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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.

Society

New France had child slaves – and they were Indigenous

2 July 2025

Article

Health

UM171 breaks new ground

30 June 2025

Press release

This stunning image reveals a distant galaxy cluster teeming with energy: galaxies shine in visible light (white), ghostly red clouds unveil a newly discovered radio mini-halo—the most distant ever detected—and blue wisps trace the hot gas glowing in X-rays.

Science

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

26 June 2025

Article

Archaeology can help bridge the gap between natural and social processes – offering a blueprint for integrative models that explore how climate change impacts human systems.

Science

A blueprint for adapting to climate change

19 June 2025

Article

Students Laurianne Pagé and Marie-Hélène Brunet sampling near the Nechalacho mine, near Yellowknife.

Science

Investigating the environmental impact of rare-earth metals

17 June 2025

Article

One of the main challenges is to quickly assess the extent of brain injury in order to anticipate the risk of long-term complications or, conversely, the potential for full recovery.

Health

Lack of oxygen at birth: faster determination of brain damage

17 June 2025

Press release

Bangui was an AIDS hot spot, and the city’s name became closely associated with the disease, not least because of this international gathering.

Health

Operation Bangui: the untold story of AIDS research in Africa

16 June 2025

Article

Community

Polaris: a call to action to attract global research talent

14 June 2025

Press release

CD200R1 is a protein present on the surface of certain immune cells called macrophages, which play a key role in detecting and destroying abnormal cells.

Health

Immunotherapy: a new target found

12 June 2025

Press release

The idea of recognizing deafblindness as a single impairment originated in Europe, led by a politician with a deafblind child.

Society

'Deafblindness': more than meets the eye and ear

10 June 2025

Article

Feline idiopathic cystitis is an acute inflammation of the bladder in cats that causes painful and sometimes bloody urination.

Health

Anxious cats prone to recurring cystitis

10 June 2025

Article

The study found that a lack of resources hindered families and communities in preparing for Tropical Storm Erika and Hurricane Maria, and in implementing measures that could have mitigated their negative effects.

Society

Building climate resilience in the island nation of Dominica

6 June 2025

Article

After four years, the career guidance program yielded a 10 percentage-point increase in post-secondary enrolment among participants, who were 50 per cent more likely than members of the control group to continue their education.

Society

A career compass is better than a cheque

5 June 2025

Article

“The student population has changed, so the system needs to adapt — not by lowering standards and sacrificing quality but by making programs more flexible and inclusive,” Cecilia Borges said.

Society

Quebec’s student teachers: passionate and committed, but struggling

4 June 2025

Article

We need to keep finding creative ways to raise awareness about eye health, according to Fares Antaki.

Health

The price of a peek: retinal damage after the 2024 solar eclipse

4 June 2025

Article

Breast cancer is among the most common forms of cancer and is the second leading cause of cancer death among Canadian women.

Health

Breast cancer: a new target to eliminate dormant cells before they wake

3 June 2025

Press release

Certain types of gambling activate the brain's "reward circuit" more strongly and carry an increased risk of addiction.

Health

Mapping exposure and vulnerability to gambling in Quebec

2 June 2025

Article

Hugo Lavoie, Driss Lajoie, Ting Jin and Marc Therrien

Health

A new approach to block the spread of cancer cells

29 May 2025

Article

AI-generated image of a cup of coffee featuring latte art in the shape of a sleeping brain, created using DALL·E / Prompt by Karim Jerbi

Science

How does coffee affect a sleeping brain?

29 May 2025

Press release

While it can be caused by taking antidepressants or by having sleep apnea, RBD is also a precursor of Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia, two neurodegenerative diseases that belong to the same family.

Health

Troubled sleep, troubling diagnosis

29 May 2025

Article

Noting the current lack of clinical biomarkers needed to diagnose Parkinson's, the researchers believe that knowing the disease’s unique signature could help clinical teams diagnose it early on, from a blood sample.

Health

Diagnosing Parkinson’s using a blood-based genetic signature

29 May 2025

Article

A team led by Sarah Lippé has developed a method that can determine in minutes whether a baby’s brain development is advanced, delayed or in line with their chronological age.

Science

AI takes only minutes to tell how mature an infant's brain is

27 May 2025

Article

Health

Chronic renal failure: discovery of a crucial biomarker

27 May 2025

Press release

For hypnosis to gain wider use in dentistry, several measures are needed, starting with standardization of techniques and protocols.

Health

Open wide ... and relax

23 May 2025

Article

May is Speech & Hearing Month in Canada—a timely reminder that aphasia is a fairly common consequence of stroke that affects a person’s ability to speak, understand, read and write.

Society

Finding a voice: people with aphasia sing out

22 May 2025

Article

Unlike traditional approaches that insert a functional gene to compensate for a defective one, prime editing works at the source: it literally corrects the mutation in stem cells to replace a faulty immune system with a corrected, functional one.

Health

A world first: "prime editing" reverses effects of rare illness

21 May 2025

Press release

In the fight against Lyme disease, personal protection remains the first line of defence.

Health

Breaking the cycle of Lyme disease transmission

20 May 2025

Article

People often think that a decline in testosterone is invariably due to aging, but in fact only 2 per cent of cases of hypogonadism are caused by age alone.

Health

Andropause: rising interest in falling testosterone

18 May 2025

Article

The study shows that, on average, babies who contracted HPV at birth were virus-free in less than four months.

Health

HPV: babies free themselves of the virus naturally

14 May 2025

Press release

Advanced practice physiotherapy is increasingly part of front-line care, much like specialized nurse practitioners.

Health

An expanded role for physiotherapists can mean better and faster care

5 May 2025

Article

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