Posts Tagged ‘McGill University’
For babies, how much vitamin D is enough?
MCGILL (CAN) — Vitamin D is especially important for babies in the first 12 months of life when bones are growing rapidly, but new research shows more is not necessarily better. Continue…
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 11:18 - 2 Comments
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…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 22, 2013 15:44 - 1 Comment
‘Lazy eye’ improves with Tetris
MCGILL (CAN) — The popular puzzle video game Tetris appears to be a winner when it comes to treating adults with amblyopia, commonly known as “lazy eye.” (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 19, 2013 10:32 - 0 Comments
Stressed moms make baby squirrels grow faster
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — When the woods get crowded, pregnant squirrels improve their offspring’s odds of survival by ramping up hormones that help their babies grow. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 1, 2013 16:25 - 1 Comment
To heal heart, treat depression, too
COLUMBIA U. (US) —Treating people for depression after a heart attack could reduce the risk of death or another attack, new research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 1, 2013 11:53 - 0 Comments
15 minutes of fame may last a lifetime
STONY BROOK (US) — Celebrity status may seem like an unending revolving door, but a new study finds fame isn’t so fleeting after all. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 28, 2013 10:54 - 0 Comments
Music amps immunity and cuts stress
MCGILL (CAN) — Before surgery, listening to music is more effective at reducing anxiety than prescription drugs, report researchers. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 27, 2013 9:22 - 3 Comments
Family dinners boost teens’ mental health
MCGILL (CAN) — Regular family dinners are good for teens, even those who say they can’t talk to their parents easily, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 20, 2013 12:06 - 0 Comments
Enzyme may benefit rare soft-bone disease
MCGILL (CAN) — People with a heritable form of rickets lack an enzyme that allows bones and teeth to harden properly, researchers find. (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…)
Top Stories - Feb 15, 2013 12:50 - 5 Comments
Chronic pain alters how DNA works in brain
MCGILL (CAN) — A new study is the first to link chronic pain to epigenetic changes in the brain. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 7, 2013 7:59 - 0 Comments
Gene tied to cholesterol that harms heart
MCGILL U. (CAN) — Researchers have uncovered a link between a gene and a type of cholesterol that increases the risk of developing the most common form of heart valve disease by more than half. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 25, 2013 13:01 - 0 Comments
Lupus drugs carry no strong cancer threat
MCGILL (CAN) — Taking medication to treat lupus does not significantly increase the risk of lymphoma, according to new research. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 22, 2013 12:52 - 0 Comments
Salmon boom and bust in extra-long cycles
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Scientists have known that salmon runs vary by year and by decade, but new research reveals huge cycles in stocks that last up to 200 years. (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…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 11, 2012 12:20 - 0 Comments
In ALS, gene flaw leads key proteins astray
PURDUE (US) — A biochemist has determined the function of a gene which, when mutated, leads to a genetic variation of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. (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…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 23, 2012 11:18 - 0 Comments
Vitamin D helps body put brakes on cancer
MCGILL (CAN) — Vitamin D appears to slow down the production of a protein that drives cell division and that is active at elevated levels in more than half of all cancers. (more…)
