/newsroom/taxonomy/term/1893/all en /newsroom/jaswinder-singh Tue, 22 Dec 2020 21:41:22 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 254261 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/what-makes-certain-groups-more-vulnerable-covid-19-326681 <p>What makes the elderly and people with underlying conditions more vulnerable to COVID-19? According to a new <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2020.11.016">study</a> led by 黑料不打烊 University researchers, clues can be found in the proteins involved in initiating infection, as the virus binds to host cells of different animals. Greater cellular oxidation with aging and sickness may explain why seniors and people with chronic illness get infected more often and more severely.</p> Thu, 03 Dec 2020 02:59:17 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 251893 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/crafting-better-beer-268834 <p>Canada鈥檚 extensive malting and brewing industry could get a further boost from new insight into the science of malting.</p> Wed, 05 Jul 2017 17:48:18 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 32038 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-discovery-should-save-wheat-farmers-millions-231037 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 23:21:34 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 19228 at /newsroom