Block nerve ‘sprouts’ to ease arthritis pain
MCGILL (CAN) — The nervous system may play more of a role in arthritis than previously thought, a finding that suggests reducing levels of nerve-growth factor (NGF) could lead to better pain treatments. Continue…
Friday, June 14, 2013 11:29 - 1 Comment
Science & Technology - Jun 12, 2013 11:42 - 0 Comments
New genes evolve to prevent inbred plants
MCGILL (CAN) — Even though a group of plants lost the complex genes for self-pollen recognition, a few other genes have picked up the slack to prevent inbreeding, researchers report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 10, 2013 12:31 - 0 Comments
How immune cells single out invaders
MCGILL (CAN) — Scientists are trying to understand how immune cells manage to sort through vast numbers of similar-looking proteins within the body to detect foreign invaders and fight infection. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 29, 2013 16:22 - 3 Comments
Astronomers shocked: Neutron star slows down
McGILL U. (CAN) — Neutron stars are known suddenly to begin rotating faster, but researchers say they’ve observed a sudden slowdown in one special kind of neutron star. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 24, 2013 9:45 - 0 Comments
‘Sports car’ galaxy burns gas into stars
MCGILL (CAN) — A newly discovered galaxy turns gas into stars with almost 100 percent efficiency—a rare phase of evolution that is the most extreme ever observed. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 9, 2013 15:14 - 0 Comments
Optical transistors: Why quantum dots could be key
MCGILL U. (CAN) — Researchers have taken an early first step toward developing an optical transistor by showing a new way to control light in the semiconductor nanocrystals known as “quantum dots.” (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 19, 2013 13:39 - 3 Comments
Eyes reveal reading trouble in schizophrenia
MCGILL (CAN) — By examining eye movements, researchers have found that people with schizophrenia read differently and with more difficulty. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 21, 2012 7:24 - 0 Comments
Biodiversity map gets modern update
MCGILL (CAN) — A new map splits the globe into 11 large realms based on evolutionary and geographical information for all known mammals, birds, and amphibians—about 20,000 species. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 10, 2012 15:19 - 0 Comments
Ore shows signs of microbes in early oceans
MCGILL (CAN) — An analysis of sulfide ore from a Canadian mine suggests microbes were active in ocean water 2.7 billion years ago. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 3, 2012 13:20 - 0 Comments
First look as mill slams chemicals together
MCGILL (CAN) — X-rays reveal what happens when scientists use mechanical force—the intense impact of steel balls in rapidly moving jars—to create a chemical reaction. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 21, 2012 14:27 - 0 Comments
How hydrogen ‘traffic jam’ makes metals brittle
MCGILL (CAN) — Hydrogen embrittlement makes ductile metals brittle and more prone to failure, but a new model can accurately predict the problem. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 7, 2012 11:22 - 1 Comment
As electronics shrink, current gets squirrely
MCGILL U. (CAN) — Electrical current may be drastically reduced when wires from two dissimilar metals meet, research shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Oct 17, 2012 6:39 - 0 Comments
Volcano’s scale may hinge on first bubbles
MCGILL (CAN) — Whether a volcano’s eruption will be a big boom or slow fizzle may depend on the first 10 seconds of bubble growth in magma, research suggests. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 15, 2012 6:16 - 0 Comments
For science papers, twice is the charm
MCGILL (CAN) — A bit of early rejection tends to pay off later, according to a new study that examines the fates of research papers initially turned down by scientific journals. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 24, 2012 13:23 - 2 Comments
Combine forces to end hunger, obesity
MCGILL (CAN) — Efforts to end hunger and obesity have failed because while they are caused by a perfect storm of factors acting in concert, attempts to overcome them have been narrowly focused and isolated, a new study says. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 21, 2012 15:44 - 1 Comment
Faulty cell ‘skeleton’ at root of rare epilepsy
MCGILL (CAN) — Scientists have discovered the cause of an inherited form of epilepsy—lack of teamwork among proteins necessary to build brain cell cytoskeletons. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 18, 2012 12:15 - 0 Comments
Billions of new stars blaze in galactic bridge
MCGILL (CAN) — The discovery of a galaxy-packed filament offers astronomers a unique opportunity to explore how galaxies evolve and merge to form superclusters. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 4, 2012 13:23 - 0 Comments
Bug snags mate with antenna hooks
MCGILL/ U. TORONTO (CAN) — To understand the evolution of sex differences, researchers have recreated the development of the barbed antennae male water striders use to catch mates. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 9, 2012 8:40 - 5 Comments
Breast cancer ‘fingerprint’ in blood drop
MCGILL (CAN) — Scientists have come up with a way to accurately measure protein biomarkers to detect breast cancer’s fingerprint in a single drop of blood. (more…)
