By Chris Chipello, McGill Newsroom
Study reveals how wind patterns change along with sea-surface temperatures
Shifting winds may explain why long-term fluctuations in North Atlantic sea surface temperatures have no apparent influence on Europe鈥檚 wintertime temperatures.聽The findings, published in Nature Communications, could also have implications for how Europe鈥檚 climate will evolve amid global warming.
By Cynthia Lee, McGill Newsroom
A move toward plant-based feeds alters the environmental footprint of farm-raised seafood, may change levels of healthy fatty acids in these fish
By聽Julie Robert,
Millions of people today take statins to help lower their cholesterol level.
By Maya-Olivia Eyssen, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Montreal high school students to take part in brain quiz.
By Julie Robert,
Hip fractures are one of the most common injuries sustained by the elderly population following a fall.
By Chris Chipello,聽McGill Newsroom
Astronomers for the first time detect repeat 鈥榝ast radio bursts鈥� from same sky location
Astronomers for the first time have detected repeating short bursts of radio waves from an enigmatic source that is likely located well beyond the edge of our Milky Way galaxy.聽The findings indicate that these 鈥渇ast radio bursts鈥� come from an extremely powerful object which occasionally produces multiple bursts in under a minute.
"Mr.聽Davidson, who died on Dec. 24 at 65, used sophisticated microscopes to create stunning, psychedelic images of crystallized substances like DNA and hormones, and he contributed to聽Nobel Prize-honored research about the inner workings of cells. His images were on the covers of scientific journals and, as unlikely as it might seem, on neckwear" states the NY Times.
Read the full New York Times article聽.
By Katherine Gombay, McGill Newsroom
McGill is proud to announce that five researchers have been awarded over $2.4 million in NSERC Strategic Partnership Grants for 2016.
By Chris Chipello, McGill Newsroom
Could a cheap molecule used to disinfect swimming pools provide the key to creating a new form of DNA nanomaterials?
By Katherine Gombay, McGill Newsroom
The substance that provides energy to all the cells in our bodies, Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), may also be able to power the next generation of supercomputers.
By Chris Chipello, McGill Newsroom
Surprisingly complex interactions between neurotransmitter receptors and other key proteins help explain the brain鈥檚 ability to process information with lightning speed, according to a new study.
By聽Tod Hoffman,聽
The use of incretin-based drugs is not associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
The research was conducted by the Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies (CNODES), which used the health records of almost 1 million patients with types 2 diabetes.
By聽Julie Robert,
A research team, led by the Research Institute of the 香蕉视频 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Montreal, has broken new ground in our understanding of the complex functioning of the brain.
By Cynthia Lee, McGill Newsroom
A distinguished McGill alumnus, Victor Goldbloom, died Monday night at age 92.
A pediatrician by academic training, Goldbloom graduated from McGill with a BSc in 1944, an MD in 1945 and a DipEd in 1950. In 1992, McGill presented him with an honorary degree in recognition of his many years of service to Montreal, Quebec and Canadian society.
By Chris Chipello,聽McGill Newsroom
McGill researchers Elena Bennett and Yasser Gidi also honoured by NSERC
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has named 香蕉视频 astrophysicist Vicky Kaspi as this year鈥檚 recipient of the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, NSERC鈥檚 highest honour, in recognition of the excellence and influence of her research contributions.
