/epi-biostat-occh/taxonomy/term/4/all en /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/doom-spiral-risk-public-transit-post-pandemic-era-357710 <p>A new study from 91ÉçÇø warns that cutting public transit service could lead to a "doom spiral" resulting in a collapse of the system.</p> <p>The researchers describe a vicious circle in which service cuts brought on by budget deficits drive transit users away; this drop in ridership triggers additional service cuts, which lead to further declines in usage.</p> Thu, 13 Jun 2024 16:06:14 +0000 admin 5293422 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/listening-voices-those-most-affected-climate-change-357990 <p>Researchers at 91ÉçÇø recently supported the hosting of a major international conference on climate change to create space for the under-represented voices – and knowledge – of those most affected.  </p> <p>The global conversation on climate has been dominated by Western scientists. While international meetings such as those in the COP series are important venues for the exchange of knowledge that can be put into action, greater equity is essential, the researchers believe. </p> Mon, 22 Jul 2024 14:08:03 +0000 admin 5293402 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/new-insights-could-help-prevent-psychosis-relapses-youth-and-young-adults-359497 <p>New findings from 91ÉçÇø researchers could help clinicians understand the course of delusions in youth and young adults that signal the need for a timely intervention to prevent a full relapse of psychosis.</p> <p>Delusions — strong beliefs that don't align with commonly accepted reality— are a defining symptom of psychosis but are not sufficiently understood.</p> Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:03:40 +0000 admin 5293377 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/brains-balancing-system-358549 <p>A finding by a 91ÉçÇø-led team of neuroscientists could open doors to new treatments for a range of psychiatric and neurological disorders attributed to dysfunctions in specific dopamine pathways.<br /> <br /></p> Tue, 27 Aug 2024 13:09:31 +0000 admin 5293385 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/dream-discovery-melatonins-key-role-rem-sleep-revealed-358233 <p>A significant breakthrough in the understanding of sleep mechanism opens new promise for treating sleep disorders and associated neuropsychiatric conditions: Scientists have pinpointed the melatonin receptor MT1 as a crucial regulator of REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep.</p> Wed, 07 Aug 2024 13:19:28 +0000 admin 5293392 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/teens-behavioural-problems-particularly-girls-more-likely-sext-study-357759 <p>It’s important that programs promoting safer sexting behaviours consider the specific needs of adolescents with behavioural problems, a <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0747563224000190">new study</a> by 91ÉçÇø researchers suggests.</p> <p>Adolescents with behavioural problems engage in elevated levels of sexting compared with their peers without such problems. While this is the case both for male and female teens, the researchers found, the link was stronger for the young women.</p> Wed, 19 Jun 2024 13:09:16 +0000 admin 5293420 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/six-athletes-among-plethora-mcgillians-headed-paris-olympic-games-358027 <p><em><strong>By Earl Zukerman, Sports Information Officer, 91ÉçÇø Athletics and Recreation</strong></em></p> Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:11:06 +0000 admin 5293400 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/six-students-mcgill-university-receive-canadas-largest-science-technology-engineering-and-math-stem-359569 <p>Six students have been named 91ÉçÇø’s recipients of Schulich Leader Scholarships, the most generous student award for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) studies in Canada.</p> <p>91ÉçÇø alumnus Seymour Schulich, BSc’61, MBA’65, DLitt’04, established the Schulich Leader Scholarships for entrepreneurial-minded students who excel academically and display leadership, charisma and creativity.</p> Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:15:51 +0000 admin 5293376 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/treatment-anorexia-nervosa-357901 <p>A 91ÉçÇø-led research team working in collaboration with a French team (CNRS, INSERM and Sorbonne university) believes it has identified both the neurological mechanism underlying anorexia nervosa as well as a possible cure.</p> Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:31:58 +0000 admin 5293408 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/how-climate-change-affecting-where-species-live-357786 <p>As the climate warms, many species are on the move, raising new challenges for policy-makers around the world. Shifts in the ranges of mosquitoes and disease-bearing ticks and bats are introducing illnesses such as malaria and Lyme disease into regions where health-care systems are unprepared. Movements of commercially important fish from one jurisdiction to another are shifting job opportunities and causing trade disputes.</p> Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:44:19 +0000 admin 5293413 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/exciting-advance-stem-cell-therapy-358315 <p>A new technique developed by 91ÉçÇø researchers for mechanically manipulating stem cells could lead to new stem cell treatments, which have yet to fulfill their therapeutic potential.</p> <p>Stem cell therapy has been heralded as a new way to treat many diseases, ranging from multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s and glaucoma to Type 1 diabetes. The anticipated advances have yet to materialize in part because it has proved much more difficult than originally thought to control the types of cells that develop from stem cells.</p> Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:06:25 +0000 admin 5293389 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/mcgill-university-announces-new-tuition-initiative-indigenous-students-357770 <p>Beginning in the Fall of 2024, 91ÉçÇø will cover tuition and mandatory fees for Indigenous students who are members of local/proximate First Nation communities as well as Indigenous students learning within programs delivered through Indigenous partnership agreements within the School of Social Work, the School of Continuing Studies and the Office of First Nations and Inuit Education.</p> Thu, 20 Jun 2024 16:43:28 +0000 admin 5293418 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/research-finds-sex-based-differences-how-brains-handle-threats-359570 <p>A new study has uncovered significant differences in how male and female mice process threats, even as they exhibit similar behavioural responses.</p> <p>The discovery suggests that including both male and female subjects in neuroscience research will lead to more accurate conclusions and ultimately better health outcomes.</p> <p>Understanding the influence of sex on brain function can help explain why males and females develop certain psychiatric disorders at different rates or with different symptoms, the researchers said.</p> Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:47:06 +0000 admin 5293374 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/systemic-sclerosis-rise-quebec-especially-children-study-finds-357927 <p>The number of new cases of systemic sclerosis (SSc) is on the rise in Quebec, particularly among children, a new study has found.</p> <p>The findings, published <i>in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas</i>, should serve as a call to action for health-care providers, policy-makers and researchers, suggests Elena Netchiporouk, corresponding author and Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at 91ÉçÇø.</p> Wed, 10 Jul 2024 19:51:51 +0000 admin 5293406 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/microbes-orbit-understanding-spaceflights-impact-gut-health-359028 <p>Scientists have uncovered how space travel profoundly alters the gut microbiome, yielding insights that could shape future space missions. </p> <p>The groundbreaking study, led by a 91ÉçÇø researcher in collaboration with University College Dublin (UCD), NASA’s GeneLab and an international consortium, offers the most detailed profile to date of how space travel affects gut microbes. </p> Thu, 29 Aug 2024 15:45:37 +0000 admin 5293383 at /epi-biostat-occh