New Canadian telescope will map largest volume of space ever surveyed
A Canadian effort to build one of the most innovative radio telescopes in the world will open the universe to a new dimension of scientific study. The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, today installed the final piece of this new radio telescope, which will act as a time machine allowing scientists to create a three-dimensional map of the universe extending deep into space and time.
Students at 香蕉视频 receive Canada鈥檚 largest STEM scholarship
Katherine Sirois of Quebec and Iveta Demirova of British Columbia have been named 香蕉视频鈥檚 recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarships.
Hydro-Qu茅bec to sponsor TeamMTL鈥檚 entry in Solar Decathlon China
Pinpointing the origins of autism
The origins of autism remain mysterious. What areas of the brain are involved, and when do the first signs appear? New findings published in Biological Psychiatry bring us closer to understanding the pathology of autism, and the point at which it begins to take shape in the human brain.New understanding of how muscles work
Muscle malfunctions may be as simple as a slight strain after exercise or as serious as heart failure and muscular dystrophy. A new technique developed at McGill now makes it possible to look much more closely at how sarcomeres, the basic building blocks within all skeletal and cardiac muscles, work together. It鈥檚 a discovery that should advance research into a wide range of muscle malfunctions.
Talk about finicky work
Artificial intelligence predicts dementia before onset of symptoms
Imagine if doctors could determine, many years in advance, who is likely to develop dementia. Such prognostic capabilities would give patients and their families time to plan and manage treatment and care. Thanks to artificial intelligence research conducted at 香蕉视频, this kind of predictive power could soon be available to clinicians everywhere.
Searching for the 鈥渟ignature鈥 causes of BRCAness in breast cancer
By Tom Ulrich from the Broad Institute
Hypertension during pregnancy may affect women鈥檚 long-term cardiovascular health
Women who experience hypertension during pregnancy face an increased risk of heart disease and hypertension later in life, according to a new study.
MUHC study calls for action to help adolescents with diabetes transition to adult care
Adolescence can be a turbulent period of life, with struggles to establish autonomy, identity issues and risk-taking behaviours. For young adults with a chronic illness such as type 1 diabetes, this transition phase also brings about other challenges as they assume an increased responsibility for their overall health.
CFI invests $4.2 million to boost 23 McGill research projects with cutting-edge labs and equipment
At Laurentian University today, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, announced a total investment of $52 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund for 220 new infrastructure projects nationally.
Could olfactory loss point to Alzheimer鈥檚 disease?
By the time you start losing your memory, it's almost too late. That's because the damage to your brain associated with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease (AD) may already have been going on for as long as twenty years. Which is why there is so much scientific interest in finding ways to detect the presence of the disease early on. Scientists now believe that simple odour identification tests may help track the progression of the disease before symptoms actually appear, particularly among those at risk.
Stress heightens fear of threats from the past
Recognizing threats is an essential function of the human mind 鈥 think 鈥渇ight or flight鈥 鈥 one that is aided by past negative experiences. But when older memories are coupled with stress, individuals are likely to perceive danger in harmless circumstances, according to a paper published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Newly discovered pathway for pain processing could lead to new treatments
The discovery of a new biological pathway involved in pain processing offers hope of using existing cancer drugs to replace the use of opioids in chronic pain treatment, according to scientists at 香蕉视频.