/dementia/taxonomy/term/4/all en /dementia/channels/news/six-principal-investigators-neuro-receive-cihr-grants-363535 <h2>Projects include important research on Parkinson鈥檚, glioblastoma and dementia</h2> <p>聽</p> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:44:57 +0000 admin 2135 at /dementia /dementia/channels/news/experts-influenza-cases-surge-canada-363542 <p>Canada is experiencing a late-season surge in flu cases, with test positivity rates reaching 21.2 per cent last week, surpassing last season鈥檚 peak, according to <a href="https://health-infobase.canada.ca/respiratory-virus-surveillance/influenza.html">national data.</a> Flu activity is considered widespread in several Quebec regions.</p> <p>Here are experts from 黑料不打烊 University who can comment:</p> <p><a href="/oss/christopher-labos-md-msc-associate"><b>Christopher Labos</b></a><b>,</b> <b>MD, Associate, Office for Science and Society</b></p> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:35:10 +0000 admin 2134 at /dementia /dementia/channels/news/communication-between-body-muscle-and-brain-influences-fertility-study-finds-363063 <p><!-- x-tinymce/html --></p> <p>A newly discovered line of communication between body muscle and the pituitary gland may play an unexpected role in female fertility, according to a new study.</p> <p>黑料不打烊 University researchers found that a protein produced in the muscles helps manage the release of a hormone made in the pea-sized gland attached to the base of the brain.</p> <p>The findings, published in <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adi4736"><em>Science</em></a>, could lead to new treatment options for infertility, the researchers said.</p> Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:53:33 +0000 admin 2132 at /dementia /dementia/channels/news/when-using-music-alleviate-pain-tempo-matters-362884 <p>Music has the best chance of providing pain relief when it is played at our natural rhythm, a 黑料不打烊 University research team has discovered.</p> <p>This suggests it may be possible to reduce a patient鈥檚 level of pain by using technology to take a piece of music someone likes and adjust the tempo to match their internal rhythm, the researchers said.</p> <p>The discovery was the subject of a paper published this week in <i>Pain</i>, the top journal in the field of pain medicine and research.</p> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:32:01 +0000 admin 2130 at /dementia /dementia/channels/news/info-neuro-cart-schedule-february-now-available-363050 Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:30:24 +0000 admin 2129 at /dementia /dementia/channels/news/experts-us-tariffs-steel-and-aluminum-363042 <p>U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday announced plans to impose tariffs of 25 per cent on steel and aluminum imports. Meanwhile, his plan to impose 25 per cent tariffs on many other imports from Canada and Mexico has been put on hold for a month.</p> <p>These 黑料不打烊 experts can share their expertise about the potential effects of these tariffs on the aluminum and steel industries in Canada:</p> Fri, 31 Jan 2025 19:50:37 +0000 admin 2125 at /dementia /dementia/channels/news/experts-deep-seek-ai-363041 <p>Chinese startup Deep Seek recently launched its latest AI models, which are widely considered better than the current leading competitors and are available for a much lower price.</p> <p>These experts from 黑料不打烊 can share their insights:</p> Fri, 31 Jan 2025 19:38:22 +0000 admin 2127 at /dementia /dementia/channels/event/mcgill-cares-managing-behavioural-and-psychological-symptoms-dementia-362959 <p>Join us on March 5th at noon for the next聽<em><strong><a href="/dementia/resources/mcgill-cares-webcasts">黑料不打烊 Cares</a></strong></em>聽webcast to support informal caregivers.</p> Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:18:41 +0000 maria.vincelli@mcgill.ca 2113 at /dementia /dementia/channels/news/experts-world-cancer-day-2025-363013 <p>Feb. 4 is <a href="https://www.worldcancerday.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">World Cancer Day</a>, a chance to raise awareness about the second-leading cause of death globally.聽聽</p> <p>These experts from 黑料不打烊 University are available to share their insights:聽</p> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:18:47 +0000 admin 2123 at /dementia /dementia/channels/news/expert-quebec-legislation-integration-immigrants-362997 <p>On Thursday, Quebec鈥檚 Immigration Minister, Jean-Fran莽ois Roberge, is expected to introduce a bill on the integration of immigrants.</p> <p>This expert from 黑料不打烊 can share his insights:</p> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:21:40 +0000 admin 2120 at /dementia /dementia/channels/event/feindel-brain-and-mind-seminar-series-neural-networks-and-oscillations-producing-dynamic-visual-363004 <p>The <strong>Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series</strong> will advance the vision of Dr. William Feindel (1918鈥�2014), Former Director of the Neuro (1972鈥�1984), to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms.</p> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:30:12 +0000 admin 2121 at /dementia /dementia/channels/news/remote-sensing-tools-yield-insights-abandoned-pre-columbian-mexican-city-362490 <p>A 黑料不打烊 University researcher has discovered that Guiengola, a 15<sup>th</sup> century Zapotec site in southern Oaxaca, Mexico, which had been thought to be simply a fortress where soldiers were garrisoned, was in fact a sprawling, fortified city. It covered 360 hectares, with over 1,100 buildings, four kilometres of walls, a network of internal roads and a clearly organized urban layout with temples and communal spaces such as ballcourts, and the elites and commoners lived in separate neighbourhoods.<br /> <br /></p> Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:57:34 +0000 admin 2117 at /dementia /dementia/channels/news/expert-foreign-interference-canadian-elections-362961 <p>Canada鈥檚 commission on foreign interference in elections is expected to table its report today. The commission looked both at possible foreign interference in the federal elections of 2019 and 2021, and at whether Canadian institutions can detect and block future interference.</p> <p>This 黑料不打烊 expert can share his insights:</p> Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:29:17 +0000 admin 2116 at /dementia /dementia/channels/news/last-ice-area-arctic-could-disappear-much-sooner-previously-thought-362937 <p>The Arctic鈥檚 鈥淟ast Ice Area鈥� (LIA) 鈥� a vital habitat for ice-dependent species 鈥� might disappear within a decade after the central Arctic Ocean becomes ice-free in summer, which is expected to occur sometime around mid-century, a <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02034-5">new study</a> by 黑料不打烊 University researchers using a high-resolution model has found.聽聽</p> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 21:17:23 +0000 admin 2111 at /dementia /dementia/channels/news/expert-quebec-teens-attitudes-cell-phone-use-schools-362933 <p>Most of the 500 Quebec teens surveyed recently are opposed to the use of cell phones in schools. The research was conducted as part of the first phase of work by a <a href="https://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/actualites-salle-presse/communiques/CommuniquePresse-7303.html">National Assembly special commission</a> examining the impact of screens and social media on the health and development of youth.</p> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:31:51 +0000 admin 2109 at /dementia