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Slavery in Montreal (also then known as Ville-Marie), one of the main settlements in the French colony, has long been neglected by researchers.

History

New France had child slaves – and they were Indigenous

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Cancer

UM171 breaks new ground

Developed at UdeM, the molecule could soon be approved in Europe to treat blood cancers in patients without a compatible donor – a major step towards commercialization.

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Astronomy

Discovery of ‘mini halo’ points to how the early universe was formed

Astronomers co-led by UdeM's Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo detect a gigantic cloud of high-energy particles 10 billions light years away from Earth.

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Cats have brain activity recorded with the help of crocheted hats.

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PUBLIC HEALTH

Opioids: a nudge to reduce consumption

July 11, 2024
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When long-term users of prescription opioids in Canada were mailed a brochure encouraging them to cut their dosages, many of them did – and that's a good thing, researchers say.

PUBLIC HEALTH

“Forever chemicals” in our food?

July 10, 2024
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This summer, environmental chemistry researcher Sébastien Sauvé will investigate the presence of harmful PFAS chemicals in our grocery basket.

PSYCHOLOGY

Couple-based therapy to improve sexual desire

July 10, 2024
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A new form of cognitive-behavioural couple therapy may help women diagnosed with sexual desire disorders and reduce the emotional distress associated with it.

L'exoplanète tempérée LHS 1140 b pourrait être un monde entièrement recouvert de glace (à gauche), comme Europe, la lune de Jupiter, ou un monde de glace avec un océan substellaire liquide et une atmosphère nuageuse (au centre). LHS 1140 b fait 1,7 fois la taille de notre planète Terre (à droite) et constitue l'exoplanète dans une zone habitable la plus prometteuse dans notre recherche d'eau liquide au-delà du Système solaire.
ASTRONOMY

Found with Webb: a potentially habitable world

July 8, 2024
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A team of astronomers from UdeM has made an exciting discovery about the temperate exoplanet LHS 1140 b: it could be a promising "super-Earth" covered in ice or water.

Pediatrics

Eating disorders among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic

July 8, 2024
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A new study confirms the need to consider the indirect effects of health measure to promote the health and wellness of youth.

BIOLOGY

Monitor virus progression based on cases of distemper in foxes

July 3, 2024
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Professor Timothée Poisot and his team are developing a model dashboard for monitoring wildlife diseases using a dataset of canine distemper cases in Berlin foxes.

NEUROSCIENCES

Spinal cord formation in the embryo: the role of a protein family understood

June 27, 2024
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The discovery of the role played by β-arrestins in the formation of the spinal cord at the embryonic stage opens up the prospect of exploring mechanisms that could repair spinal cord damage.

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Astronomy

UdeM astronomers are helping to build the world’s largest telescope

June 25, 2024
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A Canadian team led by René Doyon will help design and build the ANDES spectrograph, which will search for signs of life outside the solar system.

CODING

Hidden humour, the software developer’s secret weapon

June 20, 2024
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Coders are using creativity and humour to connect with each other.

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APPOINTMENTS

Maya Cousineau Mollen named Senior Advisor for First Peoples Relations

June 19, 2024
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Maya Cousineau Mollen is the new Senior Advisor for First Peoples Relations. She will help UdeM carry out its new action plan.

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