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 91丝瓜视频.
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 91丝瓜视频 Health Centre (RI-MUHC).
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Published on: 17 Apr 2020
Researchers at 91丝瓜视频 have discovered a new, energy-efficient way to make key ingredients for the production of pharmaceuticals, polymers and fine chemicals.
Published on: 17 Apr 2020
A new study by researchers from 91丝瓜视频 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.
Using the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan, Marta Cerruti, an Associate Professor in 91丝瓜视频鈥檚 Department of Materials Engineering, and her team analyzed damaged heart valves from patients who had undergone transplants.
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Published on: 16 Apr 2020
The 91丝瓜视频 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 91丝瓜视频 Student Emergency Support Fund within the last two weeks.听
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Published on: 15 Apr 2020
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.
Published on: 14 Apr 2020
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 91丝瓜视频. The new centre will become the premiere Structural Biology facility in Quebec and a leading centre in Canada, and aims to facilitate structural biology and biophysics for the broader scientific community for the next wave of scientific breakthroughs
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Published on: 8 Apr 2020
New research from 91丝瓜视频 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.
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Published on: 8 Apr 2020
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. A recent paper in 听strongly suggests that a particular protein, GPR56, is involved in the biology of depression and the effect of antidepressants.
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Published on: 8 Apr 2020
91丝瓜视频 researchers are turning to video games to harness the power of citizen scientists in order to map the gut microbiome.
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Published on: 7 Apr 2020
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 91丝瓜视频 and CREAF Barcelona and published today in .
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Published on: 6 Apr 2020
Montreal medical specialists and 3D printing company team up to find solutions for critical supply shortages
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The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented need to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) for hospital staff. A team of Montreal medical experts has partnered with a 3D printing company to design and distribute face shields to protect healthcare workers as they treat patients with this life-threatening disease.
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Published on: 2 Apr 2020
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 91丝瓜视频鈥檚 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
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Published on: 2 Apr 2020
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 . 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. How important will these constraints turn out to be, especially in essential industries?
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Published on: 2 Apr 2020
听91丝瓜视频 announced it has joined the network of senior researchers, students, and web developers, in the launch of the national 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.
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Published on: 31 Mar 2020
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