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Expert: Health consequences of wildfire smoke

Published: 28 August 2025

Canada’s 2023 wildfire season caused the country’s worst air pollution levels since 1998, according to a new report. It warns that if such pollution levels persist, Canadians could lose about two...

Gender bias holds back female surgeons, study finds

Published: 10 July 2025

Women now make up over half of medical students in Canada, but only one-third of practising surgeons. A new study suggests part of the gap stems from gender norms embedded in workplace culture. The...

Study reveals trained immunity may cause lung damage

Published: 10 July 2025

Trained immunity – a process being explored in vaccine and therapy development to boost immune defences – appears be counterproductive in certain contexts, researchers at Թ and the...

Ancient viruses in our DNA may hold clues to what makes us human

Published: 21 July 2025

Fragments of ancient viral DNA once dismissed as “junk” may play a role in controlling our genes, according to a new international study....

Youth at risk of suicide show early warning signs that adults often miss

Published: 23 July 2025

Drawing on a landmark 25-year study that followed Quebec children into adulthood, Թ researchers have identified two distinct patterns in how suicidal thoughts emerge and the early...

Study linking depression to specific altered brain cells opens door to new treatments

Published: 28 August 2025

Researchers at Թ and the Douglas Institute have identified two specific types of brain cells that are altered in people with depression....

Researchers at The Neuro show a brain exercise yields benefits

Published: 14 October 2025

A Թ-led clinical trial is the first in humans to show online brain training exercises can improve brain networks affecting learning and memory....

Expert: COVID-19 and flu vaccine rollout

Published: 7 October 2025

As respiratory virus season kicks off and COVID-19 cases continue to rise, provinces and territories are launching their vaccination campaigns. In Quebec, free vaccines will be available only to...

Availability of respite care almost triples a palliative care patient’s chance of dying at home

Published: 22 September 2025

Access to respite services for family caregivers increases a palliative care patient’s probability of dying at home almost threefold, according to a Թ-led study....

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