Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2011 13:41 - 0 Comments

Job loss raises risk of early death

MCGILL (CAN) / STONY BROOK (US) — Facing unemployment early in a career increases the chances of dying prematurely by as much as 63 percent. While the risk is true for both sexes, men most particularly are affected. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Mar 29, 2011 12:02 - 0 Comments

Deep-sea volcanoes air volatile side

MCGILL (CAN) — Deep-sea volcanoes do more than gush magma flow—in some cases high concentrations of CO2 cause massive underwater explosions. (more…)

Science & Technology - Mar 18, 2011 16:05 - 0 Comments

Bilingual neurons “speak” in sync

MCGILL (CAN) (US) — Single neurons are able to communicate in more than one “language” at a time to exchange information, a finding that may lead to better understanding of brain function and neural disease. (more…)

Science & Technology - Mar 15, 2011 14:36 - 15 Comments

Timing key to music’s emotional hold

MCGILL (CAN) — How one piano performance makes the listener swell with feeling, while another makes him look around for the nearest exit, all comes down to the physics of the instrument. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 9, 2011 11:52 - 1 Comment

Why do drug trials boom and bust?

CARNEGIE MELLON (US)/MCGILL (CAN) — The up and down success of drug trials may be due to a kind of myopia in which overly optimistic predictions result from narrowly focusing on a new drug’s performance in pre-clinical studies. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Mar 4, 2011 16:53 - 5 Comments

Climate change’s biggest losers

MCGILL U. (CAN) — Climate change in 50 years is expected to have the greatest impact on populations least responsible for causing the problem. (more…)

PhD effect: Low blood pressure for years

BROWN (US) — Years in graduate school may be good for both mind and body. A new study suggests advanced education is linked to lower blood pressure, particularly for women. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Mar 1, 2011 13:23 - 0 Comments

Moss crucial for forest circle of life

MCGILL (CAN) — An environmental trifecta of old-growth trees, the moss that grows on them, and the nutrients contributed by cyanobacteria, work together to ensure a forest’s long-term survival. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Feb 7, 2011 18:43 - 0 Comments

Global map of phosphorus hot spots

MCGILL U. (US) — A detailed global map reveals imbalances in the way that phosphorus, an essential plant nutrient, is being used around the world. (more…)

Society & Culture - Dec 23, 2010 13:28 - 0 Comments

‘You’ and Bieber top Tweet wishlists

MCGILL U. (CAN) — “You” is, hands down, the No. 1 thing people want for Christmas according to Xmas Tweets, a website that extracts and prioritizes the most up-to-date holiday wishes posted on the social-networking site Twitter. (more…)

Science & Technology - Nov 29, 2010 13:50 - 7 Comments

Later, Farmville! A new game’s in town

MCGILL (CAN) — A new online game that launched today allows players to contribute in a significant way to genetic research. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 9, 2010 14:20 - 1 Comment

For a few, no HIV drugs needed

UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A small number of people with HIV have the ability to control the infection without therapy by priming their immune system to target the virus. (more…)

Science & Technology - Oct 28, 2010 11:14 - 0 Comments

Genome project releases variation map

MCGILL (CAN) — An international team has published in the journal Nature the most comprehensive map of genetic differences between individuals, called variations. (more…)

Science & Technology - Oct 12, 2010 11:37 - 1 Comment

On the hunt for ‘exotic’ matter

MCGILL U. (CAN) — Researchers used Einstein’s famous E=mc2 equation and the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland to recreate a miniature version of the event at the origins of the universe. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 28, 2010 12:55 - 0 Comments

Energy transport on the extreme nanoscale

MCGILL (CAN) — Conductive polymers hold promise to revolutionize a wide range of products including television displays, solar cells, and biomedical sensors. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 13, 2010 15:23 - 0 Comments

How do cells know what to recycle?

MCGILL (CAN)—Scientists have discovered how a cell identifies the first amino acid that determines the lifetime of a protein. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 2, 2010 15:09 - 0 Comments

What’s the sound of yellow ochre?

MCGILL (CAN)—Chemists have discovered that a technique known as photoacoustic infrared spectroscopy could help identify the composition of pigments used in artwork that is decades or even centuries old. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 25, 2010 14:48 - 1 Comment

Are atom-scale devices on the horizon?

MCGILL (CAN)—Researchers have discovered how to control the piezoelectric effect in nanoscale semiconductors called “quantum dots,” enabling the development of incredibly tiny new products. (more…)

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