From backyard pool chemical to nanomaterial
By Chris Chipello, UU直播 Newsroom
Could a cheap molecule used to disinfect swimming pools provide the key to creating a new form of DNA nanomaterials?
Building living, breathing supercomputers
By Katherine Gombay, UU直播 Newsroom
The substance that provides energy to all the cells in our bodies, Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), may also be able to power the next generation of supercomputers.
What makes the brain tick so fast?
By Chris Chipello, UU直播 Newsroom
Surprisingly complex interactions between neurotransmitter receptors and other key proteins help explain the brain鈥檚 ability to process information with lightning speed, according to a new study.
Diabetes drug found not to cause pancreatic cancer
By聽Tod Hoffman,聽Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research
The use of incretin-based drugs is not associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
The brain gives up more secrets
By聽Julie Robert, UU直播 Health Centre
A research team, led by the Research Institute of the UU直播 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Montreal, has broken new ground in our understanding of the complex functioning of the brain.
UU直播 alumnus Victor Goldbloom dies at 92
By Cynthia Lee, UU直播 Newsroom
A distinguished UU直播 alumnus, Victor Goldbloom, died Monday night at age 92.
A pediatrician by academic training, Goldbloom graduated from UU直播 with a BSc in 1944, an MD in 1945 and a DipEd in 1950. In 1992, UU直播 presented him with an honorary degree in recognition of his many years of service to Montreal, Quebec and Canadian society.
Astrophysicist Vicky Kaspi wins top Cdn science prize
By Chris Chipello,聽UU直播 Newsroom
UU直播 researchers Elena Bennett and Yasser Gidi also honoured by NSERC
Vulnerability to depression鈥塴inked to noradrenaline
By聽Bruno Geoffroy,聽Centre int茅gr茅 universitaire de sant茅 et de services sociaux de l鈥橭uest-de-l鈥櫭巐e-de-Montr茅al
First-ever connection between noradrenergic neurons and vulnerability to depression
Same gene can encode proteins with divergent functions
By Cynthia Lee,聽UU直播 Newsroom
It鈥檚 not unusual for siblings to seem more dissimilar than similar: one becoming a florist, for example, another becoming a flutist, and another becoming a physicist.
UU直播 launches Masters of Management in Finance
By聽Leilani Ku,聽Desautels Faculty of Management at UU直播
UU直播鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management is launching a new twelve-month Masters of Management in Finance (MMF).
Common gene variant influences food choices
By Katherine Gombay,聽UU直播 Newsroom
If you鈥檙e fat, can you blame it on your genes? The answer is a qualified yes. Maybe. Under certain circumstances. Researchers are moving towards a better understanding of some of the roots of obesity.
25 Canada Research Chairs for UU直播
Twenty-five outstanding UU直播 researchers are being awarded Canada Research Chairs (CRC), as announced today by the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, at the University of British Columbia.
Find a partner who marches to the beat of your own drum
By Cynthia Lee
Newsroom
Everyone marches to the beat of their own drum: From walking to talking to producing music, different people鈥檚 movements occur at different speeds.
Suicide: victimized teens more at risk
A new聽study聽published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP)聽by the team of Dr聽Marie-Claude Geoffroy, researcher at the CIUSSS de l'Ouest-de-l'脦le-de-Montr茅al (Douglas mental health university institute,聽UU直播
Location may be key to effectively controlling pain
By Cynthia Lee
Newsroom
