/dementia/taxonomy/term/4/all en /dementia/channels/news/integrating-historic-data-stands-improve-climate-models-global-south-362078 <p>An international team led by Ï㽶ÊÓƵ researchers has devised a way to improve the accuracy of climate change models for the Global South by integrating historical records kept by missionaries and other visitors.</p> Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:21:42 +0000 admin 2056 at /dementia /dementia/channels/event/mcgill-cares-strategies-minimize-financial-stress-aging-parents-361999 <p>Join us on January 8th at noon for the next McGill Cares webcast to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia. </p> Tue, 10 Dec 2024 14:49:36 +0000 maria.vincelli@mcgill.ca 2025 at /dementia /dementia/channels/news/experts-canadian-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-step-down-362369 <p>Justin Trudeau announced today that he will be stepping down as leader of the Liberal Party and as prime minister of Canada after his party selects its next leader in a competitive process. In the meantime, Parliament has been prorogued until March 24. The announcement follows weeks of speculation. Growing numbers of Liberal MPs have called for his resignation.</p> <p>Here are some experts from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ who can provide comment on this issue:</p> Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:19:34 +0000 admin 2055 at /dementia /dementia/channels/news/researchers-link-mysterious-cosmic-signals-collapsed-stars-362290 <p>An international team of scientists led by Ï㽶ÊÓƵ researchers has provided the clearest evidence yet that some fast radio bursts (FRBs) — enigmatic, millisecond-long flashes of radio waves from space — originate from neutron stars, the ultra-dense remnants of massive stars that have exploded in a supernova. This finding, based on an analysis of the radio signal of a single FRB, advances our understanding of one of the universe’s most perplexing phenomena. </p> Thu, 02 Jan 2025 13:05:40 +0000 admin 2053 at /dementia /dementia/channels/news/study-links-alcohol-consumption-more-severe-nut-allergy-reaction-362237 <table> <tr></tr> </table> <p>Findings of a new study into severe allergic reactions offer a sobering warning to people allergic to tree nuts and, more broadly, could lead to quicker diagnoses in emergency care for people with all anaphylactic allergies.</p> Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:55:20 +0000 admin 2051 at /dementia /dementia/channels/news/open-solution-improving-research-reproducibility-362210 <h2><b>Academic and industry scientists collaborate on a new method to characterize research antibodies</b></h2> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:12:19 +0000 admin 2049 at /dementia /dementia/channels/event/caring-conversations-conflict-between-caregivers-362207 <p><a href="/dementia/support-groups/caring-conversations"><em><strong>Caring Conversations</strong></em></a> is an online forum for care partners of people living with dementia to learn from experts, share concerns and ask quest</p> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 14:14:54 +0000 maria.vincelli@mcgill.ca 2047 at /dementia /dementia/channels/event/ms-connect-person-guided-tour-362164 <p><strong>Join Us for MS Awareness Month at The Neuro!</strong></p> <p>This year, we are excited to host two special events for people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) who receive care at The Neuro. These events are an opportunity to:</p> Tue, 17 Dec 2024 19:32:34 +0000 admin 2046 at /dementia /dementia/channels/event/ms-connect-virtual-362163 <p><strong>Join Us for MS Awareness Month at The Neuro!</strong></p> <p>This year, we are excited to host two special events for people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) who receive care at The Neuro. These events are an opportunity to:</p> Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:59:33 +0000 admin 2045 at /dementia /dementia/channels/news/experts-canadian-federal-government-deficit-362157 <p>The federal government’s deficit for the 2023-2024 fiscal year that ended in March 2024 was announced Monday. It was $61.9 billion, significantly higher than the $40.1 billion deficit that had been promised.</p> <p>Ï㽶ÊÓƵ has experts who can share their insights on this subject: </p> <p><b>Julian Vikan Karaguesian </b>is a lecturer in the Department of Economics at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and worked for Canadian<b> </b>Ministry of Finance for more than 25 years.</p> Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:02:30 +0000 admin 2044 at /dementia /dementia/channels/event/90th-symposium-362135 <p>Join us as The Neuro celebrates 90 years of groundbreaking contributions to neuroscience with a forward-looking symposium.</p> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:06:59 +0000 admin 2042 at /dementia /dementia/channels/news/experts-resignation-canadian-finance-minister-362133 <p>Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet, but said she will continue as a member of Parliament. In her announcement, she cited differences with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over economic policy and responses to American economic nationalism, and said the prime minister had told her that he no longer wanted her to remain Minister of Finance.<br /> <br /> Ï㽶ÊÓƵ has an expert who can share his insights on this subject: </p> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:18:32 +0000 admin 2041 at /dementia /dementia/channels/news/new-drug-shows-promise-against-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy-362113 <p>A novel drug holds promise for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disorder that causes severe muscle degeneration.</p> <p>Ï㽶ÊÓƵ researchers have discovered that an experimental compound called K884 can boost the natural repair abilities of muscle stem cells. Current treatments can slow muscle damage, but don’t address the root problem.</p> <p>DMD affects about one in 5,000 boys worldwide, often leading to wheelchair dependence by the teenage years and life-threatening complications in early adulthood.</p> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:11:47 +0000 admin 2038 at /dementia /dementia/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-help-uncover-rare-gamma-ray-flare-distant-black-hole-362115 <p>A high-energy gamma-ray flare from the super-massive black hole in the Messier 87 (M87) galaxy was observed in 2018 for the first time in nearly a decade, thanks to an international effort involving Ï㽶ÊÓƵ researchers. This discovery has yielded important insights into the physics of black hole jets, which are among the most efficient engines for distributing energy from the inside of a galaxy to the expanse of the Universe.</p> Fri, 13 Dec 2024 15:12:12 +0000 admin 2037 at /dementia /dementia/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-reveal-how-life-saving-molecules-are-created-362080 <p>Ï㽶ÊÓƵ researchers have discovered how certain microbes create potent drugs like antibiotics and anti-cancer therapies.</p> <p>Their surprising findings could change the way scientists approach drug discovery and pave the way to the designing of next-generation medications, explained Martin Schmeing, principal investigator and professor in McGill’s Department of Biochemistry and Centre for Structural Biology.</p> Fri, 13 Dec 2024 14:11:01 +0000 admin 2036 at /dementia