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Dementia Education Program Newsletter

Availability of respite care almost triples a palliative care patient’s chance of dying at home

Published: 22 September 2025

Access to respite services for family caregivers increases a palliative care patient’s probability of dying at home almost threefold, according to a ɬ﷬-led study....

Experts: Trump-Carney meeting and Canada-U.S. trade

Published: 7 October 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting U.S. President Donald Trump today in Washington to discuss trade and tariff issues....

Expert: Mobile games that target children  

Published: 22 October 2025

A report released yesterday by an inter-university team of researchers has found that none of the mobile games intended for children under the age of 13 fully comply with Quebec, Canadian or U.S....

ɬ﷬ researchers identify bacteria that could provide an early warning of blue-green algae toxicity

Published: 3 November 2025

Researchers at ɬ﷬ have identified bacteria that can indicate whether a blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) bloom is likely to be toxic, offering a potential water-safety early warning...

ɬ﷬ physicists manoeuvre DNA molecules using electrical fields

Published: 2 October 2025

Researchers in ɬ﷬’s Department of Physics have developed a new device that can trap and study DNA molecules without touching or damaging them. The device, which uses carefully tuned electric...

Expert: Canola export diversification 

Published: 17 October 2025

As trade tensions with China and the United States continue to affect Canadian canola exports, producers are seeking new markets abroad. ...

Experts: Municipal elections  

Published: 29 October 2025

With voting already underway for the Nov. 2 municipal elections in Montreal and more than 1,000 other Quebec municipalities, ɬ﷬ experts can comment on key urban issues.   

Expert: Mifepristone under safety review in U.S. 

Published: 26 September 2025

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reviewing the safety and efficacy of mifepristone, a drug used widely in medical abortions. The review has raised concerns about potential new restrictions...

New injectable gel shows promise as voice loss treatment

Published: 10 October 2025

ɬ﷬ researchers have engineered a new hydrogel that shows early promise as a treatment for people with vocal cord injuries....

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