Trace Metal Exposure Among Pregnant Women Living Near Fracking Wells in Canada

Researchers find higher concentrations of trace metals such as barium in the hair and urine of 29 pregnant women living near fracking wells in British Columbia.
23-May-2019 6:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Detecting bacteria in space

A new genomic approach provides a glimpse into the diverse bacterial ecosystem on the International Space Station.
22-May-2019 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Obesity: the key role of a brain protein revealed

Researchers clarify the mechanism controlling food intake.
10-May-2019 11:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Early Spring: Predicting Budburst with Genetics

Tree and shrub genetics can be used to produce more accurate predictions of when leaves will burst bud in the spring, according to a Canada-US study.
6-May-2019 5:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Lung cancer: less invasive surgery for faster recovery

In a large international clinical study presented at the 99th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Moishe Liberman and his team showed that thoracoscopic lobectomy—video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery...
2-May-2019 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

The GPS of Neurons Now Better Understood with an Study Published in Neuron

Researchers demonstrated the role that plays the Boc receptor in the the formation of the nervous system. This breakthrough could, for example, contribute to the creation of tools in regenerative medicine to reconstitute nervous circuits, which...
30-Apr-2019 4:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

A Television in the Bedroom?

Having a television in the bedroom during the preschool years can lead to mental and physical health problems in adolescence, a new Université de Montréal study indicates.
7-Mar-2019 6:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

Diabetes' Sworn Enemy Could Ultimately Be a Valuable Ally

Montreal research team unravels an adaptive mechanism involved in controlling insulin action, showing that glucagon plays a crucial part in it and can thus be a protective asset.
6-Mar-2019 6:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

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