To curb overprescribing for seniors, researchers urge annual prescription checkups

Published: 3 June 2026

To address the growing problem of overprescribing for seniors, a new Canadian guideline is calling for routine medication reviews....

What an illusion involving a fake hand can tell us about our mind-body connection

Published: 28 May 2026

People who have a weaker sense of self are also more likely to have less bodily awareness, McGill researchers have found. The study supports the idea that people’s perceptions of themselves and how...

Do lying children grow up to be criminals? Mostly not, study concludes

Published: 27 May 2026

Most childhood lying does not lead to serious problems in adulthood, and only certain kinds of lying behaviour is associated with later psychological or legal issues, a new study has found....

Research findings challenge long-held assumptions about how we learn or regain speech

Published: 25 May 2026

Learning to speak a new language, or regaining speech, depends more on areas of the brain that process sound and physical sensation than on the parts of the brain that govern motor control,...

Historic plant collections offer a window into genetic change

Published: 21 May 2026

Pressed plant specimens collected centuries ago and stored in herbaria around the world could play a key role in facilitating the tracking of genetic change and extinction risk in plants, a McGill...

Novel origami pattern turns flat sheets into load-bearing 3D technology

Published: 21 May 2026

McGill University researchers have discovered a new way to fold flat sheets into smooth, curved shells that can switch from floppy and flexible to stiff and load-bearing on demand. By designing a...

Study finds early complex life lived in oxygenated seas, challenging long‑held views of evolution

Published: 20 May 2026

The earliest known eukaryotes, the ancestors of all complex life on Earth, lived in oxygenated, shallow marine environments nearly 1.7 billion years ago, according to a new study led by researchers...

Teaching children to be better, more critical internet users

Published: 20 May 2026

A digital literacy program for elementary school students designed by researchers at McGill University was successful in improving students’ ability to evaluate websites and their content....

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