Expert: The potential impact of wildfire smoke and heat on people’s immune systems

Published: 15 May 2025

As wildfires and heatwaves become more frequent in Canada, a McGill University researcher is investigating whether they play a role in triggering autoimmune diseases like lupus.

Citizen science project aims to map biodiversity across Canada

Published: 30 May 2025

A nationwide initiative is inviting Canadians to help map the country’s biodiversity, one photo at a time. From June 1 to Oct.1, Blitz the Gap is mobilizing citizen scientists, researchers and...

How disrupted daily rhythms can affect adolescent brain development

Published: 17 June 2025

A new McGill University-led study suggests that disrupting the body’s internal clock during adolescence can alter how the brain responds to an in-utero risk factor linked to certain brain disorders...

New study reveals promising strategy to retrain neutrophils to target breast cancer 

Published: 14 July 2025

A ground-breaking study conducted by researchers from McGill University, the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (LDI) at the Jewish General Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and MIT...

Antibiotics from human use are contaminating rivers worldwide, study shows

Published: 9 May 2025

Millions of kilometres of rivers around the world are carrying antibiotic pollution at levels high enough to promote drug resistance and harm aquatic life, a McGill University-led study warns....

Experts: Unemployment among young Canadians 

Published: 16 June 2025

According to data from Statistics Canada for the first quarter of 2025, the unemployment rate in Canada among those between the ages of 15 and 24 is the highest it has been since the mid-1990s....

Expert: Flooding

Published: 9 July 2025

As extreme weather events become more frequent, flooding poses a growing risk in many parts of Canada. ...

Biological markers for teen depression

Published: 22 May 2025

Using a novel lab method they developed, McGill University researchers have identified nine molecules in the blood that were elevated in teens diagnosed with depression. These molecules also...

Expert: Preventing measles in pregnancy 

Published: 10 June 2025

As measles cases surge in Canada, six babies have been born with congenital measles to unvaccinated mothers in Ontario since last fall. The MMR vaccine isn’t safe during pregnancy, so doctors urge...

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