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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.
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A giant step forward in understanding autism

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...
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Chemists create nanomachines by breaking them apart

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.
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Astronomers find that two exoplanets may be mostly water

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Life and death of an "altruistic" bacterium

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Violence on TV: The Effects Can Stretch From Age 3 Into the Teens

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.
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DNA 'Nanotransporters' to treat cancer

Canadian chemists specializing in nanotechnology draw inspiration from nature to create molecular transporters that optimize the release of therapeutic drugs.
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How the brain develops: a new way to shed light on cognition

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.
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25 May 2023

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A new UNESCO Chair in Open Science at Université de Montréal

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