Seismic biomarkers in Japan Trench fault zone reveal history of large earthquakes
In the aftermath of the devastating Tohoku-Oki earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan in March 2011, scientists were stunned by the unprecedented 50 meters of displacement along the fault, which ruptured all the way to the surface of the seafloor. This extreme slip at shallow depths exacerbated the massive tsunami that, together with the magnitude 9.1 earthquake, caused extensive damage and loss of life in Japan.
Using molecules to draw on quantum materials
Over millennia, civilizations progressed through the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages. Now the time has come for quantum materials to change the way we live, thanks in part to research conducted at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) and UU直播.
Widely used weed killer harming biodiversity
One of the world鈥檚 most widely used glyphosate-based herbicides, Roundup, can trigger loss of biodiversity, making ecosystems more vulnerable to pollution and climate change, say researchers from UU直播.
Adaptation: Competition and predation may not be the driving force scientists thought
Species adapt to their local climates, but how often they adapt to their local communities remains a mystery. To find answers, researchers at UU直播 and the University of British Columbia examined over 125 studies testing local adaptation in over 100 species of plants and animals in an article published in The American Naturalist.
UU直播 researchers end decade-long search for mechanical pain sensor
Researchers at UU直播 have discovered that a protein found in the membrane of our sensory neurons are involved in our capacity to feel mechanical pain, laying the foundation for the development of powerful new analgesic drugs.
UU直播 researchers claim three spots in demanding AI funding competition
Earlier today, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) announced the results of the competition for the Canada-UK Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative, and three UU直播 teams were among the selected projects. The initiative supports the development of collaborations in AI projects between researchers in Canada and in the UK. Each winning project will receive up to $173,333 per year up to three years, for a total of $520,000 CAD per project.
Fossilized wing gives clues about Labrador鈥檚 biodiversity聽during the Cretaceous
A fossilised insect wing discovered in an abandoned mine in Labrador has led palaeontologists from UU直播 and the University of Gda艅sk to identify a new hairy cicada species that lived around 100 million years ago.
Prospects of new treatments for diabetes through metabolic products of the intestinal flora
In a study published in the journal Cell Reports, researchers at UU直播, Kyoto University and INSERM/University of Paris show that an organic compound produced by the intestinal flora, the metabolite 4-Cresol, exhibits protective effects against type 1 and type 2 diabetes by stimulating the proliferation and function of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas.
Boys with inattention-hyperactivity face increased risk for traumatic brain injuries
UU直播-led research shows that boys聽exhibiting聽inattention-hyperactivity聽at age 10聽have聽a聽higher risk for traumatic brain injuries聽(TBIs)聽in adolescence and adulthood.聽Treatments to reduce these behaviours may decrease the risk for TBIs.聽
Love matters: how parents' love shapes children鈥檚 lives
Parents often put their own relationship on the back burner to concentrate on their children, but a new study shows that when spouses love each other, children stay in school longer and marry later in life.
Pediatric researchers in Montreal unite to tackle infection and immunity on two different fronts
Researchers at the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital of the UU直播 Health Centre 鈥� the Children鈥檚 - and the CHU Sainte-Justine are coming together within the scope of two new projects, funded under the auspices of the UU直播 Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4): improving the diagnosis and treatment of bacterial pneumonia and better understanding rare immune disorders.
Improving the appropriateness of antibiotic use to treat pneumonia
Bacteriophages may play a role in childhood stunting鈥� and be able to help treat it
New research spearheaded by UU直播 has discovered that bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria) found in the intestinal tracts of children may play a role in childhood stunting, a significant impediment to growth that affects 22% of children under the age of five around the world.
Three UU直播 researchers among 2020 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellows
By Amanda Testani
UU直播 partners with the Universit茅 du Qu茅bec en Outaouais to offer its Medicine Preparatory Program as of September 2020
UU直播 is partnering with the Universit茅 du Qu茅bec en Outaouais (UQO) to offer the UU直播 Faculty of Science鈥檚 Medicine Preparatory (Med-P) Program in Gatineau. In September 2020, the program will welcome its first cohort of approximately 20 CEGEP graduates. With the addition of the program, UU直播 and its partners now offer the full range of its medical training programs in Outaouais: Med-P, Undergraduate Medical Education and Postgraduate Medical Education in Family Medicine.
Bridging the gap between AI and the clinic
The power of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine lies in its ability to find important statistical patterns in large datasets. A study published today is an important proof of concept for how AI can help doctors and brain tumour patients make better treatment decisions.
