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PDDNet - Organic nanoelectronics a step closer
Although they could revolutionize a wide range of high-tech products such as computer displays or solar cells, organic materials do not have the same ordered chemical composition as inorganic materials, preventing scientists from using them to their full potential.
CBC - I-dosing hits mind, not body: researchers
Scientists say the notion of kids getting high by listening to MP3 files on their computers is more virtual than real. The phenomenon of so-called digital drugs — or i-dosing — has been spreading like wildfire around the internet in recent weeks. Apparently, a set of headphones and a trippy digitally crafted song is all you need to achieve a state of imaginary ecstasy.
canoe.ca - Les signes d'alarme
La sténose du pylore est la plupart du temps détectée très tôt, ce qui évite un état de déshydratation aussi avancé que celui du petit Sidney. "Tous les pédiatres connaissent bien la maladie", dit le Dr Ernest Seidman, pédiatre à l'Hôpital de Montréal pour enfants. "Le pylore, c'est le muscle qui se trouve à la sortie de l'estomac, une sorte de valvule. C'est comme la porte de sortie de l'estomac.
Montreal Gazette - Good thing this guy isn't squeamish
Dr. Momar Ndao is fighting the good fight against diseases you've never heard of and probably won't catch - you hope, because they're nasty. Ndao is laboratory director of the National Reference Centre for Parasitology.
Montreal Gazette - Fig leaves and sunshine can be painful
Chemistry professor Joe Schwarcz: "Now, about this business of Adam and Eve wearing fig leaves for the sake of modesty. Not a very clever choice."
The Globe and Mail - The heated global hunt for polar microbes
As countries such as Norway plunge into the quest for a genetic Holy Grail in the Arctic, Canada is just getting its feet wet in the study of polar microbes, with potentially lucrative use in everything from laundry soap to cancer medicine…
Los Angeles Times - Irritable bowel syndrome associated with brain changes
Irritable bowel syndrome has been a tough disorder to understand. Studies have failed to show any structural problems in the gut that would account for the symptoms of pain, bloating, diarrhea and constipation. However, the disorder is real, affecting as many as 15% of Americans. A new study has found a possible connection between IBS and the brain.
Montreal Gazette - Key to ancient carpet's magic was bugs, plants
Chemistry professor Joe Schwarcz in The Gazette: "There really is a magic carpet, you know. It doesn't fly, but it can let your imagination soar."
Montreal Gazette - These two doctors are unforgettable
In The Gazette, Mike Boone looks at the work of Dr. Nora Kelner and Dr. Lennie Babins at the Jewish General Hospital's Memory Clinic. Launched with McGill in 1991, the clinic is a leading centre for research and treatment of degenerative neurological illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease.
Globe and Mail - Talking Management: Stepping down doesn't have to mean slowing down
Paul Tellier, former CEO of CN and of Bombardier and Dick Evans who just retired recently as the CEO of Rio Tinto Alcan talk to Desautels Faculty of Management's Karl Moore.
Washington Post - Stepping Outside the Corner Office
McGill's Jody Heymann in The Washington Post on the need for a new kind of private sector leadership.
PCWorld - Researchers find privacy flaws in ChatRoulette
Researchers say that users of the popular video-chat site may not be as anonymous or as private as they think. In a paper posted online this week, researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder and McGill University outline three different types of attacks that could be launched against Chatroulette users.
Radio-Canada - Brenda Milner ou l'activité cérébrale renouvelée
Elle est généralement reconnue comme une des fondatrices des neurosciences cognitives, le domaine qui combine le cerveau et le comportement. Pour certains, Brenda Milner est à la neuropsychologie ce qu'était Pasteur à la bactériologie. À près de 92 ans, la chercheuse de l'Institut neurologique de l'Université McGill est surtout une mémoire vivante.
Times of India - Red wine, vitamins don't really boost longevity
Thought taking antioxidants via red wine and vitamins would increase your chances of living longer? Well, not really — a new study casts doubt on the theory that oxidative stress to our tissues shortens lifespan.
La Presse - Le Royal Victoria honore les donneurs
Rosa Shields n'aurait pas manqué l'événement pour tout l'or du monde. "Une greffe, c'est un cadeau inestimable. Ça n'a pas de prix", dit-elle avec un large sourire. Depuis 16 ans, elle vit grâce à une greffe du rein et du foie. Et elle participera pour la cinquième fois cette année aux Jeux canadiens des greffés, notamment dans les épreuves de marche. "J'ai été sous dialyse durant deux ans et...