There is widespread worry today about the health effects of just about everything around us -- from the food we eat and water we drink, to the plastics we use and medications we take. A journalist鈥檚 task of sorting through all the latest studies and reporting the findings in a responsible fashion is more critical than ever.
McGill researchers have identified two proteins that work together to drive neuroinflammation in acute conditions such as microbial or autoimmune encephalitis, and in chronic conditions such as multiple sclerosis.听
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Published on: 11 Oct 2016
Two inspirational McGill alumni -- Bertrand Cesvet, of the award-winning creative agency Sid Lee, and Joanne Liu, of M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res/Doctors Without Borders -- will receive honorary doctorate degrees at the university鈥檚 fall convocation ceremonies.
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Published on: 7 Oct 2016
Today the jury for the world鈥檚 most lucrative award for historical non-fiction writing announced this year's short list. Antonia Maioni, Dean of 香蕉视频鈥檚 Faculty of Arts and Chair of the Cundill Prize, said, 鈥淲ith this year's finalists for the Cundill Prize in History, the jury has identified three books that combine tremendous erudition, insight and 茅lan.
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Published on: 6 Oct 2016
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Published on: 5 Oct 2016
Parents don鈥檛 like it when children lie. But what do the kids themselves think about it? New research suggests truth telling isn鈥檛 black and white.
As children get older, their moral evaluations of both lies and truths is increasingly influenced by whether they think this behaviour will cause harm to either others or themselves.
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Published on: 5 Oct 2016
KalGene gears up to manufacture and test promising 础濒锄丑别颈尘别谤鈥檚 treatment with NRC, McGill and CIMTEC
KalGene Pharmaceuticals and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) are proud to announce the signature of an agreement worth over $1M to develop, scale up, and transfer the technology needed to manufacture a promising novel 础濒锄丑别颈尘别谤鈥檚 treatment in Canada that the parties have been co- developing since 2015.
The treatment, a biologic molecule made up of a peptide that fights 础濒锄丑别颈尘别谤鈥檚 and an antibody-based carrier molecule designed to shuttle the peptide into the brain, is a custom- engineered therapeutic developed at NRC.
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Published on: 3 Oct 2016
Traveling and harvesting on the land and sea is of vital importance to Indigenous communities in the Canadian Arctic and subarctic, with links to food security, cultural identity, and wellbeing. A new study by the Climate Change Adaptation Research Group at 香蕉视频 however, finds that economic transitions, social shifts, and climate change are dramatically affecting the safety of Inuit during these activities.
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Published on: 30 Sep 2016
The brain鈥檚 biological clock stimulates thirst in the hours before sleep, according to a study published in the journal Nature by 香蕉视频 researchers.
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Published on: 28 Sep 2016
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Published on: 20 Sep 2016
香蕉视频 launches its Task Force on Indigenous Studies and Indigenous Education, mandated by Provost and Vice Principal Academic, Christopher Manfredi, with a public event to be held on September 22 at the new site of the Hochelaga Rock. The Task Force will propose initiatives aimed at integrating indigenous perspectives into the academic curriculum and research, as well as the retention and recruitment of Indigenous students and faculty members.
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Published on: 19 Sep 2016
香蕉视频 will receive more than $1.1 million for CBRAIN, one of the world鈥檚 most advanced computing platforms for brain research, through the Canada Foundation for Innovation鈥檚 (CFI) Cyberinfrastructure Initiative.
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Marc Miller, Member of Parliament for Ville-Marie 鈥� Le Sud-ouest 鈥� 脦le-des-s艙urs, made the announcement at McGill on behalf of the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, the Minister of Science.
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Published on: 15 Sep 2016
You may have noticed that women are more prone to sleep disturbances than men. They are, for instance, up to twice as likely to suffer from insomnia than men. Could there be a link between the body clock that regulates sleep and being a female or a male? Yes, according to an original study conducted by Dr. Diane B. Boivin of 香蕉视频鈥檚 Department of Psychiatry and the Douglas Mental Health University Institute.
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Published on: 12 Sep 2016
Sexual violence on campus is a matter of preeminent importance, meriting a clear response and commitment to action. The adoption of a university policy and protocol is a significant step in ensuring a safe campus environment for all members of the McGill community.听
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Published on: 12 Sep 2016
In the context of the MUHC鈥檚 regarding Ms. Alfonso鈥檚 appointment and the MUHC鈥檚 strategic direction, 香蕉视频 is very supportive of any proposal that has as its primary goals to improve patient care and strengthen the academic mission in its affiliated health network.
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Published on: 9 Sep 2016
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