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Health

Girls more negatively affected by pot than boys

14 July 2020

Press release

Brown dwarfs form like stars, but are not massive enough to ignite nuclear fusion of hydrogen within their cores -- a defining mechanism within proper stars -- yet are too massive to be called planets.

Science

Citizen scientists help discover two exotic brown dwarfs in the Milky Way

10 July 2020

Press release

Science

Global consultation on the ethics of AI begins in Montreal

9 July 2020

Article

L'observatoire international de la biodiversité GEO BON déménage au Québec.

Science

Biodiversity expertise on the move

6 July 2020

Press release

Increasingly frequent heat waves in Europe are benefiting the vegetation at high altitudes in the Alps. But this unusual plant growth - which could become more common with climate change - may deplete the water reserves that percolate from mountain streams to the rivers below.

Society

Hot summers in the Alps deplete water reserves

30 June 2020

Article

Health

A revolutionary new treatment alternative to corneal transplantation

30 June 2020

Press release

Artist’s representation of the planet (foreground) and its star (background).

Science

Discovering an exoplanet the size of Neptune

25 June 2020

Press release

For people with a brain arteriovenous malformation, a congenital vascular system defect, fate has a name: stroke. To avoid this risk, patients sometimes undergo interventions to remove the malformation. But is this very beneficial? Not necessarily.

Health

Doing no harm reduces the risk of stroke

18 June 2020

Press release

Thomas Khairy (in foreground) in 2017 when he began working on the MHI pacemaker reuse program with supervisor Marie-Andrée Lupien (in background).

Health

‘His heart’s in the right place’

17 June 2020

Article

This syndrome is characterized by a total absence of immune system function, including an absence of T-lymphocytes, the white blood cells that play a crucial role in the body's immune defence.

Health

For babies born with a rare immune deficiency, a unique new test to better target care

17 June 2020

Press release

“The person would simply put a saliva sample on a device attached to the phone and get the result in a few minutes”.

Health

A fast self-test for COVID-19

11 June 2020

Press release

Health

COVID-19: the number of antibodies neutralizing the virus decreases after six weeks

9 June 2020

Press release

Universities worldwide must become more essential players in digital innovation and artificial intelligence and increase their capacity to support the “responsible” development and use of these technologies, a new UdeM-led report says.

Science

Innovating in a digital world

5 June 2020

Press release

People around the world are increasingly using contact tracing applications to find out if, when and where they have been in contact with someone infected with the virus, and to take appropriate measures to ensure that the virus does not spread further.

Science

Contact-tracing to save lives

5 June 2020

Press release

The Observatoire sur les profilages is interested in all forms of profiling in a variety of sectors, including the police, justice, correctional services, youth protection, social assistance and the health and social services network.

Society

$2.5M for research on discriminatory profiling

4 June 2020

Press release

Geneviève Deblois et David Knapp

Community

Geneviève Deblois and David Knapp become IRIC researchers

4 June 2020

Press release

Scientists from Université de Montréal used advanced microscopy techniques to see single molecules of telomerase in living cells.

Health

Tracking cancer’s immortality factor

3 June 2020

Press release

Among the observations they made in the wild, the researchers noted that chimpanzee mothers share food with their offspring that is difficult to swallow or food that they cannot chew themselves, most often done with staple foods.

Science

Something to chew on

21 May 2020

Article

Health

A cancer vaccine developed by IRIC is voted 2019 Discovery of the Year by Québec Science

14 May 2020

Press release

A study reveals that in seven countries, including Spain led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, the intention to vote for the ruling party has increased since the start of the pandemic.

Society

Trusting the government

11 May 2020

Press release

Four out of every 10 people are willing to continue to do their work from home when confinement rules related to COVID-19 are lifted.

Society

Working from home makes us more productive and innovative, says survey

8 May 2020

Article

Science

An artificial “tongue” of gold to taste maple syrup

5 May 2020

Press release

“We will monitor the situation in hospitals and public health systems in five affected countries: Canada, France, Brazil, Mali and China,” said Kate Zinszer.

Health

Five continents against a virus

5 May 2020

Press release

The prevalence of COVID-19 in Canada is far greater than officially reported, according to a new analysis led by economists at Université de Montréal.

Society

Far more cases than officially reported

1 May 2020

Press release

Whichever way the progression of COVID-19 is depicted in a chart, Canadians still think it’s a good idea to stay home, a new study finds.

Society

Charting the difference

24 April 2020

Press release

An international scientific study led by UdeM aims to collect data on the effects of telework imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic on workers and organizations.

Community

Do you like working from home?

17 April 2020

Article

Computer modelling can give a window into how the virus works in the body and help identify drugs to target it.

Science

Computer modelling to fight COVID-19

15 April 2020

Article

Scientists will soon be collecting and using convalescent plasma to develop a passive immunization program to treat patients hospitalized for COVID-19.

Health

Immunizing with plasma to combat COVID-19

9 April 2020

Press release

A study aims to understand what protects children from the disease and thereby guide treatment in adults who are most affected.

Health

The kids are alright … but not the elderly

2 April 2020

Article

Mila is conducting several research projects in artificial intelligence to help stem the pandemic. One of them aims to bring together experts in data analysis as well as researchers in machine learning, bioinformatics, immunology, virology and vaccine design.

Science

Using AI to help contain COVID-19

30 March 2020

Article

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