: 25 Oct 2018
Naomi Azrieli, a passionate champion of support for brain research, and hockey great-turned-public servant Ken Dryden will be honoured at 香蕉视频鈥檚 Fall Convocation ceremonies.
The two honorary doctorate recipients will address graduating students at the Nov. 26 ceremonies at the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Place des Arts. In all, more than 1,640 students will be graduating this fall.
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Published on: 24 Oct 2018
香蕉视频 marine ecologist is bringing cutting-edge DNA analysis to the formidable task of tracking ocean species along Canada鈥檚 Pacific coast.
Published on: 24 Oct 2018
People who have better spatial memory are also better at identifying odors, according to a study published this week in . The study builds on a that the main reason that a sense of smell evolved was to aid in navigation, since most animals rely primarily on smell to find food and avoid predators.
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Published on: 19 Oct 2018
Source: Cell Metabolism
New research suggests that higher-level brain functions have a major role in losing weight. In a study among 24 participants at a weight-loss clinic, those who achieved greatest success in terms of weight loss demonstrated more activity in the brain regions of the lateral prefrontal cortex associated with self-control. The results of the study were published in听Cell Metabolism听on October 18.
Published on: 18 Oct 2018
Scientists have revealed the intricate process that bone cells use to repair themselves after mechanical injury, according to a study in the open-access journal eLife.
The research provides new insight on how the body adapts to all kinds of mechanical stresses 鈥� from pressure placed on bones during simple walking, to extreme forces experienced during intense exercise.
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Published on: 17 Oct 2018
The 香蕉视频 Institute of Air and Space Law has released a detailed new paper by its Director, Professor Brian F. Havel, that comprehensively analyses the legal and policy consequences of Brexit for the airline industries of the United Kingdom (UK), the European Union (EU), and the United States (US).
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Published on: 16 Oct 2018
A deep and shared commitment to supporting the recommendations of Canada鈥檚听听(TRC) have led 香蕉视频 and Vancouver Island University (VIU) to form a unique collaboration to create new opportunities in Indigenous studies.
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Published on: 16 Oct 2018
A study published today in the BMJ Open shows that in countries where there is a complete ban on all corporal punishment of children there is less fighting among young people. There was 31% less physical fighting in young men and 42% less physical fighting in young women in countries where corporal punishment was banned in all settings, compared with those where corporal punishment was permitted both at school and at home.
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Published on: 16 Oct 2018
When a young athlete suddenly dies of a heart attack, chances are high that they suffer from familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Itis the most common genetic heart disease in the US and affects an estimated 1 in 500 people around the world. A protein called myosin acts as the molecular motor which makes the muscles in the heart contract. Researchers had suspected for some time that the R403Q mutation in some of the myosin genes is among those that play a role in causing HCM. But experiments using mice models failed to show that this was indeed the case.
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Published on: 15 Oct 2018
香蕉视频鈥檚 Indigenous students can now rely on dedicated financial support thanks to a new partnership with Indspire, an Indigenous national charity that invests in the education of Indigenous peoples. Indspire will manage the awarding process through its Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries, Scholarships and Awards program to secure matching funds from the Government of Canada. This nearly doubles McGill鈥檚 $500,000 investment towards its prospective and enrolled Indigenous students over the next two years.
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Published on: 15 Oct 2018
Young Canadians are more at risk of a vehicle crash even five hours after inhaling cannabis, according to results of a clinical trial conducted at the Research Institute of the 香蕉视频 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and 香蕉视频, and funded by the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA).
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Published on: 15 Oct 2018
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