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Although still in its infancy, research on heat adaptation is advancing rapidly in response to the climate emergency.

Health

Helping our bodies beat the heat

25 July 2024

Article

Stress granules are clusters of proteins that assemble inside cells exposed to stressful conditions and enable the cell to survive.

Health

Stress granules play an unsuspected role in blood vessel formation

23 July 2024

Article

The researchers found that LGBTIQ+ individuals and their milieu of cisgender heterosexual families and friends both had significantly higher levels of biological stress markers like cortisol and cortisone in their hair during the campaign than before or after.

Society

Is holding a referendum on equality stressful for LGBTIQ+ people?

23 July 2024

Press release

Geneviève Cardella-Rinfret

Community

Doctorate in hand, she's heading to the Paris Olympics

17 July 2024

Article

A new study suggests that a simple, government-led, direct-to-consumer, educational intervention can help long-term users of prescribed opioids cut their dosages.

Health

Opioids: a nudge to reduce consumption

11 July 2024

Article

An analysis of pan-Canadian data reveals a significant increase in the hospitalization rate during the most stringent public health measures, all across Canada.

Health

Eating disorders among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic

8 July 2024

Press release

Dr. Frédéric Charron's team has demonstrated that β-arrestin proteins act as adapters between Smo and SFKs proteins, two crucial components of axon guidance.

Health

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

27 June 2024

Press release

While the number of family doctors promoting physical activity increased significantly, they did so mainly for secondary prevention.

Society

When do Quebec doctors recommend exercise?

13 June 2024

Article

The key to the IRIC’s success lies in its multi-faculty structure (medicine, pharmacy, arts and science), which is unique in Canada, and its focus on advancing both basic research and the drug commercialization process.

Health

Basic research at IRIC spawns commercial drugs

29 May 2024

Article

This figure shows the average deviation observed among participants and the average deviation of their body orientation from the sound emitted.

Science

When auditory cues affect body representation and vice versa

28 May 2024

Article

Scientist pipetting sample into a multi well plate

Health

Sanfilippo syndrome: Major advancement towards developing a treatment

27 May 2024

Press release

Society

Agri-food industry tried to influence revamp of Canada’s Food Guide

24 May 2024

Article

Nicolas Chomont

Community

Nicolas Chomont receives an award of excellence in HIV research

6 May 2024

Brief

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for academic institutions, industry, non-profits, and government agencies to collaborate and establish a robust, agile ecosystem across Quebec, the Atlantic provinces, and Canada to respond effectively to future pandemics and emerging health crises.

Health

Université de Montréal receives $40 million in funding for innovative projects

6 May 2024

Press release

Some universities in the U.S. and Europe have already adopted the innovative mechanism, after testing it on loan. Now it's UdeM's turn; the university is the first in Canada to get it.

Culture

A piano for smaller hands comes to UdeM

30 April 2024

Article

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

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

Pascal Chartrand and Éric Lécuyer

Health

Two winners of the Innovative Therapies for Hereditary Ataxias competition at UdeM

18 March 2024

Brief

The scientific literature is clear: amyloid-beta oligomers accumulate in the brain one to two decades before Alzheimer’s disease is diagnosed.

Health

Decoding sleep to reveal our state of health

15 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

In Quebec, one in three patients who end up in the emergency room are struggling with a mental-health problem because they can’t access services or have no support network.

Health

Mental health: Taming the beast

13 March 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

Dr. Roger Guillemin

Community

Death of a giant of medicine

23 February 2024

Article

When stress is chronic, adaptive responses can negatively impact the body’s cardiovascular, neuroendocrine, inflammatory and metabolic systems.

Health

Stress is higher for women in long-term relationships

19 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

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

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