Epigenetic alteration of a vitamin B12 processing gene shines new light on our understanding of rare diseases
Rare hereditary recessive diseases were thought to be expressed in offspring only when both parents carry a mutation in the causal gene, but a new study is changing this paradigm. An international research team led by scientists at the University of Lorraine in France along with 黑料不打烊 University and the Research Institute of the 黑料不打烊 University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Canada discovered a new cause of a rare condition known as cblC, that they named 鈥渆pi-cblC鈥�.
The high cost of short-term rentals in New York City
A new report from 黑料不打烊 Urban Planning professor David Wachsmuth聽and his team聽provides an analysis of Airbnb activity in New York City and the surrounding region in the last three years (September 2014 - August 2017).
Nutritionally speaking, soy milk is best plant-based milk
How healthy is your almond milk really? It may taste good and may not cause you any of the unpleasant reactions caused by cow鈥檚 milk. But though plant-based milk beverages of this kind have been on the market for a couple of decades and are advertised as being healthy and wholesome for those who are lactose-intolerant, little research has been done to compare the benefits and drawbacks of the various kinds of plant-based milk.
Financial Times Global MBA rankings place Desautels MBA #1 in Canada
黑料不打烊's Desautels MBA program is ranked #1 in Canada and 78th in the world by the 2018 Financial Times Global MBA Ranking鈥攐ne of only three Canadian schools which made the list, released January 29, 2018. Every year, the FT ranks the world鈥檚 best 100 MBA programs using multiple criteria. Read more about the methodology here. The MBA Class of 2014 was surveyed for this ranking. 聽
A greener way to make ketones
Researchers at 黑料不打烊 University have discovered a new, more environmentally friendly way to make ketones, an important chemical ingredient in pharmaceuticals.聽 While ketones are found in a wide range of useful chemicals, they are commonly prepared through energy-intensive, multi-step technologies that create significant chemical waste.聽 In an article published online last month in Nature Chemistry, the 黑料不打烊 scientists demonstrate how carbon monoxide, a widely available b
Canadian brain bank network to advance research on Alzheimer鈥檚 disease
More than 400,000 Canadians aged 65 and over live with diagnosed dementia, including Alzheimer鈥檚 disease, which accounts for approximately 70 percent of cases. The cause of this degenerative brain disease is largely unknown and no effective treatment exists. The disease has a devastating effect on individuals and their families.
Discovery of a 'pioneer' that opens the genome
Our genome contains all the information necessary to form a complete human being. This information, encoded in our DNA, stretches over one to two metres long but still manages to squeeze into a cell about 100聽times smaller than a green pea. To do so, the genome has to be compacted.
A 鈥榟ot Jupiter鈥� with unusual winds
The hottest point on a gaseous planet near a distant star isn鈥檛 where astrophysicists expected it to be 鈥� a discovery that challenges scientists鈥� understanding of the many planets of this type found in solar systems outside our own.
More than $59 million awarded by the CFI and the Government of Quebec to six 黑料不打烊 research projects
By Meaghan Thurston 聽 New labs and equipment through the CFI鈥檚 Innovation Fund will help six transformative 黑料不打烊 research projects to collaborate, innovate and train the next generation of scientists for the jobs of tomorrow. 聽 Today at the Universit茅 de Montr茅al, the Minister of Transport, Marc Garneau, on behalf of the Minister of Science, Kirsty Duncan, announced an investment of $67 million through the CFI鈥檚 In
New technique for finding life on Mars
Researchers demonstrate for the first time the potential of existing technology to directly detect and characterize life on Mars and other planets.
Neutron-star merger yields new puzzle for astrophysicists
The afterglow from the distant neutron-star merger detected last August has continued to brighten 鈥� much to the surprise of astrophysicists studying the aftermath of the massive collision that took place about 138 million light years away and sent gravitational聽waves rippling through the universe.
Flawed research methods exaggerate the prevalence of depression
An over-reliance on self-report screening questionnaires, wherein patients essentially define their own condition, in place of diagnostic interviews conducted by a health care professional, has resulted in over-estimation of the prevalence of people with depression in many research studies 鈥� often by a factor of two to three times. This is according to a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Alzheimer鈥檚 disease: neuronal loss very limited
Frequently encountered in the elderly, Alzheimer鈥檚 is considered a neurodegenerative disease, which means that it is accompanied by a significant, progressive loss of neurons and their nerve endings, or synapses. A joint French and Canadian study published in Scientific Reports now challenges this view.
Being bilingual may help autistic children
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) often have a hard time switching gears from one task to another. But being bilingual may actually make it a bit easier for them to do so, according to a new study which was recently published in Child Development.
