Victor Phillip Dahdaleh supports neuroscience research
UU直播 Newsroom
Gift expands scholarship program at UU直播 with $3.5 million gift
Why is there no Labor Party in the United States?
UU直播 Newsroom
UU直播 Sociologist uses historical data to provide a new take on an old question
Antidepressants: rise in off-label prescriptions
UU直播 Newsroom
Antidepressant use in North America has increased over the last 2 decades. A suspected reason for this trend is that primary care physicians are increasingly prescribing antidepressants for nondepressive indications, including unapproved (off-label) indications that have not been evaluated by regulatory agencies.
Your friends have more friends than you do
By Katherine Gombay, UU直播 Newsroom
Research uncovers the inherently hierarchical nature of social media
Converting cells to burn fat, not store it
UU直播 Newsroom
UU直播-led discovery could help fight obesity, metabolic disorders
Researchers have uncovered a new molecular pathway for stimulating the body to burn fat 鈥� a discovery that could help fight obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Rapid eye movement sleep: keystone of memory formation
By Bruno Geoffroy聽
For decades, scientists have fiercely debated whether rapid eye movement (REM) sleep 鈥� the phase where dreams appear 鈥� is directly involved in memory formation.
New global guidelines for stem cell research
UU直播 Newsroom
Guidance addresses key scientific, ethical, social, and policy challenges raised by new technologies and emerging areas of stem cell discovery and application
Brain cells that aid appetite control identified
By Katherine Gombay, UU直播 Newsroom
鈥婦iscovery opens door to development of new drugs to control weight gain and obesity
Exploring the mathematical universe
A team of more than 80 mathematicians from 12 countries is charting the terrain of rich, new mathematical worlds, and sharing their discoveries on the Web. The mathematical universe is filled with both familiar and exotic items, many of which are being made available for the first time. The 鈥淟-functions and Modular Forms Database鈥� abbreviated LMFDB, is an intricate catalog of mathematical objects and the connections between them.
Scientists create a new way to categorize music
A team of scientists from UU直播, the University of Cambridge, and Stanford Graduate School of Business developed a new method of coding and categorizing music. They found that people鈥檚 preference for these musical categories is driven by personality. The researchers say the findings have important implications for industry and health professionals.
Gene mutations shown to cause form of HSP
By Shawn Hayward, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Discovery will aid development of treatments for this debilitating disease
Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (MNI) have identified novel gene mutations that cause hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), a step forward in efforts to treat this debilitating disease.
Podcasts: Innovations in global health care
By the UU直播 Media Relations Office
The Simnovate Podcasts
Newborn screening for cystic fibrosis
UU直播 Health Centre
New study reinforces importance of implementing screening in Quebec
UU直播 joins Global University Leaders Forum
The Principal and Vice-Chancellor of UU直播, Prof. Suzanne Fortier, has been invited to join the Global University Leaders Forum (GULF). This forum acts as an intellectual community within the World Economic Forum to advise its leadership on matters relating to higher education and research, and also serves as a resource for the Forum鈥檚 members and constituents.
Less body fat for toddlers taking vitamin D
By Fergus Grieve,聽UU直播 Newsroom
Supplement given during first year of life critical for muscle-mass development
A healthy intake of vitamin D in the first year of life appears to set children up to have more muscle mass and less body fat as toddlers, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatric Obesity.
