Breastfed babies are less likely to develop eczema as teenagers, study shows.
A new study, which is published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics, and was led by researchers from King鈥檚 College London, Harvard University, University of Bristol and UU直播,听examined more than 13,000 Belarussian teenagers enrolled in the PROmotion of Breastfeeding Intervention Trial (PROBIT) and found a 54% reduction in cases of eczema amongst teenagers whose
A $10-million donation establishes a new school of public policy at UU直播
In a world of political polarization, environmental threats, a changing labour market and growing gaps between rich and poor, there has never been a greater need to engage in a thoughtful examination of public policy and train a new generation of policy leaders.
Statistical tool reveals climate change impacts on plants
Early flowering, early fruiting: Anecdotal evidence of climate change is popping up as quickly as spring crocuses, but is it coincidence or confirmation that plants鈥� timing is shifting in response to warming temperatures?
Identification of a new gene causing scoliosis and bone malformations
A unique collaboration among Shriners Hospital for Children 鈥� Canada, CHU Sainte-Justine and UU直播 has enabled researchers to identify genetic mutations involved in a rare disease that causes scoliosis and bone malformations.
The findings, published in The American Journal of Human Genetics, are likely to help doctors recognize the genetic disease, and could someday lead to therapies for the condition.
Giving rookie dads the online info they really need
Expectant and new parents often turn to the internet for parenting prep, but it turns out that dads often don鈥檛 seem to find the information they say they need about pregnancy, parenthood and routes to their own mental health and well-being.
Three historians shortlisted for international Cundill History Prize
Montreal-based historian Christopher Goscha, US-based historian Walter Scheidel and British historian Daniel Beer听are the three contenders for the international Cundill History Prize. 听听
Transformative donation of $16 million establishes new autism research centre at the Montreal Neurological Institute
A new research centre in Montreal will help lift the shroud of mystery surrounding autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and lead to the development of better diagnostic tools and more effective therapies for people with autism.
Pollution linked to nine million deaths each year worldwide, equivalent to 1 in 6 deaths
Prof. Niladri Basu, UU直播, is one of the Commissioners on The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health which was released today.
Nil Basu鈥檚 research, mainly in Africa, is on:
1.听听听听 artisanal and small-scale gold mining (there are approximately 100 million people worldwide practicing mining like this in very unsafe conditions)
Latest gravitational-wave detection opens new era for astronomy
The discovery of a gravitational wave caused by the merger of two neutron stars, reported today by a collaboration of scientists from around the world, opens a new era in astronomy. It marks the first time that scientists have been able to observe a cosmic event with both light waves -- the basis of traditional astronomy -- and gravitational waves, the ripples in space-time predicted a century ago by Albert Einstein鈥檚 general theory of relativity.
New mechanism detected in Alzheimer鈥檚 disease
By Chris Chipello
UU直播 researchers have discovered a cellular mechanism that may contribute to the breakdown of communication between neurons in Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.
Take two: UU直播 duo named CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars
By Meaghan Thurston 听 Landing your first faculty position isn鈥檛 easy, but the work has only just begun. Two UU直播 researchers have been chosen as CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars, a two-year appointment designed to support young investigators in the first five years of their careers.
UU直播 to honour two trailblazing Canadian leaders
UU直播 will confer honorary doctorates upon two remarkable women during the Fall 2017 convocation ceremonies. Heather Munroe-Blum and Heather Reisman will be awarded the University鈥檚 highest honour for their dedication to the advancement of education and literacy.
Predicting when a sound will occur relies on the brain鈥檚 motor system
By Shawn Hayward
Whether it is dancing or just tapping one foot to the beat, we all experience how auditory signals like music can induce movement. Now new research suggests that motor signals in the brain actually sharpen sound perception, and this effect is increased when we move in rhythm with the sound.
Q&A with Doina Precup
DeepMind, the AI company famous for its Go-playing AlphaGo program, is setting up an office in Montreal, making it the latest high-profile company to join the city鈥檚 artificial-intelligence research community. Doina Precup, an Associate Professor in UU直播鈥檚 School of Computer Science, will lead DeepMind鈥檚 office here, while continuing to teach and do research at the University. We spoke with Prof.
