/newsroom/taxonomy/term/3828/all en /newsroom/channels/news/radio-canada-international-environmental-activists-face-high-risk-violence-and-assassination-study-323174 <p>Activists defending their communities and the surrounding environment against development of extractive industries and land grabs for agrarian use face high rates of criminalization, physical violence and murder around the world, according to a study published this month in the journal Global Environmental Change. The study, which analyzed 2,743 cases of environmental conflicts worldwide, found that despite the fact that these activists primarily use nonviolent forms of protest, they become victims of violence in 18 per cent of these conflicts and murder in 13 per cent of all cases.</p> Tue, 07 Jul 2020 20:34:36 +0000 amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca 222151 at /newsroom /newsroom/rachel-langevin Mon, 30 Mar 2020 21:11:54 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 205584 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/youth-violence-lower-countries-complete-ban-corporal-punishment-290645 <p>A study published today in the BMJ Open shows that in countries where there is a complete ban on all corporal punishment of children there is less fighting among young people. There was 31% less physical fighting in young men and 42% less physical fighting in young women in countries where corporal punishment was banned in all settings, compared with those where corporal punishment was permitted both at school and at home.</p> Mon, 15 Oct 2018 18:58:08 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 89689 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/playing-your-brain-269271 <p>Human-computer interactions, such as playing video games, can have a negative impact on the brain, says a new Canadian study published in <em>Molecular Psychiatry</em>. For over 10 years, scientists have told us that action video game players exhibit better visual attention, motor control abilities and short-term memory. But, could these benefits come at a cost?</p> Mon, 07 Aug 2017 15:31:22 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 32143 at /newsroom /newsroom/shaheen-shariff Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23714 at /newsroom /newsroom/john-galaty Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23514 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/different-types-child-abuse-similar-consequences-256068 <p>Emotional abuse may be as harmful as physical abuse and neglect. This finding led by a team of researchers at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ complements previous imaging research showing that emotional and physical pain both activate the same parts of the brain.</p> Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:43:50 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 24532 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/domestic-violence-deters-contraception-244528 <p>Domestic violence takes many forms. The control of a woman’s reproductive choices by her partner is one of them. A major study published in PLOS One, led by McGill PhD student Lauren Maxwell, showed that women who are abused by their partner or ex-partner are much less likely to use contraception; this exposes them to sexually transmitted diseases and leads to more frequent unintended pregnancies and abortions. These findings could influence how physicians provide contraceptive counselling.</p> Tue, 31 Mar 2015 14:22:39 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 22352 at /newsroom