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Given the benefits for language development and memory, Audrey Delcenserie encourages parents to learn and expose their deaf child to sign language even if the child will receive a cochlear implant.

Health

Got a cochlear implant? You should still sign.

25 April 2024

Article

Most of the body's cells have a structure called the primary cilium, or simply, cilium. This structure acts like an antenna, responsible for detecting signals in the cell's environment.

Science

'Antennae' of cells: a protein plays a major role

25 April 2024

Press release

In another longitudinal study of Quebec teenagers, Bőthe found that between 60 and 65 per cent of youths consume at least one form of pornography before the age of 14.

Society

There are benefits – and risks – to pornography

16 April 2024

Article

With input from parents, teaching and non-teaching staff, school principals, school service centres and community partners, the consultation will provide an overview of priorities and potential solutions.

Society

Consulting the public on education in Quebec

15 April 2024

Press release

Pioneer factors are the master regulators of the genome and epigenome: any disruption of their action has major consequences.

Science

Keys to the genome: unlocking the package

10 April 2024

Press release

Spatial cognition seems more related to sex, while verbal cognition seems more related to gender.

Society

Who does what better: a non-binary view

9 April 2024

Article

This new study underscores the significance of directly comparing the spatial behavior of Neanderthals and ''Homo sapiens'' within the same site, using consistent parameters, to minimize analytical bias.

Society

Make yourself at home... 40,000 years ago

5 April 2024

Article

Illustration of the discovery of the C130-D5h molecule, published on the cover page of the prestigious “Journal of the American Chemical Society” last December.

Science

A new fullertube molecule is found

27 March 2024

Article

People in Quebec and the rest of Canada are living longer and the population is aging. The number of people living with a neurocognitive disorder in Canada is projected to increase by 187 per cent over the next 30 years.

Health

Eldercare: urgent action needed to protect seniors’ rights

21 March 2024

Article

This artist's concept shows a "brown dwarf," a space object more massive than a planet but smaller than a star. Brown dwarfs usually have binary companions, but as they age some of these binary systems gravitationally fall apart, and each brown dwarf goes its separate way, according to a study led by Université de Montréal astronomer Clémence Fontanive.

Science

UdeM astronomer finds that "brown dwarfs" grow old alone

21 March 2024

Press release

Miriam Beauchamp and Dominique Dupont

Health

Concussions in young children: symptoms still present three months later

21 March 2024

Article

Criticisms of bodycams include their technical limitations, their high cost and their intrusive nature. Their purported benefits are not currently supported by scientific evidence.

Society

Bodycams in court get broad police approval: survey

18 March 2024

Article

The new study unravels some of the molecular intricacies of Ebola virus replication, shedding light on key proteins and pathways involved in the process.

Health

Ebola: scientists reveal a new way it replicates

15 March 2024

Article

This study shows that during the pollen season, trees increase a child’s risk of actually developing asthma, possibly due to prolonged pollen exposure.

Health

Living near leafy trees doesn’t always protect kids from asthma

5 March 2024

Article

The research shows that the problematic pornography use may be more common than many might think and affects a wide range of people.

Society

Global study unveils "problematic" use of porn

4 March 2024

Article

While mathematics is a fundamental science, it is similar to sports and the arts in some ways.

Science

70-year-old math problem solved

29 February 2024

Article

The study highlights the urgent need for strategies to improve access to seafood for coastal First Nations.

Health

Fewer fish, worse health: the climate effect

29 February 2024

Article

Across Canada, sickle cell disease affects nearly 6,000 people, mostly of African, Haitian, Indian or the Middle Eastern origin.

Health

A risky mix of two diseases

29 February 2024

Article

Companies need to make sure their employees still feel like they're part of a team, even when they're working from their kitchen table, the researchers argue.

Society

Lessons from the pandemic: the trouble with working from home

20 February 2024

Article

Food abundance or scarcity seems to influence the extent of the role played by the genes of the mother and the unborn baby.

Health

How the brain develops in unborn babies

19 February 2024

Press release

Certain aromas seem to have a positive effect on performance and may even reduce perceived effort.

Health

Can smells improve your athletic performance?

16 February 2024

Article

Community

Introducing the co-chairs of UdeM’s new fundraising campaign

15 February 2024

Press release

Guided by an external magnetic field, miniature biocompatible robots, made of magnetizable iron oxide nanoparticles, can theoretically provide medical treatment in a very targeted manner.

Health

Treating liver cancer with microrobots

14 February 2024

Press release

The ring-shaped heart tissues are printed with a bioink containing a patient's stem cells.

Health

A "heart on a chip"

14 February 2024

Press release

Van Vugt thinks it can be more productive to keep an open mind than to try to win the argument: try to understand the other person, clarify why the topic is important to them, and consider their perspective, background and experiences.

Society

Can dialogue improve our relationships?

13 February 2024

Article

Shoeprints are part of a range of circumstantial evidence that can move an investigation forward.

Science

When a crime's afoot, get ready to code

12 February 2024

Article

In video games where the protagonist plays an essential role in the plot and the player develops a strong bond with the character, it’s entirely plausible that emotions may bleed from the character to the player.

Society

Video game trauma can last for years

8 February 2024

Article

Professors Isabelle Ribot and Carlos Jacome Hernandez, Mexico's consul-general in Montreal, Alejandro Estivill Castro and Étienne Houle, master's student in anthropology.

Science

The long journey of a child who died over 2,000 years ago

7 February 2024

Article

In addition to providing a simple design strategy to create the next generation of self-regulated nanosystems, the scientists' discoveries also shed light on how natural biomolecular assemblies may have acquired their optimal dynamics.

Science

How life appeared: rise of the nanomachines

7 February 2024

Article

In the study, patients received just one shot of UBX1325, and the positive effects on their vision lasted at least six months.

Health

New eye drug may someday help diabetic patients

6 February 2024

Press release

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