Creating attraction between molecules deep in the periodic table
Imagine a waterproof computer. It鈥檚 not going to happen tomorrow, but it may no longer be a pipedream since a UU直播-led international research team has shown for the first time that it is possible to form strong, stable attractions between some of the heavier elements in the periodic table.
Landmark gift to UU直播鈥檚 Faculty of Engineering deepens support for doctoral students and graduate research
A landmark $15-million gift from UU直播 alumnus Les Vadasz, a founding member of Intel Corporation, and his wife Judy Vadasz, will enhance the prestigious doctoral fellowship program that bears their name in UU直播鈥檚 Faculty of Engineering, deepening their support for outstanding PhD students who pursue innovative research at UU直播.
Their gift also aims to strengthen Montreal as an engineering and technology hub by attracting more top talent to UU直播.
Men and women remember pain differently
Scientists increasingly believe that one of the driving forces in chronic pain鈥攖he number one health problem in both prevalence and burden鈥攁ppears to be the memory of earlier pain. Research published today in Current Biology suggests that there may be variations, based on sex, in the way that pain is remembered in both mice and humans.
Canada鈥檚 CHIME telescope detects second repeating fast radio burst
A Canadian-led team of scientists has found the second repeating fast radio burst (FRB) ever recorded. FRBs are short bursts of radio waves coming from far outside our Milky Way galaxy. Scientists believe FRBs emanate from powerful astrophysical phenomena billions of light years away.
UU直播 helps to inform understanding of cancer risk
UU直播 has helped develop a global resource that includes data on thousands of inherited variants in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. The BRCA Exchange was created through the BRCA Challenge, a long-term demonstration project initiated by the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) to enhance sharing of BRCA1/BRCA2 data.
A new 'atlas' of genetic influences on osteoporosis
A ground-breaking new study led by researchers from the Lady Davis Institute (LDI) at the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) has succeeded in compiling an atlas of genetic factors associated with estimated bone mineral density (BMD), one of the most clinically relevant factors in diagnosing osteoporosis. The paper, published in Nature Genetics, identifies 518 genome-wide loci, of which 301 are newly discovered, that explain 20% of the genetic variance associated with osteoporosis.
UU直播 researchers honoured in Qu茅bec Science list of top discoveries
Undergraduate student Juan Fern谩ndez Gonz谩lez makes math discovery
One year ago, the Bulletin AMQ of the Association Math茅matique du Qu茅bec published the article Le polygone du cercle d鈥橢uler (The Polygon of Euler鈥檚 Circle). Written by third-year student Juan Fern谩ndez Gonz谩lez, it defines and explores a convex polygon that can be associated to any triangle.
Suboptimal, inconsistent treatment for anaphylaxis due to unknown cause
A new Canadian study, led by a team at the Research Institute of the UU直播 Health Centre (RI-MUHC), is shedding light on anaphylaxis due to an unknown trigger (AUT)鈥攁n unpredictable and potentially fatal allergic reaction, about which surprisingly little is known.
The importance of 鈥榚dge populations鈥� to biodiversity
More than two-thirds of Canada鈥檚 biodiversity is made up of species that occur within the country鈥檚 borders only at the very northern edge of their range. Biologists have long debated how much effort should be dedicated to conserving these 鈥渆dge populations.鈥� One argument in their favour is that they may be especially well suited to lead northward range shifts for their species as the climate warms.
Wound care revolution: Put away your rulers and reach for your phone
Monitoring a wound is critical, especially in diabetic patients, whose lack of sensation due to nerve damage can lead to infection of a lesion and, ultimately, amputation. New research from the UU直播 Health Centre (MUHC) and UU直播 shows that the use of a new app, called Swift Skin and Wound鈩�, which accurately measures and charts the progression of skin wounds, could potentially have a significant impact on clinical management and patient outcomes.
Tomislav Fri拧膷i膰 awarded Steacie Prize for Natural Sciences
Professor Tomislav Fri拧膷i膰 is the recipient of the prestigious Steacie Prize for Natural Sciences for his exceptional contributions to Green Chemistry research in Canada. He is the third UU直播 professor to win the Steacie Prize, and the first ever UU直播 professor to win it for chemistry.
How does cancer spread?
How does cancer spread? While studying human brain tumour cells, a team of scientists at the Research Institute of the UU直播 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) found some answers to this crucial, yet so far unanswered question. They looked at a gene called EGFRvIII, which is present in patients with glioblastoma 鈥� a highly aggressive form of brain cancer that spreads quickly and that is difficult to treat.
鈥嬧�嬧�嬧�嬧�嬧�嬧�婸redicting the transmission of rare, genetically based diseases
There are only 25 people in the whole of Quebec at the moment who have a rare recessive genetic disease called chronic atrial and intestinal dysrhythmia (CAID). It is a serious disease that affects both heart rate and intestinal movements. A UU直播-led research team has been able to trace the gene mutations underlying the disease back to two European founding families who arrived in the province in the 17th century.
Another Medical Cold Case Cracked by the MUHC鈥檚 鈥楧r. House鈥�
A team from the Research Institute of the UU直播 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) led by Dr. Donald Vinh, the RI鈥檚 so-called 鈥淒r. House鈥� because of his research into rare diseases, has discovered a new human disease and the gene responsible for it, paving the way for the proper diagnosis of patients globally and the development of new therapies. Their findings are published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.
