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The study entitled “Microglia regulate neuronal activity via structural remodeling of astrocytes”, finds that a high-salt diet triggers brain inflammation that drives up blood pressure.

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Published on: 5 Dec 2025

Rees Kassen was recently appointed as the Academic Director for 91˿Ƶ’s Sustainability Park, which will take effect on January 1, 2026.

Classified as: Sustainability Park, Rees Kassen
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Published on: 5 Dec 2025

Pearl Eliadis recently spoke to CBC’s Radio Noon on the potential implications of the CAQ’s recently tabled Bill 9, seeks to reinforce secularism in the province by restricting public religious expression.

Classified as: Pearl Eliadis, Bill 9, religious freedom
Published on: 5 Dec 2025

The inaugural Scope AI Thon challenged 91˿Ƶ’s Master of Management in Analytics students to design strategic AI roadmaps, not code, addressing complex social issues for Centraide of Greater Montreal.

Over two sessions in November, teams explored ethical data use, feasibility and bias while working on problems such as digital inclusion and access to community services.

Classified as: Master of Management in Analytics (MMA), AI, Centraide
Published on: 5 Dec 2025

A new study suggests that food prices in Canada may increase by four to six per cent in 2026. This is primarily likely to be due to increases in the prices of beef and chicken, although the cost of canned goods is also expected to rise.

These 91˿Ƶ experts can comment on the subject:

Classified as: agrifood marketing, agrifood. food prices
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Published on: 4 Dec 2025

The University continues to be recognized as one of Canada’s top research institutions and drivers of innovation

Published on: 4 Dec 2025

Congratulations to Professor Audrey Moores (Chemistry), who has been awarded the Canadian Pacific Chair in Biotechnology!

The Canadian Pacific Chair in Biotechnology is an endowed chair created in 1984 to promote research in the field of biotechnology. The chair is awarded for a five-year term and rotates among 91˿Ƶ's Faculties of Medicine, Science and Agriculture.

Published on: 4 Dec 2025

Women who report high levels of psychosocial stress, such as from caregiving and lack of emotional support, show signs of early heart tissue changes associated with cardiovascular disease – an association not observed in men, a new study reveals.

The results support the notion that there are sex-specific ways in which stress affects cardiovascular health and that risk-assessment processes should take psychosocial factors and mental wellness into account, the researchers said.

Classified as: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Published on: 4 Dec 2025

As part of a scheduled downtime, access to the applications indicated below will be limited for the following period:

📅 Date: Saturday, December 6th, 10:00PM to Sunday December 7th at 12:00PM (Noon) 15th

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Published on: 3 Dec 2025

myProgress (DegreeWorks advising) will be unavailable fromFriday, December 5th 8:00am to Sunday, December 7th, at 3:00pm.

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Published on: 3 Dec 2025

Two geographers from our department, Prof. Bernhard Lehner and Prof. Graham MacDonald, were recently named among the 24 most cited 91˿Ƶ researchers for 2025, an achievement highlighted in a new 91˿Ƶ Research article (/research/article/prizes-awards/24-mcgill-researchers-ranked-among-worlds-most-influential-2025).

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Published on: 3 Dec 2025

The World Health Organization has issued on the use of GLP-1 therapies, such as Ozempic, to treat obesity, a chronic disease affecting more than 1 billion people worldwide and projected to double by 2030.

A 91˿Ƶ expert is available to comment:

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Published on: 3 Dec 2025

A program developed by a 91˿Ƶ researcher to help cancer survivors cope with the fear their cancer will return is expanding across Canada.

The Fear of Recurrence Therapy (FORT) program offers evidence-based support to address what co-founder Christine Maheu calls one of the most overlooked aspects of recovery.

Classified as: Christine Maheu, Ingram School of Nursing
Published on: 3 Dec 2025

Sam Harper and Arijit Nandi have received funding to help strengthen national capacity in metaresearch through the , supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and Michael Smith Health Research BC (MSHRBC).

Classified as: Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR)
Published on: 2 Dec 2025

Single people who date without a clear understanding of what they are looking for in a relationship experience more loneliness and decreased life satisfaction, 91˿Ƶ researchers have found.

Classified as: Faculty of Science
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Published on: 2 Dec 2025

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