‘Greater than an encampment’: Why Gaza student protests strike a chord Students say ‘barrier of fear’ has been broken as encampments take over public spaces in defence of Palestinians. Al Jazeera · May 2, 2024
Canadian students hunger-strike for college to divest from Israel-linked firms Several McGill University students have spent more than three weeks demanding school divest $20m from various companies The Guardian - US · Mar 23, 2024
This diet swap can cut your carbon footprint and boost longevity A new study finds swapping half of your typical red meat intake for plant protein, reduces your diet-related carbon footprint by 25% and may also your boost lifespan. WEKU · Mar 3, 2024
Unexpected Climate Connections Advancing good policy for the economy and the environment The Walrus · Feb 26, 2024
The Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank: a goldmine for research on brain diseases Human beings have always been fascinated by the brain. The Conversation · Dec 21, 2023
Study Reveals Global Humans Spend Nine Hours A Day Focused On Themselves Or Others Research from McGill University analyzes how people allocate their time, shedding light on global human behavior. Zenger · Nov 6, 2023
Listening to moving music may reduce pain, study says Researchers in Canada found tracks that produce ‘chills’, such as tingling or goosebumps, were linked with lower pain intensity The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2023
Trevor Burridge obituary Other lives: Historian whose research and publications focused on the Labour party The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2023
Mapping unmarked graves: Why the Mohawk Mothers are fighting McGill University A Québec superior court recently ruled that excavation can continue on certain parts of the site of Montréal’s former Royal Victoria Hospital. The ruling comes after a group of Indigenous women known as the Mohawk Mothers called for an emergency court hearing to halt excavations at the site. The Conversation · Sep 28, 2023
Covid’s effect on mental health not as great as first thought, study suggests Pandemic resulted in ‘minimal’ changes in symptoms, according to review led by McGill University researchers The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2023
Cheaper gene screening makes for DNA data dilemma Cheaper DNA sequencing promises a world of health benefits. But to realise these, careful and sensitive storage of DNA data is vital. 360info · Feb 26, 2023
Social isolation enhances dementia risk factors: Study Social lifestyle determinants, including social isolation, are associated with neurodegeneration risk factors, according to a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Kimia Shafighi of McGill University, Canada, and colleagues. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Feb 25, 2023
Research Reveals Multiple Causes For Concussion Symptoms In Tiny Tots According to McGill University research, different forms of brain injury produced by a concussion may cause identical symptoms in youngsters. Read on for details: Dynamite News · Dec 28, 2022
‘Exceptionally rare’ find proves these dinosaurs were not picky eaters, researchers say An “unusual” fossil revealed that a small, carnivorous dinosaur consumed mammals, demystifying the diet of the long-extinct creature, researchers said. Tribune News Service · Dec 27, 2022
Inverse · Dec 24, 2022 Birds could hold the secret to interstellar flight Interstellar travel is primarily a problem of propulsion and — even more acute — power. Dynamic soaring could solve some of these problems
Al Jazeera · Dec 5, 2022 COP15: Why does the UN biodiversity conference matter? Conference aims to lay out plan to tackle ‘unsustainable rate’ of global biodiversity loss. Here’s all you need to know.
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022 People with disabilities left out of climate planning Over a billion people in the world are living with a disability, according to the World Health Organization
The Walrus · Aug 24, 2022 The Tarnished Legacy of Duncan Campbell Scott How educators are teaching the poetry of the man who oversaw residential schools
WEKU · Aug 18, 2022 There's a bit of good news about monkeypox. Is it because of the vaccine? It's basically the same vaccine used against smallpox. Here's how it works — and whether researchers think it's playing a role in the fact that the current outbreak is starting to slow down.
The Conversation · Jun 13, 2022 Keeping injured voices hush-hush: Why professional singers and actors often don’t seek treatment for vocal illness Professional singers and actors are at higher risks of vocal injury. Performing artists need to master their voices in a sophisticated way to meet the esthetic demands of their work. Most people may not pay much attention to their own voices, but for performing artists, any minor changes in their…
USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 10, 2022 Former Chiefs RG Laurent Duvernay-Tardif to begin medical residency Former #Chiefs G Laurent Duvernay-Tardif will put his NFL career on hold to start his medical residency in Canada. | from @EdEastonJr
The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2022 Disabled people being ‘systematically ignored’ on climate crisis, says study Governments not listening to people with disabilities despite them being at high risk, say researchers
Inverse · May 31, 2022 This fruit makes mice go bananas. Now psychologists have a reason why A study shows that the urine of pregnant or lactating mice has a compound in it that creates a stress response in males, and also that bananas have that same compound.
The Independent UK · May 11, 2022 Anti-inflammatory drugs could increase chronic pain risk, study suggests Normal recovery from a painful injury involves inflammation, which new research indicates may have a protective effect.