Mysterious cosmic radio bursts found to repeat
By Chris Chipello,聽McGill Newsroom
Astronomers for the first time detect repeat 鈥榝ast radio bursts鈥� from same sky location
$2.4M from NSERC for five McGill researchers
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.
From backyard pool chemical to nanomaterial
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?
Building living, breathing supercomputers
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.
What makes the brain tick so fast?
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.
Diabetes drug found not to cause pancreatic cancer
By聽Tod Hoffman,聽Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research
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 brain gives up more secrets
By聽Julie Robert, 香蕉视频 Health Centre
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.
McGill alumnus Victor Goldbloom dies at 92
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.
Astrophysicist Vicky Kaspi wins top Cdn science prize
By Chris Chipello,聽McGill Newsroom
McGill researchers Elena Bennett and Yasser Gidi also honoured by NSERC
Vulnerability to depression鈥塴inked to noradrenaline
By聽Bruno Geoffroy,聽Centre int茅gr茅 universitaire de sant茅 et de services sociaux de l鈥橭uest-de-l鈥櫭巐e-de-Montr茅al
First-ever connection between noradrenergic neurons and vulnerability to depression
Same gene can encode proteins with divergent functions
By Cynthia Lee,聽McGill Newsroom
It鈥檚 not unusual for siblings to seem more dissimilar than similar: one becoming a florist, for example, another becoming a flutist, and another becoming a physicist.
McGill launches Masters of Management in Finance
By聽Leilani Ku,聽Desautels Faculty of Management at 香蕉视频
香蕉视频鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management is launching a new twelve-month Masters of Management in Finance (MMF).
Common gene variant influences food choices
By Katherine Gombay,聽McGill Newsroom
If you鈥檙e fat, can you blame it on your genes? The answer is a qualified yes. Maybe. Under certain circumstances. Researchers are moving towards a better understanding of some of the roots of obesity.
25 Canada Research Chairs for McGill
Twenty-five outstanding McGill researchers are being awarded Canada Research Chairs (CRC), as announced today by the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, at the University of British Columbia.
Find a partner who marches to the beat of your own drum
By Cynthia Lee
Newsroom
Everyone marches to the beat of their own drum: From walking to talking to producing music, different people鈥檚 movements occur at different speeds.
