Students with overprotective parents are more vulnerable to anxiety during their transition to university, researchers find

Published: 4 September 2025

First-year undergraduates who grew up with overly cautious or controlling parents tend to experience increased anxiety when faced with stresses associated with the transition to university,...

Smoking both cannabis and tobacco may alter brain’s ‘bliss molecule,’ study finds

Published: 21 October 2025

People who use both cannabis and tobacco show distinct brain changes compared to those who use cannabis alone, according to a new study led by McGill University researchers at the Douglas Research...

Racial-minority business owners can benefit from ‘white guilt,’ marketing study finds

Published: 22 July 2025

Researchers who explored how consumers’ ethical values can shape their shopping habits suggest that business owners from marginalized racial groups can appeal to socially conscious consumers by...

Study raises red flags about BPA replacements

Published: 26 August 2025

Chemicals used to replace bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging can trigger potentially harmful effects in human ovarian cells, according to McGill University researchers....

McGill researchers launch intersex health communication guide

Published: 3 October 2025

Researchers at McGill’s Centre of Genomics and Policy (CGP) have launched a first-of-its-kind guide to help Canadian health-care providers offer more inclusive, respectful and affirming care to...

McGill-led team maps ‘weather’ on a nearby brown dwarf in unprecedented detail

Published: 7 November 2025

Researchers at McGill University and collaborating institutions have mapped the atmospheric features of a planetary-mass brown dwarf, a type of space object that is neither a star nor a planet,...

High-salt diet inflames the brain and raises blood pressure, study finds

Published: 19 August 2025

A new study finds that a high-salt diet triggers brain inflammation that drives up blood pressure.

Childhood overeating can be a harbinger of later mental health struggles in girls, study finds

Published: 29 September 2025

Girls who overeat regularly in the preschool years are more likely to experience anxiety, impulsivity and hyperactivity in adolescence, according to a new study led by researchers at McGill...

McGill study reveals knowledge gap about psychedelic therapies in adolescents

Published: 4 November 2025

There is a growing interest within the medical community in the use of psychedelic therapies to treat conditions ranging from depression and PTSD to anxiety and eating disorders. New research led...

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