Working to identify mislabeled penicillin allergies

Published: 24 July 2023

About one in 10 people are reported to have a penicillin allergy. Those patients are more likely to be prescribed alternative antibiotics that are often less effective against certain infections....

A new model to identify and predict chronic pain

Published: 20 July 2023

Chronic pain is a complex condition that affects millions of individuals worldwide and understanding its causes and predicting its trajectory remains difficult. However, findings from a recent...

McGill University and Moderna to expand collaborations with new projects in Lipid Nanoparticle research

Published: 19 July 2023

McGill University today announced it has signed agreements with ModernaTX, Inc., a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, to support two innovative...

Searching for signs of alien life in our own solar system

Published: 13 July 2023

Scientists have long been captivated by the possibility of discovering evidence for extraterrestrial life in the universe. While many of the world’s largest telescopes are pointed toward distant...

A stronger placebo effect for those who believe sham medical treatments are personalized

Published: 13 July 2023

If you believe a medical treatment was developed specifically for you, it may be more effective, especially if you want to be seen as unique, according to new research from McGill University....

Alien invasion: Study reveals alarming economic costs of biological invasions to the European Union

Published: 13 July 2023

Biological invasions are a major threat to ecosystems, biodiversity, and human well-being, resulting in ecosystem degradation and causing economic costs in the multi-trillions of euros globally. A...

Interactive exhibition InSomnolence shows sleep is more social than it seems

Published: 5 July 2023

From an artist’s attempt to tame troubled sleep with AI, to sounds and objects as artifacts of other people’s dream, to a radio station that transforms the dread of insomnia into curiosity and...

Teaching hope during the climate crisis

Published: 14 March 2023

Headlines about severe climate events can make the future seem bleak.

The first known visual acuity chart in Inuktitut, Cree, and Ojibwe

Published: 14 March 2023

A large majority of Nunavik Inuit report Inuktitut as their first language. In their work in Puvirnituq, McGill University ophthalmologist Dr. Christian El-Hadad and his colleague Shaan Bhambra, a...

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