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Newswise: Lessons from the pandemic: the trouble with working from home
Released: 13-Mar-2024 7:05 PM EDT
Lessons from the pandemic: the trouble with working from home
Universite de Montreal

Remember when COVID-19 hit, and suddenly everyone was working from home? Well, a team of researchers in Montreal and Paris decided to dig deeper into how this shift affected office workers during the pandemic.

Newswise: Brain development of the unborn baby: a combined effect of genetics and food availability
Released: 13-Mar-2024 7:05 PM EDT
Brain development of the unborn baby: a combined effect of genetics and food availability
Universite de Montreal

A new population study led by researcher Tomas Paus , professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at the University of Montreal and researcher at CHU Sainte-Justine, highlights the respective roles of maternal and fetal genes in the growth of the baby's cerebral cortex .

Newswise: Allostatic load is higher in women in long-term couples
Released: 13-Mar-2024 7:05 PM EDT
Allostatic load is higher in women in long-term couples
Universite de Montreal

Chronic stress that develops over decades in long-term couples does not have the same effect on men as on women: the latter is more likely to display negative physiological markers than their spouse, according to a study published in the scientific journal Psychosomatic Medicine .

Released: 4-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EST
Global study unveils "problematic" use of porn
Universite de Montreal

Led by Université de Montréal assistant professor Beáta Bőthe, researchers explore how online pornography affects people differently around the world - not just men, but also women and non-binary people.

Newswise: Sugar seen in a new light… fluorescent
Released: 21-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
Sugar seen in a new light… fluorescent
Universite de Montreal

A research team from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Montreal has just developed new tools to study the encounter between the members of two families of biomolecules essential to life: sugars and proteins.

Newswise: What dynamics act in animal migrations and parasitic infections?
Released: 21-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
What dynamics act in animal migrations and parasitic infections?
Universite de Montreal

Whether to find food, reproduce, reduce competition, escape predators or escape winter, migration is a survival mechanism for many animal species.

Newswise: Type 2 diabetes: a new disease mechanism uncovered
Released: 21-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
Type 2 diabetes: a new disease mechanism uncovered
Universite de Montreal

Published just before World Diabetes Day, work by Dr. May Faraj, director of the Research Unit on Nutrition, Lipoproteins and Cardiometabolic Diseases at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) and full professor at the Department of Nutrition at the University of Montreal, highlight a new mechanism and a new role for LDL – commonly called bad cholesterol – in the development of type 2 diabetes, LDL already being involved in cardiovascular diseases in the human.

Released: 21-Sep-2023 9:30 AM EDT
Language acquisition may work differently in people with autism
Universite de Montreal

Some children with autism may develop language skills independently of the joint attention skills usually associated with language learning.

Released: 12-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
HIV: two autopsies reveal where the virus hides
Universite de Montreal

A research team shows for the first time that HIV reservoirs are concentrated in the spleen and lymph nodes, and that they can travel throughout the body.

Newswise: Decoding how molecules
Released: 17-Aug-2023 10:35 AM EDT
Decoding how molecules "talk" to each other to develop new nanotechnologies
Universite de Montreal

Scientists recreate and compare molecular languages at the origin of life – opening new doors for the development of novel nanotechnologies.

Released: 21-Jun-2023 3:10 PM EDT
Screening newborns for "bubble-baby" disease saves lives
Universite de Montreal

Survival rates of babies after bone-marrow transplants jumped significantly after screening for SCID – severe combined immunodeficiency disease – started in North America in 2008, a major study finds.

Newswise: A scorching-hot exoplanet scrutinized by UdeM astronomers
Released: 15-Jun-2023 1:00 PM EDT
A scorching-hot exoplanet scrutinized by UdeM astronomers
Universite de Montreal

Through the Gemini-North Telescope in Hawai’i, the chemical composition of WASP-76 b is revealed in unprecedented detail, giving new insights also into the composition of giant planets.

Released: 18-May-2023 11:50 AM EDT
Vitamin K helps protect against diabetes
Universite de Montreal

Canadian researchers have identified a new role for vitamin K and gamma-carboxylation in beta cells and their potentially protective role in diabetes, achieving a first in 15 years of basic research.

Newswise: A giant step forward in understanding autism
14-Feb-2023 4:55 PM EST
A giant step forward in understanding autism
Universite de Montreal

Canadian researchers show that in Fragile X syndrome, the most common cause of autism, sensory signals from the outside world are underrepresented by cortical pyramidal neurons in the brain. This phenomenon could provide important clues to the underlying cause of the syndrome's symptoms.

Newswise: Chemists create nanomachines by breaking them apart
7-Feb-2023 11:00 AM EST
Chemists create nanomachines by breaking them apart
Universite de Montreal

Some “broken” nanomachines better sense their environment while others gain the ability to control their activity over time, Canadian researchers at Université de Montréal find.

Newswise: Astronomers find that two exoplanets may be mostly water
13-Dec-2022 7:00 AM EST
Astronomers find that two exoplanets may be mostly water
Universite de Montreal

Astronomers has found evidence that two exoplanets orbiting a red dwarf star are “water worlds,” planets where water makes up a large fraction of the volume.

Newswise: Life and death of an
Released: 12-Dec-2022 6:00 AM EST
Life and death of an "altruistic" bacterium
Universite de Montreal

A new study led by Yves Brun shows how some bacteria living in a biofilm sacrifice themselves to ensure the survival of the community.

7-Nov-2022 12:15 PM EST
Violence on TV: The Effects Can Stretch From Age 3 Into the Teens
Universite de Montreal

A study suggests that exposure to violent screen content in the preschool years is associated with a heightened risk of psychological and academic difficulties in adolescence.

Newswise: DNA 'Nanotransporters' to treat cancer
31-Oct-2022 12:00 PM EDT
DNA 'Nanotransporters' to treat cancer
Universite de Montreal

Canadian chemists specializing in nanotechnology draw inspiration from nature to create molecular transporters that optimize the release of therapeutic drugs.

Released: 20-Sep-2022 11:20 AM EDT
How the brain develops: a new way to shed light on cognition
Universite de Montreal

Researchers introduce a new neurocomputational model of the human brain that could bridge the gap in understanding AI and the biological mechanisms underlying mental disorders.

   
Newswise: An extrasolar world covered in water?
Released: 24-Aug-2022 6:00 AM EDT
An extrasolar world covered in water?
Universite de Montreal

An international team of astronomers has discovered an exoplanet that could be completely covered in water.

Released: 21-Jun-2022 7:00 AM EDT
Post-COVID, What’s the Role of Religion?
Universite de Montreal

International researchers in four countries of the "Global North," including Canada, are looking into how majority and majority faiths are dealing with life after the pandemic.

Released: 20-May-2022 12:20 PM EDT
Using Math to Improve Your Workout
Universite de Montreal

Interval training is the best way to improve your cardiorespiratory fitness and overall sports performance. It works for everyone, from the elite athlete preparing for the Olympics to the regular weekend athlete to the patient who wants to improve their physical condition.

   
Released: 20-May-2022 11:40 AM EDT
Gun ownership and homicide in the U.S.: a stronger correlation
Universite de Montreal

In 2017, there were nearly 40,000 gun-related deaths in the United States, including homicides and suicides.

23-Feb-2022 12:45 PM EST
The secret of mycorrhizal fungi
Universite de Montreal

Researchers from Université de Montréal have found that mycorrhizas promote greater tree species diversity in North American forests.

21-Feb-2022 2:50 PM EST
Study shows need for National Breast Milk Monitoring Programs for PFAS
Universite de Montreal

A Canada-U.S. research team has estimated concentrations of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in breast milk – and raise the need for more research.

   
Released: 20-Jan-2022 6:05 AM EST
Dementia: how to prevent cognitive decline
Universite de Montreal

Researchers have determined the optimal number of intervention sessions needed to prevent cognitive decline in people at risk.

Newswise: Chemists use DNA to build the world’s tiniest antenna
Released: 10-Jan-2022 6:00 AM EST
Chemists use DNA to build the world’s tiniest antenna
Universite de Montreal

Developed at Université de Montréal, the easy-to-use device promises to help scientists better understand natural and human-designed nanotechnologies – and identify new drugs.

Released: 14-Dec-2021 6:00 AM EST
The power of a mother's scent
Universite de Montreal

Maternal pheromones play an important role in infant sociability, according to a new study.

24-Nov-2021 12:45 PM EST
COVID-19: Measuring viral RNA to predict which patients will die
Universite de Montreal

A statistical model developed by Université de Montréal researchers uses a blood biomarker of SARS-CoV-2 to identify infected patients who are most at risk of dying of COVID-19.

12-Nov-2021 4:30 PM EST
Unvaccinated: the kids aren’t alright
Universite de Montreal

Close to 10 million children in lower-income countries have never been vaccinated against any infectious disease. These “zero-dose” kids hold a lesson for all of us, says Canadian public-health expert Mira Johri.

5-Nov-2021 4:15 PM EDT
COVID-19: The older you are, the more antibodies you have
Universite de Montreal

Université de Montréal chemists looked at lab samples of patients who recovered from a mild case of COVID-19 and found that those over 50 produced more antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Released: 1-Nov-2021 6:05 PM EDT
Ce climat n’existe pas (encore)
Universite de Montreal

«Ça ne suffit pas d’avoir des données, c’est important de créer un lien», confie Victor Schmidt, doctorant à l’Université de Montréal sous la direction de Yoshua Bengio, professeur à l’UdeM et fondateur de Mila. Les effets des changements climatiques sont à l’évidence difficiles à appréhender pour le grand public.

Released: 1-Nov-2021 2:20 PM EDT
The climate emergency: a Q&A with Ariane Burke and Julien Riel-Salvatore
Universite de Montreal

As world climate experts begin to gather in Glasgow, Scotland, for the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), a provocative Canada-U.K. study co-authored by two Université de Montréal anthropologists is generating a lot of buzz around the globe.

23-Sep-2021 6:00 AM EDT
Play ball! (It’s good for you)
Universite de Montreal

A new University of Montreal study suggests that young boys who do sports tend to be have better mental health when they reach middle childhood and be more active in early adolescence.

Released: 24-Aug-2021 7:05 AM EDT
Lupin and Arsenic: research on soil decontamination by an exceptional plant
Universite de Montreal

Researchers at the University of Montreal and the Montreal Botanical Garden have discovered a new chemical mechanism used by roots of white lupin to clean up arsenic-contaminated soils, such as those from mining operations.

Released: 1-Jun-2021 1:05 PM EDT
Head Injury and Concussion in Toddlers: Early Detection of Symptoms Is Vital
CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center

Concussions can have serious consequences for toddlers. A Canadian research team has developed a tool to detect them in children who do not yet speak or have a limited vocabulary.

Released: 27-May-2021 7:05 PM EDT
Results of the COLCORONA study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Universite de Montreal

Colchicine could be considered as a treatment for non-hospitalized patients diagnosed with COVID-19 by PCR test and at risk of complications

Released: 25-May-2021 10:50 AM EDT
The use of couple therapy to reduce pain during intercourse
Universite de Montreal

New study shows cognitive-behavioural therapy for couples to be more effective in alleviating genito-pelvic pain tan medical treatment.

Released: 6-May-2021 11:55 AM EDT
Cystic fibrosis: towards better treatment and stronger lungs
Universite de Montreal

In their lab, CRCHUM scientists Emmanuelle Brochiero and Damien Adam are studying ways of better predicting the efficacy of medications and helping injured lungs repair and regenerate.

Released: 23-Mar-2021 3:15 PM EDT
BMI1, a promising gene to protect against Alzheimer's disease
Universite de Montreal

An Canadian molecular biologist a discovers a new function for BMI1, which is known to counteract brain aging.

19-Mar-2021 3:25 PM EDT
Does ‘harsh parenting’ lead to smaller brains?
Universite de Montreal

A study shows that harsh parenting practices in childhood have long-term repercussions for children’s brain development.

2-Feb-2021 4:05 PM EST
When the Bloom Is Off
Universite de Montreal

In a study published today in Current Biology, Canadian biology professors Simon Joly and Daniel Schoen show that cleistogamy, as this type of self-pollination is known, is strongly associated with bilaterally symmetric flowers, such as orchids, that have a single plane of symmetry instead of multiple ones.

Released: 21-Jan-2021 2:20 PM EST
Abnormal hyperactivation in the brain may be an early sign of Alzheimer’s
Universite de Montreal

A research team led by psychology and neuroscience professor Sylvie Belleville has just targeted an early biomarker of the disease.

14-Jan-2021 12:50 PM EST
A ‘super-puff’ planet like no other
Universite de Montreal

A Canadian-led team of astronomers discovers that the core mass of exoplanet WASP-107b is much lower than previously thought possible for a gas-giant planet.

30-Oct-2020 4:10 PM EDT
Starting kindergarten on the right foot
Universite de Montreal

Going into kindergarten already well-prepared gives a child advantagesgives a child many advantages later in life and lowers costs for society in the long term, researchers in Canada find.

   
Released: 21-Oct-2020 10:40 AM EDT
Vaccines and rare diseases: using one to help the other
Universite de Montreal

An immunology researcher in Canada has found a simple solution to prevent infections in children with lactic acidosis: get them vaccinated.

Released: 30-Sep-2020 6:00 AM EDT
UM171 saves another life
Universite de Montreal

Developed in Canada, the UM171 molecule was used in a blood transplant by a Montreal medical team on a young man suffering from severe aplastic anemia, an autoimmune disease.

28-Sep-2020 4:00 PM EDT
Girls benefit from doing sports
Universite de Montreal

Extracurricular sport in middle childhood diminishes subsequent ADHD symptoms in girls, but not in boys, a new study suggests.



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