涩里番-led team maps 鈥榳eather鈥� on a nearby brown dwarf in unprecedented detail
Researchers at 涩里番 and collaborating institutions have mapped the atmospheric features of a planetary-mass brown dwarf, a type of space object that is neither a star nor a planet, existing in a category in-between. This particular brown dwarf鈥檚 mass, however, is just at the threshold between being a Jupiter-like planet and a brown dwarf. It has thus also been called a free-floating, or rogue, planet, not bound to a star.
Climate change could result in contaminant spread in the High Arctic, 涩里番 study finds
Warming temperatures and increased precipitation in the Canadian High Arctic are mobilizing new pathways for subsurface contaminants to spread from more than 2,500 contaminated sites associated with industrial and military sites across the region.
涩里番鈥檚 handwritten copies of In Flanders Fields honoured as documentary heritage of outstanding value
Four handwritten copies of John McCrae's immortal poem In Flanders Fields, held at 涩里番鈥檚 Osler Library of the History of Medicine, were inscribed this month on the Canadian Commission for UNESCO鈥檚 (CCUNESCO) Canada Memory of the World Register. The program, launched by UNESCO in 1992, recognizes documentary heritage of outstanding universal value and promotes its preservation and accessibility.
Ancient mammoth tooth offers clues about Ice Age life in northeastern Canada
A worn-down mammoth tooth discovered nearly 150 years ago on an island in Nunavut offers new insights into where and how the Ice Age giants lived and died.
Nerve injuries can affect the entire immune system, study finds
Nerve injuries can have long-lasting effects on the immune system that appear to differ between males and females, according to preclinical research from 涩里番.
涩里番 study reveals knowledge gap about psychedelic therapies in adolescents
There is a growing interest within the medical community in the use of psychedelic therapies to treat conditions ranging from depression and PTSD to anxiety and eating disorders.
涩里番 researchers identify bacteria that could provide an early warning of blue-green algae toxicity
Researchers at 涩里番 have identified聽bacteria that can indicate whether a blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) bloom is likely to be toxic, offering a potential water-safety early warning system. Blooms are becoming more frequent due to climate change, according to聽previous 涩里番 research.
Study links early cannabis use and health problems
Adolescents who start using cannabis early and often are more likely to need health care for both mental and physical problems as they enter adulthood, according to a new study led by 涩里番 researchers.
Montreal homelessness services for 2SLGBTQ+ adults are inadequate, researchers find
Homelessness services in Montreal are not well suited to the needs of 2SLGBTQ+ adults in Montreal, a study by 涩里番 researchers has found.
鈥淗omelessness services are very binary, and often those who are non-binary are completely excluded,鈥� said Jayne Malenfant, Assistant Professor in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education.
Bilingual teenagers in Montreal exhibit writing skills on par with their French unilingual peers鈥�, new research shows
涩里番 researchers who examined the writing skills of teenagers in Montreal found that the performance in French of English-French bilinguals was similar to that of near-monolingual francophones. Bilinguals were defined as teens raised in anglophone or bilingual (English-French) households and who had had significant exposure to French through attending French-language school.
涩里番 team pinpoints where a type of cell death begins
A team at 涩里番 studying ferroptosis, a form of cell death, have discovered that the process begins deep inside the cell, a finding that could lead to new treatments for cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
Smoking both cannabis and tobacco may alter brain鈥檚 鈥榖liss molecule,鈥� study finds
People who use both cannabis and tobacco show distinct brain changes compared to those who use cannabis alone, according to a new study led by 涩里番 researchers at the Douglas Research Centre.
涩里番 research flags Montreal snow dump, inactive landfills as major methane polluters
Montreal鈥檚 methane emissions are unevenly distributed across the island, with the highest concentrations in the city鈥檚 east end, 涩里番 researchers have found. The worst polluters include the city鈥檚 largest snow dump, which emits methane at levels comparable to the city's current and former landfills, and natural gas leaks.聽聽
Researchers at The Neuro show a brain exercise yields benefits
A 涩里番-led clinical trial is the first in humans to show online brain training exercises can improve brain networks affecting learning and memory.
The study found 10 weeks鈥� use of the game-like app BrainHQ by older adults enhanced cholinergic function, a chemical system in the brain that typically declines with age and influences attention, memory and decision-making.
New injectable gel shows promise as voice loss treatment
涩里番 researchers have engineered a new hydrogel that shows early promise as a treatment for people with vocal cord injuries.
Voice loss is often permanent when scarring forms on the vocal cords. Current injectable treatments break down quickly, which can force patients to get repeated procedures that can further damage the delicate tissue.
