Several schizophrenia symptoms linked to a single brain signal

Published: 22 October 2026

A single brain signal may help explain a range of seemingly unrelated schizophrenia symptoms, a new study has found....

Study finds air quality warnings had only a modest impact on Montrealers’ movements

Published: 21 October 2026

When Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) urged Montrealers to limit outdoor activity during Canada’s worst wildfire smoke episodes, the city’s travel patterns shifted – but far less than...

Discovery could help predict which early breast cancers will spread

Published: 20 October 2026

Immune cells that normally protect the body from infection can also drive the progression of some early breast cancers, McGill University researchers have found....

The gas around Milky Way's central black hole is rich in metals, study finds

Published: 19 October 2026

The gas orbiting Sagittarius A (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy, is rich in metals, researchers at McGill University’s Trottier Space Institute have found...

What makes us human? A first atlas of functional DNA changes offers new clues

Published: 15 October 2026

A new genetic atlas is helping scientists trace the DNA changes that transformed a shared primate ancestor into modern humans....

Upgraded trail and new observation pier now open to the public at the Gault Nature Reserve

Published: 14 October 2026

The Gault Nature Reserve of McGill University has completed work aimed at protecting and enhancing the shoreline of Lake Hertel.  ...

Urbanization takes a bigger toll on bird diversity in the tropics than it does at other latitudes, McGill study finds

Published: 14 October 2026

Researchers at McGill University have found that urbanization is weakening one of Earth's most enduring ecological patterns: the tendency for biodiversity to increase toward the tropics, a pattern...

Survival mechanism in the brain may help explain PTSD

Published: 14 October 2026

A surprising feature of how the brain stores memories could help explain why harmless situations can sometimes quickly feel threatening, a hallmark of anxiety and trauma disorders....

Pain peaks earlier in life than might have been expected, global study finds

Published: 9 October 2026

People experience the steepest increases in pain before age 55, rather than in later life as might be expected, a new study led by McGill University researchers has found....

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