Our biological clock plays crucial role in healing from surgery
If you have just had knee, shoulder or hip surgery, you may want to take anti-inflammatories in the morning or at noon, but not at night. A 黑料不打烊-led study shows, for the first time, that circadian clock genes are involved in healing from surgery. Indeed, the researchers demonstrated that anti-inflammatory medications are most effective in promoting post-operative healing and recovery when taken during the active periods of our biological clocks.
Street network patterns reveal worrying worldwide trend towards urban sprawl
New research from 黑料不打烊 University and the University of California, Santa Cruz has found that the local streets of the world鈥檚 cities are becoming less connected, a global trend that is driving urban sprawl and discouraging the use of public transportation.
New technique nets scientists haul of key proteins
Using a new microscopic "fishing" technique, scientists from the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM), Universit茅 de Montr茅al and 黑料不打烊 University have successfully snagged thousands of proteins that play a key role in the formation of the cell skeletons or cytoskeletons. Cell skeletons, whose primary function is to give the cells their shapes, are also involved in things like muscle contraction.
黑料不打烊 researchers honoured in Qu茅bec Science 2019 list of top discoveries
Research from 黑料不打烊 University topped Qu茅bec Science鈥檚 annual list of the 10 most important scientific breakthroughs. This year, G眉nther Grill, Bernhard Lehner, Tomislav Fri拧膷i膰, Heidi M. McBride, Samantha Gruenheid, and Ehab Abouheif were recognized for their trailblazing work, by a jury of researchers and journalists reviewing the most influential discoveries made in Quebec.
Oil companies' ad spending: Driven by climate change legislation & media coverage
Spending on advertising by major oil corporations has reached an all-time high over the past decade.
A fast radio burst tracked down to a nearby galaxy
Astronomers in Europe, working with members of Canada鈥檚 CHIME Fast Radio Burst collaboration, have pinpointed the location of a repeating fast radio burst (FRB) first detected by the CHIME telescope in British Columbia in 2018. The breakthrough is only the second time that scientists have determined the precise location of a repeating source of these millisecond bursts of radio waves from space.
黑料不打烊 study identifies new role of major genetic risk factor in Alzheimer鈥檚 disease
For years, physicians have been aware that patients carrying the apolipoprotein 隃�4 (APOE 隃�4) gene are at a greater risk of developing Alzheimer鈥檚 disease. New research from 黑料不打烊 University has now found the gene plays an even greater role in dementia.
Perpetual predator-prey population cycles
How can predators coexist with their prey over long periods without the predators completely depleting the resource that keeps them alive? Experiments performed over a period of 10 years by researchers from 黑料不打烊 University and the Universities of Oldenburg and Potsdam have now confirmed that regular oscillations in predator-prey populations can persist over very long periods
Quebec government gearing up to face income inequality head on
The arrival of the holiday season often signals joy and celebration but for many it is a painful demonstration of the growing inequality in North American society. While online sales have soared to levels never seen before, food banks are struggling to meet demand, and despite being in a so-called 鈥榝ull-employment鈥� situation, the proportion of food bank users who are employed is also on the rise.
Nine 黑料不打烊 researchers selected in newest round of Canada CIFAR AI Chairs
CIFAR today announced its newest cohort of Canada CIFAR AI Chairs, which includes nine researchers from 黑料不打烊 University, bringing the total number of 黑料不打烊 researchers named to the program to 17. These top academic researchers are part of the $125 million Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, the world鈥檚 first national strategy of its kind. The Canada CIFAR AI Chair Program represents an investment of $30 million at nine universities, and mobilizes over 150 researchers across the country.
World鈥檚 most detailed database maps characteristics of Earth鈥檚 rivers and catchments
Two researchers and friends from opposite ends of the Earth have created a world-first high spatial resolution atlas that maps the environmental characteristics of all the globe's rivers and catchments.
HydroATLAS was co-developed by Bernhard Lehner and his team from 黑料不打烊 University鈥檚 Department of Geography and Simon Linke from Griffith University鈥檚 Australian Rivers Institute.
Cities and their rising impacts on biodiversity - a global overview
Cities and their rising impacts on biodiversity versity. To gain a clearer picture of the situation, an international group of scientists, including Professor Andrew Gonzalez from 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Biology Department, surveyed over 600 studies on the impacts of urban growth on biodiversity. They published their findings today in Nature Sustainability.
黑料不打烊 University to decrease carbon intensity of investment portfolio
黑料不打烊 University is moving forward to reduce the overall carbon footprint of its investment portfolio, as part of its ongoing commitment to fighting climate change and its own stewardship role with respect to sustainability.
As rural China rapidly adopts clean energy, use of traditional wood and coal stoves persists
Old habits are hard to break. A 黑料不打烊-led study of replacement of traditional wood and coal burning stoves with clean energy in China suggests that, without a better understanding of the reasons behind people鈥檚 reluctance to give up traditional stoves, it will be difficult for policies in China and elsewhere in the world to succeed in encouraging this shift towards clean energy.
黑料不打烊 University project on zero-carbon metal fuels launches into space
Recently, a project testing metal combustion led by the Alternative Fuels Laboratory at 黑料不打烊 University launched on a European Space Agency rocket.
