THE DAILY BEAST: The Next Pill You Pop Will Be Eco-Friendly
Until the early 1990s, it took six separate, chemical reactions to make the painkiller and anti-inflammatory ibuprofen. Of the ingredients that went in, only about 40 percent were found in the final product. But in 1992, the chemical producer BHC Company started using a new way to produce the drug using only three steps, utilizing about 80 percent of the initial ingredients.
THE CONVERSATION: America looks hopeless – a lot like the ‘mother country’ once did
(Opinion by JM Opal, Associate Professor of History, McGill University) A decade ago, as the scale of the disaster in Iraq began to sink in, American historians often compared the United States to ancient Rome. Both seemed to suffer from an imperial disease whose symptoms began with overreach and ended in collapse.
THE CONVERSATION: How a U.S. Supreme Court ruling could modernize Canada's tax system
(Opinion by Ivan O. Ozai, Doctoral Candidate, Faculty of Law, McGill University) In the last few months, several countries have considered the idea of levying taxes on digital companies. But because these companies can operate from virtually anywhere, a digital tax would require updating old tax rules that only allow governments to tax companies that have a physical presence in the country.
GLOBE AND MAIL | Could your diabetes medication be the next anti-aging pill?
Scientists studying metformin say the generic drug slows the ‘burn rate’ in living cells in ways that increase longevity. […] Metformin, by contrast, has both an enviable safety profile and a decades-long history of human use, said Dr. Michael Pollak, director of cancer prevention in the department of oncology at McGill University. […] Read more
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY: It’s Time to Stop Blaming Men for Their Mental Health Woes
"This is men's health week, a chance to renew thinking about men's mental health.
McGill researchers call for the creation of a global database of land prices
Improved access to data on land prices is vital for future advances in global change science and policy. Spatially explicit land price information should be a public good available to the international community. An open-access, global land price database would enable policymakers, scientists, and civic society to better grapple with the economic, social, and environmental challenges posed by global change.
CTV | Quebec government, McGill partner to study and curb post-graduate exodus
The Quebec Government is partnering with McGill University to try to stem the "Anglophone brain drain" - a phenomenon among university graduates who opt to leave the province with a diploma in hand.
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HARPERS | Rachel Cusk’s unforgiving eye
McGill English prof Merve Emre, in the June issue of Harpers, on “Rachel Cusk’s unforgiving eye”
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THE GUARDIAN | Separating sick Inuit kids from their parents is medical colonialism all over again
Opinion | In Quebec, air ambulances continue the incomprehensible practice of separating children and parents – despite no written policy demanding it. By Samir Shaheen-Hussain, a pediatric emergency physician and assistant professor at McGill University
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WASHINGTON POST: People who live in small towns and rural areas are happier than everyone else, researchers say
Heaven is wide open spaces — at least, it is for most people, according to a massive new data set of happiness in Canada.
THE GAZETTE | Montreal company pioneers carbon-negative concrete
A Montreal startup founded by McGill grads has developed a carbon-negative method for making concrete that doesn't use cement, one of the world's largest sources of carbon emissions.
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STAT News | Cancer centers sell out science when they advertise clinical trials as treatment
By Jonathan Kimmelman, associate professor at McGill University and director of its Biomedical Ethics Unit, and Alex John London (Carnegie Mellon)
CNN | The cost of child care around the world
Finding the right child care can be a frustrating -- and expensive -- process for parents around the world, from New York to Nairobi. Access to adequate child care for all has become a "global" need, said Shelley Clark, a demographer and professor of sociology at McGill University in Canada, who has studied child care and other family dynamics.
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CNN | The disparities in how black and white men die in gun violence, state by state
"The important thing here is that we were able to estimate these differences between black and white men, and that helps us understand health inequalities," said Corinne Riddell, a postdoctoral researcher at McGill University in Canada who was lead author of the study. Read more
CBC | Montreal's homeless count aims to paint picture of life on the street
Volunteers will span out across Montreal this evening in attempt to get an idea of how many people in the city have nowhere to call home. Montreal's second homeless count aims to give policymakers a sense of the challenges facing the city. "We are capturing the number of individuals who are chronically homeless, staying in the street.
