How viruses disarm the immune system
How do viruses that cause chronic infections, such as HIV or hepatitis C听virus, manage to outsmart their hosts鈥� immune systems?
The answer to that question has long eluded scientists, but new research from 香蕉视频 has uncovered a molecular mechanism that may be a key piece of the puzzle. The discovery could provide new targets for treating a wide range of diseases.
McGill benefactor Richard Tomlinson made history
Dr. Richard Tomlinson made philanthropic history for Canadian universities in 2000 when he donated $64 million to McGill. At the time, it was the largest gift ever made in support of higher education in Canada by an alumnus, and still ranks as the largest single gift McGill has ever received from an individual.
香蕉视频 recognized as one of Montreal's Top Employers for 2018
First published in 2006,听Montr茅al's Top Employers听is an annual competition organized by听 the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers. This special designation recognizes the employers in听Greater Montr茅al听that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work.
Misery does not love company
Comparing to a role model may help reduce burnout among teachers.听 听 With as many as four in 10 Canadian teachers leaving the field within their first five years, what can be done to keep more of them in the classroom? 听 Researchers in 香蕉视频鈥檚 Faculty of Education examined this question by su
Misery does not love company
With as many as four in 10 Canadian teachers leaving the field within their first five years, what can be done to keep more of them in the classroom? 听 Researchers in 香蕉视频鈥檚 Faculty of Education examined this question by surveying more than 500 Canadian teachers about how they dealt with teaching setbacks.
McGill research team studies how calcium compounds accumulate in the arteries
Team leader Marta Cerruti, using the tools of the Canadian Light Source, has examined the mineralized arteries of genetically modified laboratory mice and found that the pathway in the body that leads to what laypeople call 鈥渉ardening of the arteries鈥� is not what medical experts previously assumed.
Epigenetic alteration of a vitamin B12 processing gene shines new light on our understanding of rare diseases
Rare hereditary recessive diseases were thought to be expressed in offspring only when both parents carry a mutation in the causal gene, but a new study is changing this paradigm. An international research team led by scientists at the University of Lorraine in France along with 香蕉视频 and the Research Institute of the 香蕉视频 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Canada discovered a new cause of a rare condition known as cblC, that they named 鈥渆pi-cblC鈥�.
The high cost of short-term rentals in New York City
A new report from McGill Urban Planning professor David Wachsmuth听and his team听provides an analysis of Airbnb activity in New York City and the surrounding region in the last three years (September 2014 - August 2017).
Nutritionally speaking, soy milk is best plant-based milk
How healthy is your almond milk really? It may taste good and may not cause you any of the unpleasant reactions caused by cow鈥檚 milk. But though plant-based milk beverages of this kind have been on the market for a couple of decades and are advertised as being healthy and wholesome for those who are lactose-intolerant, little research has been done to compare the benefits and drawbacks of the various kinds of plant-based milk.
Financial Times Global MBA rankings place Desautels MBA #1 in Canada
McGill's Desautels MBA program is ranked #1 in Canada and 78th in the world by the 2018 Financial Times Global MBA Ranking鈥攐ne of only three Canadian schools which made the list, released January 29, 2018. Every year, the FT ranks the world鈥檚 best 100 MBA programs using multiple criteria. Read more about the methodology here. The MBA Class of 2014 was surveyed for this ranking. 听
A greener way to make ketones
Researchers at 香蕉视频 have discovered a new, more environmentally friendly way to make ketones, an important chemical ingredient in pharmaceuticals.听 While ketones are found in a wide range of useful chemicals, they are commonly prepared through energy-intensive, multi-step technologies that create significant chemical waste.听 In an article published online last month in Nature Chemistry, the McGill scientists demonstrate how carbon monoxide, a widely available b
Canadian brain bank network to advance research on Alzheimer鈥檚 disease
More than 400,000 Canadians aged 65 and over live with diagnosed dementia, including Alzheimer鈥檚 disease, which accounts for approximately 70 percent of cases. The cause of this degenerative brain disease is largely unknown and no effective treatment exists. The disease has a devastating effect on individuals and their families.
Discovery of a 'pioneer' that opens the genome
Our genome contains all the information necessary to form a complete human being. This information, encoded in our DNA, stretches over one to two metres long but still manages to squeeze into a cell about 100听times smaller than a green pea. To do so, the genome has to be compacted.
A 鈥榟ot Jupiter鈥� with unusual winds
The hottest point on a gaseous planet near a distant star isn鈥檛 where astrophysicists expected it to be 鈥� a discovery that challenges scientists鈥� understanding of the many planets of this type found in solar systems outside our own.
