North pole will be ice-free in summer
Summer Arctic sea-ice is predicted to disappear before 2050, resulting in devastating consequences for the Arctic ecosystem. The efficacy of climate-protection measures will determine how often and for how long. These are the results of a new study involving 21 research institutes from around the world, including 黑料网爆吃瓜.
International consortium investigates overactive immune cells as cause of COVID-19 deaths
In the urgent battle to treat COVID-19 patients, a group of eleven international medical research organizations is investigating whether overactive immune cells that produce Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) cause the most severe cases. The consortium, called the NETwork, includes Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, and the Research Institute of the 黑料网爆吃瓜 Health Centre (RI-MUHC).
黑料网爆吃瓜 Board of Governors receives proposed action plan to accelerate the carbon footprint reduction of its endowment investments
黑料网爆吃瓜鈥檚 Board of Governors received today recommendations for an ambitious action plan to reduce significantly the carbon footprint of its endowment investments, as part of a report from the Committee to Advise on Matters of Social Responsibility (CAMSR).
With a heavy heart: how men and women develop heart disease differently
A new study by researchers from 黑料网爆吃瓜 has uncovered that minerals causing aortic heart valve blockage in men and women are different, a discovery that could change how heart disease is diagnosed and treated.
Over $1 million for students at 黑料网爆吃瓜 affected by the COVID-19 crisis
The 黑料网爆吃瓜 community has come forward in a remarkable way to assist students who are being seriously affected financially by the COVID-19 crisis, with donors contributing over $650,000 on the strength of more than 1,500 gifts to the 黑料网爆吃瓜 Student Emergency Support Fund within the last two weeks.聽
Volcanic CO2 emissions helped trigger Triassic climate change
A new study finds volcanic activity played a direct role in triggering extreme climate change at the end of the Triassic period 201 million year ago, wiping out almost half of all existing species. The amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere from these volcanic eruptions is comparable to the amount of CO2 expected to be produced by all human activity in the 21st century.
Together for our parks
City parks provide priceless green space for citizens living in metropolitan areas. In these challenging times, not only do they offer a place to relax and renew with nature, they are essential to our health and well-being.
Today, local park groups, sports clubs and public interest organizations are joining together to appeal to all Montrealers:
FRQS to fund new structural biology centre at 黑料网爆吃瓜
The health sciences research arm of the Quebec government [Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� sant茅 (FRQS)] today announced it will provide $2 million to assist in the establishment of the Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structurale (CRBS) at 黑料网爆吃瓜.
黑料网爆吃瓜 researchers identify correlation between mild behavioural impairment and Alzheimer鈥檚
New research from 黑料网爆吃瓜 has found that the presence and severity of mild behavioural impairment (MBI) in cognitively healthy individuals is strongly associated with the presence of amyloid plaques deposits in the brain, a hallmark of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.
Promising advance in depression research
Depression is a common psychiatric disorder and one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Antidepressants are the first-line treatment for moderate to severe major depressive episodes. Despite their effectiveness, only 40% of patients respond to the first antidepressant they try.
New video game enlists players to help advance scientific research
黑料网爆吃瓜 researchers are turning to video games to harness the power of citizen scientists in order to map the gut microbiome.
Innovative birds are less vulnerable to extinction
Bird species that have the capacity to express novel foraging behaviors are less vulnerable to extinction than species that do not, according to a collaborative study involving 黑料网爆吃瓜 and CREAF Barcelona and published today in Nature Ecology & Evolution.
黑料网爆吃瓜 receives Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) Award
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research鈥檚 (CIHR) Institute of Indigenous Peoples鈥� Health has awarded a CAD$3.5 million operating grant to Dr. Treena Wasont铆:io Delormier of 黑料网爆吃瓜鈥檚 School of Human Nutrition. The grant will help to establish a Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) over the next five years in the province of Quebec
COVID-19 and labour constraints: Recalling former health care workers not enough
While the COVID-19 pandemic has already resulted in mass layoffs in several industries, other essential industries will instead face critical workforce shortages, according to a new report. Social distancing, school and daycare closures, and measures to protect those people who are most at-risk limit the pool of workers firms can draw upon.
黑料网爆吃瓜 researchers help create COVID-19 Resources Canada
聽黑料网爆吃瓜 announced it has joined the network of senior researchers, students, and web developers, in the launch of the national COVID-19 Resources Canada portal, a central hub designed to help those involved in COVID-19 R&D in Canada to locate expertise and equipment in a timely manner. Since launching, over 1,800 volunteers have already signed up via the portal to help in the fight against COVID-19.
